Course Description

Introduction to Computing:

This course, using both lecture and laboratory practice,
introduces students to basic computer concepts in hardware, software, networking, computer
security, programming, database, e-commerce, decision support systems, and other emerging
technologies such as blogs, wiki, RSS, podcasting, and Google applications. Additional lectures
examine social, legal, ethical issues including privacy, intellectual property, health concerns, green
computing, and accessibility. Students learn techniques to search, evaluate, validate, and cite
information found online. Widely used applications including word processing, spreadsheets,
databases, presentation, and web development software are studied.