Minimum Student Technology Skills
Students who take online courses must possess good computer and Internet skills to be successful. Students should have daily access to a computer (preferably at home) that meets the computer needs requirement. Skills specific to individual courses may also be required; for example, proficiency with a word processing software may be needed for an online English course. In general students need:
Basic Skills
- Be familiar with the operating system of the computer being used for class
- Understand terms such as mouse, drag, open, select, file, URL, post, hyperlink, upload, download, etc.
- Know how to save, copy, and find files/folders on external storage and hard drives.
- Download and upload files.
Email Skills
- Send, open, reply to, and forward a message
- Enter a message subject and body
- Send an attachment
- Open and/or save an attachment
Web Browser Skills
- Go to a specific URL
- Print a page
- Follow a hypertext link
- Conduct a basic search using a search engine
Word Processor Skills
- Open a new or existing file
- Save a file and rename a file
- Print a document
- Download and upload files
If any of these items are unfamiliar, do not take COMP 1000 online. It would be best to take this class on campus to get a firm foundation in your technology area before you progres with your other college classes.