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Course Description
This course gives the student a broad and hands-on exposure to the capabilities and uses of the computer. In this course you will study a number of problems that computers can solve and the hardware and software to solve them. Tools will include application programs such as spreadsheets, databases, and graphics editors, as well as resources such as intranets and the Internet. There will be a team project in which students design and launch web sites that serve a specific, articulated purpose, benefiting web surfers practically, spiritually or in both ways. You will be learning about computer vocabulary, culture, and artificial intelligence to better adapt you for life and work in the 21st century.
- Prerequisites
- There are no prerequisites to CSC 171. No previous experience with computers is assumed. This course satisfies the three hour general education requirement for a course in mathematical sciences.
Learning Objectives
Students who successfully complete this course will:
- select and use computer hardware and software appropriate for a variety of problems
- use the Windows operating system to manage files and storage devices
- develop safe computing habits
- design and build attractive and useful websites
- use graphics programs to design and modify images
- use spreadsheets to solve numerical problems and present data graphically
- use databases to store and access information
- understand the possibilities and the limits of computing