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CISM
0099 Beginning Computers
(1-0-1)
A course designed to prepare the new computer user with the basics of computer
operation. Topics include how to turn the computer on, use of the mouse and the
keyboard, introduction to the Internet and e-mail, and the use of a basic word
processing package.
Prerequisite: None.
Offered: On demand.
CISM
1100 Computer Concepts and Software Applications
(2-0-2)
A course designed to assure a basic level of computer applications literacy,
including basic hardware and software, societal issues, word processing and
spreadsheet software using Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as Internet use.
Taking both CISM 1100 and CISM 1101 is equivalent to CISM 2201. Credit for
graduation may be received only for (a) CISM 2201 or (b) CISM 1100 or (c)
CISM 1100 and CISM 1101. CISM 2201 and CISM 1100 are related courses;
credit may not be received for both.
Corequisite: Minimum COMPASS reading score of 74 or enrollment in READ
0099.
Prerequisite: None.
Offered: On demand.
CISM
2201 Fundamentals of Computer Applications
(3-0-3)
An introduction to computers and computer applications at a level appropriate for
basic academic and professional needs.
Corequisite: Minimum COMPASS reading score of 74 or enrollment in READ
0099.
Prerequisite: None.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
COMM 1000 Cultural Diversity in Communication
(2-0-2)
This course emphasizes the patterns of public and interpersonal communication
among and between ethnic groups and minority cultures globally with strategies
and skills for improving the quality of those interactions. This class will deepen
the understanding of communication as a social process using the course as a
public speaking forum.
This course meets the requirements for the oral communication competency and
the critical thinking overlay.
Prerequisite: READ 0099.
Offered: All semesters.
COMM 1100 Human Communications
(3-0-3)
This course provides a broad approach to oral communication skills including
intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, and public speaking. The course will
also examine intercultural and mass communication.
This course meets the requirements for the oral communication competency and
the critical thinking overlay.
Prerequisite: READ 0099.
Offered: On demand.
