A Technology Literacy Requirement?

The central theme behind this program is that the College faculty feel that Georgetown College students need to understand how technology is used to gather, manipulate, and communicate data and knowledge. In short the faculty feels it needs to empower its students to become knowledge gatherers by using technology along with, not instead of, more traditional tools. Students need to have the confidence that, if and when they are confronted with a new application or a different computer platform, or a totally new task requiring technology, they will be able to tackle it.

The College faculty expects that students will arrive on campus with some technology skills already in hand. Consequently, all new students will be given an assessment test shortly after arrival on campus. The results of this assessment test will be used simply to determine if any new students need additional technology skills. Based upon the results, students will be advised concerning their next step, and that next step will be based in part on the students' intended major. In short, students may be advised to take one or more workshops on specific technology areas, to review specific technology areas using online materials posted on the College’s web page, or to take GSC 120 (formerly CSC 120). No demands will be made that will cause students to completely change their first year plans. If necessary, the faculty will work with the students to help them adjust their schedules to accommodate these technology items. Go to “Exam Info” to learn more about this assessment test.

Although the Information Technology Literacy Program establishes a graduation requirement that students technically can delay fulfilling, it should be noted that the catalog states that students “are encouraged to satisfy the information technology proficiency requirement during their first year”. Since technology is increasingly becoming interwoven into many classes on campus, students should not delay any of this work. Go to “Catalog” to learn more about the Information Technology Literacy Program.

To further help the student and his/her advisor, a matrix showing the technology requirements of all the courses offered at Georgetown has been prepared. This matrix will be updated regularly as the courses themselves are modified. The course matrix is a part of the Advising Page on Spider; to access this page go to “Course Matrix”.

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