University of Pittsburgh School of Education

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Institute for Practice and Research in Education
Course Description - IPRE 9040

 

IPRE 9040 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING

THIS COURSE PRESENTS CONCEPTS AND EXPERIENCES FOR THE COMPUTER NOVICE WISHING TO LEARN ABOUT THE BASICS OF PERSONAL COMPUTING. COMPRISED OF SHORT PRESENTATIONS AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES PACED FOR THE FIRST TIME COMPUTER USER, THE OBJECTIVE IS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATION, CARE AND USE OF THE COMPUTER AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP BASIC WORD PROCESSOR SKILLS, USE SYSTEM UTILITIES, UNDERSTAND HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS AND PRINTING FUNCTIONS.

Credits: 1

This course is not offered in the Summer 2010 (2107) or Spring 2010 (2104) or Fall 2009 (2101) terms.