Courses
Information Technology
IST 1953 CreditsIST 195, Information Technologies, is a basic course in personal information management tools and the place of information technology in the workplace.
Going beyond a basic computer literacy course, IST 195 exposes students to a wide variety of techniques to manage information in computerized form, from basic spreadsheet concepts to complex database management systems. Students learn how to develop search strategies to find information in the library, on the World Wide Web, and in massive commercial information retrieval systems. The course introduces the conceptual basis and strategies for effective graphic presentation of information and fosters creative use of graphic concepts for traditional paper and oral presentations, as well as in World Wide Web page development. Students are also introduced to basic computer programming techniques, learning the underlying structures of logical program development.
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