Title: Class Outline 1
Course: KVCC CPT126 > Section: Class Outlines

1.     Introduction both personal and to the class

2.     Syllabus review

a.     Methods to communicate with instructor.

b.     Office Hours – I am always available by phone, text, and email otherwise.

c.      Textbook - Technology In Action, Complete 13TH ed 2017, by Alan Evans, Kendal Martin, and Mary Anne Poatsy ISBN: 0-13-447450-3

d.     Course Description, Objectives, and Content

e.     Grading

f.       Attendance – attendance will be recorded both in class and using video tracking software for the online students, more on this later.

g.     Course Requirements

i.           Assignments – one assignment a week and are usually application based. You have a full week to complete. All assignments are posted online.

ii.           Exams – There are a few exams during this class and like the assignments will require you to apply the information that you have learned up to that point. They will all be open book because of this. You will have a week for normal exams and two weeks for the final.

iii.           Project – There is a project that requires you to select a piece of software to accomplish the goals of an organization.

h.     Other bits and pieces

3.     Blackboard demonstration and exploration

4.     Lecture capture

a.     All classes will be recorded and placed online within hours of class.

b.     When video is ready for viewing an email will be sent out.

c.      Videos will require the inputting of your email address before viewing. This will allow tracking of your views of the video and will be used for attendance purposes.

d.     Screen casts will be done for any demonstrations that are made during class and posted in a similar fashion.

5.     What is the point of this class?

a.     This class has been built to provide an exposure to most of the topics that will be covered in this degree. This class will establish the foundation on such topics such as networking, business software, mobile devices, security, and databases.

6.     Why you should be excited.

a.     Technology has its own language and part of being digital literate is knowing the terms and being able to identify various components. You can break these terms out at parties and impress your friends or at the least start being able to talk the talk.

b.     Knowing the language is good but the next step would be to develop an understanding of how these technologies and components actually work. This class will begin to explain how computers work not from the technician side but instead from a perspective of managing these devices and integrating them into a business.

c.      Being digitally literate is necessary in the modern workforce with the growing adoption of technology. It is almost impossible to think of a modern business that does not use technology in some way or another. Knowing these fundamentals will allow you to enter the workplace in more seamless manner.

d.     We generally use the Internet on a daily basis but most of us have learned by trial and error and have not developed tricks to search and use the tools efficiently. This is important especially in a business setting where time equals money.

e.     Businesses are collecting and storing data on items such as customers and sales transactions. This data can be overwhelming and that is where databases come into play which allow you to manage and make something meaningful and useful within the organization.

7.     Assignment Review

Attached Files: | - KVCC CPT126_IntroDigitalLiteracy_Outline 1.pdf