BA 321 Technology Task Competencies Checklist

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Basic Computer Skills

I Can Do This
operate keyboard, mouse Yes No
open, close, save, and delete files and applications Yes No
load new files and applications Yes No
back up files onto diskette Yes No

First Class

I Can Do This
access First Class Yes No
participate in conferences Yes No
participate in chats Yes No
upload files to conferences Yes No
download files from conferences and open them Yes No

Eudora

I Can Do This
check mail Yes No
send Yes No
make a nickname Yes No
attach a document Yes No
forward Yes No
reply Yes No
set printer defaults Yes No
set up mailboxes Yes No
transferring across mailboxes Yes No
delete message Yes No
use directory service Yes No
use help features Yes No
cut and paste Yes No
use netiquette Yes No
edit signature files Yes No
use spell checker Yes No
set message priorities Yes No
use deferred que Yes No
insert and use inserted URL Yes No

MS Word - Office '95-'97

I Can Do This
page layout
   - set margins Yes No
   - set page orientation Yes No
select and change fonts Yes No
do "find" and "replace" edits Yes No
spell check Yes No
set style Yes No
hard page breaks Yes No
mail merge Yes No
create and format a table Yes No
create spreadsheet Yes No

Transfer interrupted!

Excel spreadsheet
Yes No
make bulleted and numbered lists Yes No
cut and paste Yes No
select appropriate view Yes No
insert picture files Yes No
create word graphics - "draw" tools Yes No
move paragraphs Yes No
change capitalization Yes No
insert borders and shading Yes No
insert page numbers, headers and footers, footnotes Yes No
set tabs Yes No

Power Point

I Can Do This
use auto format to create presentation slides that incorporate:
   - graphics created in Word or Excel or imported from the Web Yes No
   - words Yes No
slide content must be legible when projected Yes No
flip, rotate, move, copy/paste images Yes No
insert objects from other applications (Excel, Word) Yes No

Web Searching/Navigation

I Can Do This
navigation:
   - navigate within a page Yes No
   - select a link Yes No
   - use "go" to navigate Yes No
   - use "find", "back", "forward" Yes No
bookmarks: add, delete, organize topically; save to a diskette Yes No
Search:
   - use multiple engines to find required info Yes No
   - locate specified business search engines Yes No
use "save as" or "cut and paste" to save all or part of a web page into a file Yes No
print all or part of a web page Yes No
identify components of a URL (domain, subdirectory) Yes No

Web (Resumé assignment)

I Can Do This
create a personal web page using any one or more of:
   - Netscape Communicator Yes No
   - any other WYSISYG editor (ex: Front Page) Yes No
   - straight HTML Yes No
   - "view source code" Yes No
put a link on a web page to project Yes No
scan an image background and insert into a web page Yes No
incorporate an image from some other site Yes No
include (from guidelines):
   - date last modified Yes No
   - email address Yes No
use digital camera; download images Yes No
import a Power Point image Yes No
option: insert a Quick-Time video Yes No

Netscape

I Can Do This
clear the cache Yes No
set preferences Yes No

PicTel

I Can Do This
performance/presentation
   - select colors of clothing Yes No
   - restrict movement Yes No
   - use the document camera Yes No
   - create overhead projection with LCD Yes No

Excel

I Can Do This
given data in an Excel spreadsheet
   - match Yes No
   - extract Yes No
   - sort by labels Yes No
   - sort by primary/secondary keys Yes No
given an ASCII file
   - convert from ASCII to EXCEL format Yes No
   - make charts and graphs Yes No
edit Yes No
copy Yes No
select fonts Yes No
create formula, functions - wizards (and "If/Then") Yes No
create an Excel spreadsheet Yes No
   - insert rows and columns; changing sizes Yes No
format - using decimal (currency) Yes No
   - grids Yes No
   - shades Yes No
   - color Yes No
graphics Yes No
   - create a table from given data Yes No
import images from the Web Yes No

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