Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
CMPS-0032
Organization's ID:
GAC005N
Organization:
ACT Education Solutions, Limited
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
Self-paced, 12 Weeks (60 Hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 computer literacy
Description

Objective:

The course objective is for the student to be able to confidently and ethically use information technologies for individual and collaborative formal writing; and use the Internet effectively for academic study. More specifically, students will be able to access, navigate and download information from the Internet in order to enhance academic research, writing and presentation skills.

Learning Outcomes:

  • understand, evaluate and discriminate between available and emerging technologies to use, store and protect information
  • use the internet to research, interpret and interactively and ethically manage academic projects
  • create, revise and publish academic documents using a word processing program
  • create an academic oral presentation using a presentation software program
  • use open source platforms to collaboratively create and share academic documents

General Topics:

  • Search literacy
  • Collaborative writing
  • Collaborative tools for working and managing teams
  • Creating effective presentations
  • Enhancing your presentation
  • Introduction to video editors
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Project-based Instruction

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Examinations
  • Other
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Video production

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials