Computer Literacy & Info Retrieval

Catalog description

Students examine basic computer topics and terminology, with a special emphasis on electronic information retrieval, as they explore ways to apply information retrieval technology to teaching the various academic disciplines. To this end, computer hardware and software are discussed, along with personal computer applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Internet topics, such as advanced search techniques, constructing deep searches, finding specialty information, newsgroups and mailing lists, are examined in detail. A capstone project is the preparation of a research project, which should use both traditional as well as electronic methods of research. This course is not a required course or approved elective for a Computer Science or MIS degree. For Education majors.