Who is this tutorial for?
- Students who learned basic computer skills prior to college, but who need a refresher in some software skills and some concepts relating to issues of information and society
- Students who have few computer skills and need to learn the software commonly used at PSU and some concepts relating to issues of information and society
- Students who are required to use components of this tutorial for coursework at PSU
What's in the tutorial?
- Computing At Plattsburgh: information on the facilities and services PSU offers to best use computer technology while a student at PSU
- Computer Parts & Pieces: information on basic hardware, software and networks that make computers work and communicate with other computers
- Communication Information (Using Microsoft Office):
- Word: basic word processing skills and specific skills useful for college and for professional and personal life after graduation.
- Excel: Basic spreadsheet skills and specific skills to effectively manipulate and communicate data for presentation at college and beyond.
- PowerPoint: Basic presentation skills and specific skills useful for course presentations and presentations in your personal and professional life
- Information Overload: Basic techniques to manage personal files on your desktop or storage drives. Basic techniques to manage information gathered from the Web or college-provided databases for personal use or formal course requirements for citations and bibliographies in college research papers and presentations. Definitions of selected file types and their functions.
- Technology & You: Introductions to current issues of technology and society. Sources of additional information on technology's impact on the individual and society
Why technology literacy?
- Because in a world where computers are used to communicate, store and manipulate information, you need to be fluent in the basic technologies for information management
- Because the State University of New York requires that all SUNY graduates be competent in information management
- Because knowing how to manage information is one key to a successful and rewarding personal and professional life
- Because knowing how to manage information is one key to a successful college experience
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