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Computer Literacy
What doEmployers Want?
Ken BaldaufFlorida State University
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Computer Literacy
and how canwe give it to them?
Ken BaldaufFlorida State University
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Curriculum
Design
Tailoring the IntroTechnology Course toBetter Prepare
Students forProfessional Life
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Session Organization Technology Survey for Employers
IT Fluency Standards
Information Literacy Standards
Local Considerations
Curriculum Applications
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Pages act as links
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Motivation for Survey Knowing the level of competency
of your incoming students
provides a starting point, determining what will be expected
of them in their careers definesthe goals of the curriculum..
..and ultimately opens doors forstudents while better satisfyingemployers
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Survey Participant ProfilesNational Building SupplySupplies lumber and building materials as well asvalue added services to the house builder andprofessional contractor. There are 255 branches in30 US states.The US arm of a large Global Corp.
National Home BuildingA FORTUNE 200 company with operations in 54 marketsand 27 states. In 2005, the company delivered45,630 homes in the U.S. and generated
consolidated revenues of $14.7 billion.
Global Paintand Coatingshas more than 2,600 company-owned stores in 50 states,Canada, Mexico and is the U.S. market leader indistribution and sales of coatings and coating-relatedproducts with yearly revenues exceeding $5 billion andis ranked among the top U.S. Fortune 400 companies
Global Healthcare IT Solutionsfocused on developing healthcare information technology(HIT) solutions. Our 870 clinicians, 1,360 engineers and2,100 consultants have deployed more than 4,300applications to clients across the globe
Global Communications ITan international communications and informationtechnology company serving government and commercialmarkets in more than 150 countries - annual sales of over$3 billion and has more than 13,000 employees including5,500 engineers and scientists
Local CPA Firma full range of traditional accounting, auditing and taxservices complemented by comprehensive consultingresources
Real names
withheld
for privacy
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Results How prepared
do you feel
today's college
graduates arefor facing the
technology
demands of
working foryour company?
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Skills Relevance
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Relevance to average employees duties
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Conclusions
Windows, Web, Email & MS Office skills
remain desirable to all Web development skills are highly valued
by some, not at all by others
Participants have little use for Apple skills
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Conclusions
Four of the six participants found the
understanding of these concepts to beuseful if not essential
Of those four, Global/Ethical Issues,Security, Internet, and Information
Systems were of most importance Participants found media to be least
relevant (relates to Mac indifference)
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Freeform Response
What computer and/or informationtechnology skills do you value most when
evaluating job applicants?Microsoft Office is a must.
Experience with and knowledge of MicroSoft PC tools,
particularly MSWord, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Basic windows skills, Word, Excel, etc.
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Freeform Response
What important computer and/orinformation technology skills do you feel
are lacking in today's college graduates?
Many people are not familiar with the basics of excel.
They don't know pivot tables, sorting, filtering, etc.That is something that anyone in any role of ourcompany will use.
None. Most grads I've seen are computer literate.
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Freeform Response
How important are mobile technologies(cell phones, Blackberries, mobile PCs)
in your company's business practices?extremely important
These are becoming more important with us. Each of our sales repsuses a Treo and needs to be able to use this decive effectively on adaily basis.
We have started to use these technologies, so if students know
them, it would be an added bonus.
Mobile phones and mobile PCs are veryimportant as many of our employees travelfrequently.
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What do businesses want?
The majority of businesses want...
strong MS Office skills including Outlook
an understanding of technology conceptsincluding information systems
familiarity with mobile communications andcomputing technologies
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IT Fluency
Considering Advice fromProfessionals:
Computer Scientists
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IT Fluency
Report: Being Fluent withInformation Technology - 1999
National Research Council,Committee on InformationTechnology Literacy
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IT Fluency
ComputerLiteracy
rote learning ofspecific hardwareand softwareapplications
IT Fluencyunderstanding the
underlying conceptsof technology and
applying problem-
solving and critical
thinking to usingtechnology
Literacy is too modest a goal in the
presence of rapid change, because itlacks the necessary "staying power.
As the technology changes by leaps
and bounds, existing skills become
antiquated and there is no migration
path to new skills.
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Information Literacy CompetencyStandards for Higher Education
Considering Advice fromProfessionals:
Librarians(Information Science)
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Information Literacy CompetencyStandards for Higher Education
Published by:Association of College and Research
Libraries (ACRL) in 2000
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Information Literacy CompetencyStandards for Higher Education
Endorsed by: American Association for Higher Education
Council of Independent Colleges
Accrediting Agencies The Middle States Commission on Higher Education
(MSCHE)
Western Association of Schools and College (WASC)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
One of 11 Initiatives in FSUs LEAD PlanLeaders Educated to Make A Difference, orLEAD, is part of Florida State University's overall Quality Enhancement Plan. While it is arequirement of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) reaffirmation process, LEAD will be a sustained and ongoinginitiative that will result in a better student experience and, ultimately, a better university.
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Information Literacy CompetencyStandards for Higher Education
The information literate student1. determines the nature and extent of the information
needed
2. accesses needed information effectively and efficiently3. evaluates information and its sources critically and
incorporates selected information into his or herknowledge base and value system
4. individually or as a member of a group, uses information
effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.5. understands many of the economic, legal, and social
issues surrounding the use of information and accessesand uses information ethically and legally.
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Information Literacy CompetencyStandards for Higher Education
Information literacy is related toinformation technology skills, but hasbroader implications for the individual, theeducational system, and for society.
IT Fluency focuseson Technology itself
Information Literacy is anintellectual framework for
understanding, finding, evaluating,and using information
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Local Considerations
Knowing Your Students &Institutional Needs
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Know Your Students
FSU Students Technology Survey
http://lit.cs.fsu.edu/survey/results
Most incoming Freshmen have hadprevious training in Windows, Web,Word, and PowerPoint
Information Technology Fluency levels ingraduating high school students willcontinue to increase
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Know Your Institution
What discipline-specific tech courses are beingtaught?
What degrees are represented by students
taking your course?
What skills are required of those degreeprograms?
What are your Computer Literacy accreditationrequirements?
Are there other special needs such as boostingenrollment?
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Developing a Local Profile
Includes:
assumptions about incoming student
competency levels and capabilities
statements of fact regardingInstitutional needs
opinions of experienced teachers
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Curriculum Applications
Applying what weve learned
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A Recipe for Success
Business Needs IT Fluency
Local ProfileInformation
Literacy
Intro CourseCurriculum
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Ken BaldaufFlorida State University
http://lit.cs.fsu.eduhttp://www.kenbaldauf.com
Try Kens 10-minute Tutors with your students!
Excel: http://lit.cs.fsu.edu/assignments/a2.html Access: http://lit.cs.fsu.edu/assignments/a3.html
PPT: http://lit.cs.fsu.edu/assignments/a4.html
Presentations,Survey Results,Assignments,
and More!
Thanks for your time.
Sources
Being Fluent with Information TechnologyReporthttp://books.nap.edu/html/beingfluent/
Information Literacy Competency Standardsfor Higher Educationhttp://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.htm
FSUs LEAD Planhttp://lead.plan.fsu.edu/index2.html
ISTE NETS http://cnets.iste.org/index.shtml