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Computer Literacy: An Instructional Unit, Ruth Ratekin, Jack C. Reed
Computer Literacy: An Instructional Unit, Ruth Ratekin, Jack C. Reed
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This instructional unit on computer literacy is intended for use as a 9-week course meeting five days per week for 50-minute class periods. If tied to a 9-week course in keyboarding or combined with additional materials on programming or software applications; it could also be expanded into a semester course. The following topics are covered in the individual chapters: the role of computers in society; ways in which computers affect society (historical development of computers; their effects on quality of life; economic effects of computers; concerns arising from computer use; and rapid technological changes in business); the way in which …