Class information
CIS120 Digital Literacy
- CRN: 20003
- Credits: 4
- Notes: Additional Excel content for students who will take BA216A
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Remote, TuThTuesday and Thursday, from 3 to 3:50pm
From April 2 through June 13, 2024, Po-Chin Cheng
- Remote, TuThTuesday and Thursday, from 3 to 3:50pm
Class materials
Textbooks
No textbooks required
Details about this class
This is an Excel intensive section with additional Excel practice. It is recommended that students who plan on taking BA 216A (Data Analytics) enroll in this section.
Course Topics
- Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Google Drive and Google Docs
- The Internet, Web, and strategies for searching
- Digital Citizenship and Social Media
- Major figures in the history of computers
- Emerging technology
- Basics of computer hardware, software, and operating systems
- Strategies for purchasing new devices
- Security and the ubiquity of databases
- Strategies for online collaboration
No textbook purchase for this class
This class introduces Microsoft Office 365 programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access). These programs will also be used to complete assignments related to computer concepts.
The Office 365 suite runs best on a Windows operating system. Non-Windows users may need to use PCC’s Splashtop program that allows access to a campus lab computer.
Technology
- Meets the technology Requirements for taking an online course at PCC
- A recommended Internet Browser installed
- Ability to use Google Drive and Google Docs
- Ability to install or access Microsoft Office 2019 programs which can be obtained for free through PCC’s Microsoft Office 365 for Education licensing.
- A Chromebook will NOT work for this course.
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.