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Quality Enhancement Plan

Appendix D

MINIMUM COMPUTER SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO TAKE AN ONLINE COURSE

1. Students will be able to perform basic operations on a computer to include:
   1. Know major parts of a computer including their function and care
   2. Be able to use a mouse and know when to use each function
      1. Point
      2. Click
      3. Double-click
      4. Drag and Drop
      5. Right click
      6. Right drag
      
      
   3. Know the parts of the computer desktop in the current operating system
      1. Taskbar
      2. Desktop Icons
      3. Channels
      4. Windows
      
      
      1. Know parts of a window/screen
         1. Title bar
         2. Menu Bar
         3. Toolbars
         4. Dialog Boxes
         5. Text Boxes
         6. Command Buttons
         7. Radio Buttons
         8. Triangle Buttons and Drop-Down Lists
         9. Spinner Buttons
         10. Slider Controls
         11. Scrolling
         12. Check Boxes
         
         
      2. Know how to manipulate them
         1. Positioning
         2. Moving
         3. Sizing
         4. Opening, closing, minimize, and maximize a window
         
         
      3. Be able to manage/manipulate data
         1. Create a folder/subfolder
         2. Move a folder
         3. Copy a folder
         4. Delete a folder
         5. Rename a folder
         6. Open a file
         7. Save a file
         8. Copy a file
         9. Delete a file
         10. Search for a file
         11. Select multiple files/folders and manipulate them
         12. Restore a file
         
         
2. Students will be able to perform basic operations in Blackboard to include:
   1. Log on for the first time
   2. Log in to the course
   3. View the Syllabus
   4. View the assignments
   5. View the lectures for each chapter
   6. Send a file for grading
   7. Take a test
   8. Check grades
   9. Send an Email
   10. Participate in a chat group
   11. Who to call in case of problems
   
   
3. Students will be able to perform basic operations on the Internet to include:
   1. Know basic internet terms
      1. URL
      2. Link
      3. Homepage
      4. Page
      5. www
      6. Browser
      7. Search engine
      
      
   2. Know the 'tree structure' of the internet
   3. Know how to use search engines
   4. Know the use of the different domains
   5. Know how to download a file
   6. Know how to handle cookies
   7. Know how to manage the temporary internet files and history
   8. Know how to copy and paste web page items