On-Line Student Computing Center Student Computer Skills

Student Computer Skills

Prerequisite Skills: Skills that students are required to have. (Append statements from schools…)

Essential Skills: Skills students need to have in order to be successful students at KUMC.

Desired Skills: Skills that many students find useful during their academic experience at KUMC.

Skill Type	Skill/Knowledge List	Where Skill Acquired
Prerequisite Skills & Knowledge	Understanding of basic computer equipment and terminology: Computer terminology Input and output devices Storage devices Basic computer functions	Remedial sessions and supplemental materials
	Use a 2-button mouse	Remedial sessions if not present
	Use an IBM-compatible computer running Windows 95: Open, close and minimize application software Run more that one application at a time and be able to shift between the applications Copy and paste data between 2 application windows Use right mouse button to access context-sensitive menus Use a floppy disk Format a disk View the contents of a floppy disk Use Windows Explorer to manage files: Open files, copy files, create folders, etc	Remedial sessions if not present
	Use web browser to access and view information via the Internet	Remedial sessions if not present
	Basic word processing	Optional Word classes taught by Medical Informatics
Essential Skills & Knowledge	Understand policies governing the use of technology at the Medical Center ITC/ERC policies Institutional policies governing the use of e-mail and the Internet	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Correctly use the computers in the ITC (quirkiness issues…)	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Sign on to GroupWise and access e-mail account	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Read and process GroupWise e-mail	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Use the GroupWise address book to look up e-mail addresses	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Send new GroupWise e-mail	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Manage GroupWise mailbox	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Create and view GroupWise file attachments	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Use Netscape Communicator to access and browse information on Pulse: Resources for students Virtual Classroom Library home page & on-line catalog	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Understand issues related to setting up remote access to KUMC resources: What's available from home Hardware and software standards Connectivity issues	Hands-on Orientation Session
	Search health-related bibliographic databases	Three possibilities: Included in course content Through supplemental class scheduled with Dykes Library Through regular classes taught by Dykes Library
	Program-specific skills	Two possibilities: Included in course content Through supplemental class scheduled with Medical Informatics
Desired Skills	Access KUMC resources from home	Orientation Manual/Web-based info
	Search the WWW to find information	Orientation Manual/Web-based info Optional supplemental class
	Use GroupWise WebAccess	Orientation Manual/Web-based info
	Download information on the WWW	Orientation Manual/Web-based info
	Create and manage a bookmark file on a floppy disk	Orientation Manual/Web-based info
	Use Word to write a research paper	Optional supplemental class
	Use PowerPoint to create a slide presentation	Optional supplemental class
	Use Word to create a mail merge	Optional supplemental class
	Use Excel to chart data	Optional supplemental class

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