Ms. Lane's Computer Science Courses at Los Angeles Harbor College

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COSCI 58 COMPUTER LITERACY #3381 TTh 4-5:35

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.

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    Course Overview

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    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@lahc.edu