2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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IVYT 115 - Student Success - Information Technology PROGRAM: Liberal Arts CREDIT HOURS: 1 LECTURE HOURS: 1 DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2017
This course provides students with an overview of skills and strategies necessary to reach their educational, career, and life objectives. Topics include time management, study skills, learning styles, campus and community resources, critical thinking, utilization of technology, career skills, and diversity in society.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Increase self-awareness and personal responsibility through the development of personal and educational goals.
- Explore various career options and set career goals.
- Demonstrate computer literacy skills and basic computer functions.
- Locate and utilize a variety of campus and community resources.
- Explore the college’s social environment and the impact of diversity and a global society.
- Develop effective application of study skills and critical thinking.
- Examine personal, wellness, and stress management strategies.
- Develop basic information technology skills (e.g., algorithm development, secure password creation, file management).
- Discuss basic information technology skills (e.g., operating systems, the design process, end user importance).
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - Campus orientation
Time management techniques
Utilizing technology
Evaluation of Internet resources
Goal setting
Information integrity
Career exploration
Academic integrity
Library skills
Personality types
Career skills
Learning styles
Test taking strategies
Managing finances
Diversity in society
Group process
Note taking
Listening skills
Textbook usage
Concentration
Memory
Proactive strategies
Distance education
Health and wellness issues
Algorithm development
Flowcharting
Positional numbering systems
Computer memory and processing
Operating systems and virtualization TCP/IP protocol stack Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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