Information Technology Fundamentals
Course Content from AcrobatiqThe IT Fundamentals course offers an overview of IT concepts including: hardware, software, networks, IT careers and skills, databases and ethics with an emphasis on applications of IT in business. The course incorporates multiple current scenarios to help students more clearly recognize the importance of the information and apply their knowledge. Multiple “Professional Perspectives” videos are included to provide insight to students from current IT professionals working in the field.
This Course Includes:
- Proctored Exams
- 48 hours grading turn-around
- Live technical and student support
- Free transcription to your destination school
- 150+ partner college and universities with direct articulation
- Self Paced
- Computer Science
- Content by Acrobatiq
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After completing this course, you will be able to:
- describe IT as a discipline and discusses the history and future of computing as well as the currently used infrastructure.
- describe information technology systems and their role in converting data to organizational knowledge.
- identify the role of different types of software in a computing environment, and explains the fundamentals of software development.
- recognize and describes functions of basic computer hardware components.
- describe the structure, function, and security associated with networks.
- identify common software architectures, development techniques, and the relationship between software and its environment.
- explain the structure and function of databases
- explain the role of technology in today’s business environment and describes basic concepts of project management.
- evaluate ethical concerns involved in the use of technology.
| Topic | Topic Title | Module |
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| 1 |
Learning Strategies |
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| 2 | Introduction to Information Technology |
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| 3 | Computer Hardware and History |
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| 4 | Computer Networks |
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| 5 | Computer Software |
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| 6 | Management of Data |
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| 7 | The Business of IT |
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| 8 | Ethics |
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| Final Exam |
There are no prerequisites to take IT Fundamentals.
StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
If you have chosen a to award credit for this course, your final grade will be based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner Colleges for an award of credit.
This course is graded out of 100%.
| Topic | Assessment | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |
Topic Test: Introduction to Information Technology | 10% |
| 3 | Topic Test: Computer Hardware and History | 10% |
| 4 | Topic Test: Computer Networks | 10% |
| 5 | Topic Test: Computer Software | 10% |
| 6 | Topic Test: Management of Data | 10% |
| 7 | Topic Test: The Business of IT | 10% |
| 8 | Topic Test: Ethics | 10% |
| Final Exam |
30% | |
| Total | 100% |
Final Proctored Exam
The final exam is developed to assess the knowledge you learned taking this course. All students are required to take an online proctored final exam in order complete the course and be eligible for transfer credit.
