INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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Date
2012-06-02
Authors
Nguyen Thu Loan
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SAGE Publications
Abstract
We present our experience in designing a course of Introduction to Information Technology (IIT)
for the first-year students. The main purpose of this course is to introduce the concepts of
computing and computer, and to present a hierarchy of information technology (IT) knowledge
from basic to advance through the introduction of syllabus system, research trends of our faculty,
IT applications in society, ethics and career potentials in IT. The content of this course is set up
to meet the Standard 4 in CDIO. We divide the introduction into two courses and teach the first-
year students in the first and second semesters. The first course is the introduction of computer,
computing, internet, ethics, and some technical skills of analysis, design, implementation, and
testing. This is an overview of IT from the outsiders. The second is a hierarchy of IT knowledge
from basic to advance through education systems and research in our faculty. This is an
overview of IT from inside viewpoint. We also present some experiences about the project
based approach for labs and explain how we train personal skills and professional attitude for
our students. Finally, we conclude by providing comments with pros and cons in operating the
courses.