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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:

  1. Increase self-awareness and personal responsibility through the development of personal and educational goals.
  2. Explore various career options and set career goals.
  3. Demonstrate computer literacy skills and basic computer functions.
  4. Locate and utilize a variety of campus and community resources.
  5. Explore the college’s social environment and the impact of diversity and a global society.
  6. Develop effective application of study skills and critical thinking.
  7. Examine personal, wellness, and stress management strategies.
  8. Develop basic information technology skills (e.g., algorithm development, secure password creation, file management).
  9. 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)