[Mary Hopper taught this required course twice while a faculty member of TIE at Lesley University.]
Course Objectives
The overall objective is to improve your proficiency with computers and computer technology: learning the technological language (geek-speak), the concepts, and the ways to communicate about, prevent, and solve technical problems, so that you can function effectively in educational settings with computers. This means:
- Identifying historical and conceptual developments of the computer as a major technological invention.
- Identifying the main hardware components in modern computer design, their functions, and their typical configurations.
- Communicating and demonstrating how computer components function together as a system..
- Making technologically informed evaluations regarding the acquisition and upgrading of computer systems.
- Configuring the computer operating system.
- Doing basic maintenance and repair on the computer.
- Using technological concepts and methods, and Internet resources, for communicating about and solving computer systems problems, including networking, electronic communications, computer security and compatibility issues.
- Reading and writing technical documents
- Using concepts of electricity for solving basic electronics problems.
Sumter, SC, Jan 16-18 / Feb 13-15, 2004 [Teaching Assistant]
Sumter, SC, Sep 17-19/ Oct 15-17, 2004
Orangeburg, SC, Nov 12-14 Dec 10-12, 2004
on the web
Example Course Syllabus
ECOMP7100-Syllabus.doc,
Bill Barowy, Course Mentor
Home Page, 7100 Course Description
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[posted 08/08/03 | revised 06/09/06]