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Computer Skills for College Students; Model I.T.U Perspectives
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In the rapidly changing world where computer technology is a key influencing factor, it is critical that all the college students be equipped with the necessary skills essential in the process of learning, social networking, communication, online research, and documents’ typing, typesetting and formatting. These skills entail the capability of one to understand the key features of computers, its use and the applications of such knowledge and skills in the day to day learning and life processes.

Summarily, the primary computer skills which every college student needs to posses, as a requirement of most colleges include ‘basic to advanced knowledge in presentation, spreadsheet applications, bibliographic research techniques, internet searching principles, database searching skills, word processing, and information management’.

There are several reasons which make the computer skills necessary for the college students. First, in the course of study practically every course requires computer skills in communication between student and instructor, and submission of assignments in soft copy.

By embracing of e-learning and computerization of learning process, it is essential that every student posses certain basic computer skills especially the office packages, internet and email. These skills will be helpful in typing of assignments as very few professors will accept assignments submitted in hard copy.

Secondly, most colleges insist on practical education, concept mastery and ability of a student to interactively share his/her knowledge acquired in class through panel discussions and in-class presentations. Consequently, it is significant that every college students have the ability to generate quality and professional power point presentations. Evidently, the ability to design an outstanding power point presentation lies in the students’ understanding and experience of basic IT skills.

Further, most colleges require that students at every level develop research skills and be able to write dissertations, research proposals, reaction papers and articles reviews. These however require that the students carry out extensive research online so as to find the credible academic papers, e-books, peer reviews, white papers and other relevant online publications. Lack of computer skills will render a student’s work irrelevant especially if online materials are not found or used as required. For example at the Arkansas university, students who participate in an online studies are required to have ‘some familiarity and comfort with using a computer’ so as to make the learning process more flexible and enjoyable . At the same time, the computer skills would be crucial in searching for the required materials since mastery of computer skills would speed up the process of online research and writing academic papers.

Additionally, through globalization and information and Communication Technology development, nearly all aspects of human life, social, economic political and religious, have been and are being influenced by technology. Since the major role of the colleges is to prepare students who are to work towards alleviation of human problems and offers service to humanity in all spheres of life, it is of paramount importance that the students understand the basic tenets of computer technology irrespective of their course and areas of specialization. By possessing the computer skills, the students upon graduation from the college, will not only effectively fit into the technologically oriented work place characterized by applications of management information systems, group support soft wares and electronic data interchange but also be able to meet the current and future organizational IT adoption and employer’s expectations.

This clearly demonstrate the fact that students who may be highly qualified with impressive professional certifications but have little or no basic computer skills risk being locked out of the dynamic labor market. In fact, for most employers, computers are as essential as ‘pen and paper’ hence a requirement that employees have a basic computer skills.

Finally, it is important that every colleges assesses the basic computer skills of their students so as to be able to put into place intervention measures aimed at bridging the computer skill gap and assist the students in knowledge acquisition.
It is in line with these arguments that Model I.T.U initiated the Student-Student ICT Training in collaboration with KU e-learning center to ensure that every student is recruited into the information society.


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