Computer Skills for the Information Age: An Early College Student's Primer

Computer Skills for the Information Age: An Early College Student’s Primer introduces students on how to be a 21^st Century student. It is full of facts, advice, and activities directly relevant to navigating a technology-enhanced college experience.  

A competitive, information age college graduate should at minimum be able to:

• use online resources to learn new skills;
• get the most out of online courses;
• effectively communicate and collaborate online;
• find, evaluate, and use valid information online;
• maintain security of personal and professional accounts and content;
• use productivity software like word processing programs, spreadsheets, and media presentation tools;
• create and manage digital content.

Unit Layout
Each unit of this book is divided into four major sections:

• Unit objectives that describe what you should learn as a result of working through the unit;
• Unit content;
• Assignments that help you practice what you learned in each unit; and
• Glossary of relevant terms: Each term listed in the glossary will be in bold font in the unit.