Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency. For this course, Weatherford College maintains lab hours open to all students. Each semester, departmental faculty members and tutors post hours in these labs when they are available to assist students.
Learning outcomes/objectives are determined by local occupational need and business and industry trends.
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Learning outcomes/objectives are determined by local occupational need and business and industry trends.
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Course evaluation categories will be determined and published by the instructor at the time the custom syllabus is created when the course is taught.
Final grades will be calculated by the following scale:
A = 90 - 100%
B = 80 - 89%
C = 70 - 79%
D = 60 - 69%
F = 0 - 59%
These methods will be presented in a custom syllabus at the time the course is added to the semester schedule of classes. They will include quizzes, lab activities, assignments, exams and attendance.
required for use from home or office:
- Internet Access
- WC E-mail
This course can be used as an Information Technology elective course or it can be used as a course substitution for any core course in any certificate or degree. The learning outcomes will depend on which program the course is used in.
ADA Statement:
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) may contact the Office on the Weatherford College Weatherford Campus to request reasonable accommodations. Phone: 817-598-6350 Office Location: Office Number 118 in the Student Services Building, upper floor. Physical Address: Weatherford College 225 College Park Drive Weatherford, TX.
A student shall retain all rights to work created as part of instruction or using College District technology resources.
The Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) identified competencies in the area of Resources, Interpersonal, Information, Systems, and Technology; and foundation skills in the areas of Basic Skills and Personal Qualities.
Workplace Competencies — Effective workers can productively use:
- Resources — They know how to (C1)allocate time.
- Information — They can (C5)acquire and evaluate data, (C6)organize, and maintain files, and (C8)use computers to process information.
- Interpersonal Skills — They can work on (C9)teams, (C11)serve customers, and (C14)work well with people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Systems — They (C15)understand social, organizational, and technological systems; (C16)they can monitor and correct performance; and (17)they can design or improve systems.
- Technology — They can (C18)select equipment and tools, (C19)apply technology to specific tasks, and (C20)maintain and troubleshoot equipment.
Foundation Skills — Competent workers in the high-performance workplace need:
- Basic Skills — (F1)reading, (F2)writing, (F3)arithmetic, (F5)listening and (F6)speaking.
- Thinking Skills — (F7)to think creatively, (F8)to make decisions, (F9)to solve problems, (F10)to visualize, (F11)the ability to learn, and (F12)to reason.
- Personal Qualities — (F13)individual responsibility, (F16) self-management, and (F17)integrity.