Recommended Computer Skills
Basic Computer Requirements and Skills
The Advanced Learning Technologies division has a Web page that lists the minimum requirements in terms of computer hardware and skills you need to be successful in a course. Follow this link to see that list http://www.alt.usg.edu/ecore/fc/computer-reqs.html Remember that while you computer skills many improve, it is not the goal or purpose of a GHC Online course to teach you basic computer skills. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you have the following skills before taking an online course:
Internet Skills
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Use a Web browser (Firefox or Internet Explorer not AOL)
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Be able to decipher a URL (i.e. http://www.alt.usg.edu/ecore/fc/computer-reqs.html)
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Be able to use Google search engine
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Manage Bookmarks or Favorites
Email Skills
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Send an email message to someone not in your address book
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Add someone to your address book
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Open an email message
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Reply to an email message
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Attach a document & send to someone in an email message
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Open an attached document that someone has sent to you in an email
General Skills
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Manage files (find, copy, edit)
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Download & install software from a website to your computer
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Create a document using Word
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Use a help system to solve a problem or figure out how to do a task that you do not know how to do (i.e. add a header with page numbers and file name to a Word document)
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Install Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer
Hardware
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The computer you use needs to be sufficient enough to render modern web pages, and play video and sound
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It is strongly recommended that you have broadband Internet service. There are several service providers available that offer high speed connections which will enable you to download required web pages without hesitation.