Los Angeles Harbor College
1111 Figueroa Place
Wilmington, CA 90744
ph: 310-233-4178
alt: 424-240-5242
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This 3-unit course develops critical thinking skills as applied to technology and society today. You will gain computer literacy by using the computer to evaluate issues. Hands-on projects use Windows, Internet, word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software.
CO SCI 58 fulfills the Communication and Rational Thinking/Analytical Thinking requirement in the Harbor College graduation requirements. It meets the General Education critical thinking requirement for many universities, including CSU.
Etudes Online Classroom (accounts will be active the week before the semester starts)
See details in Etudes Online Classroom
2-07 Introduction to the class
2-09 Using Windows and Etudes
2-14 What is Critical Thinking? (Asn. 1)
2-16 Windows File Management
2-21 What are the Issue and Conclusion? (Asn2)
2-23 Internet
2-28 Locating and evaluating web sites (Asn 3)
3-01 Cloud Computing
3-06 What are the reasons? (Asn 4)
3-08 Word Basics
3-13 What Words or Phrases are Ambiguous? (Asn5)
3-15 Creating Reports with Word
3-20 What are the Value Assumptions? (Asn 6)
3-22 What are the Descriptive Assumptions?
3-27 Are there any Fallacies in the Reasoning? (Asn 7)
3-29 Fallacies Continued
4-03, 05 Spring Break
4-10 How Good is the Evidence? (Asn 8)
4-12 Excel Basics
4-17 How Good is the Evidence (Asn 9)
4-19 Library Seminar
4-24 Are there Rival Causes? (Asn 10)
4-26 Excel functions and charts
5-01 PowerPoint (Asn 11)
5-03 PowerPoint
5-08 Are the Statistics Deceptive? (Asn 12)
5-10 Excel Database
5-15 What Signifiant Information is Omitted? (Asn 12)
5-17 Using Turnitin
5-22 Final Project Instructions
5-24 Review
5-31 Finals Week
Final Project Due
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Los Angeles Harbor College
1111 Figueroa Place
Wilmington, CA 90744
ph: 310-233-4178
alt: 424-240-5242
lanelm