Technology Competencies

 

Skill: Operating System
  You should have a functional understanding of the computer operating system, such as:
   
  • Starting and closing a program
  • Using the taskbar
  • Using the Web Browser
  • Using the file manager
  • Dialog Boxes (a popup box presenting choices or warnings)
  • How to use the clipboard to cut and paste and embed/link features
  • Copy and paste between programs
  • Using the built-in and online Help systems
  Strategies for Gaining Competencies
   
  • Course/Workshop in your community
  • Check local bookstore or online at http://www.amazon.com/
  • Online courses and tutorials
 

Skill: Word Processing
  You should have basic knowledge of how to use Microsoft Word, such as:
   
  • Keyboarding/Typing
  • Tool bar/Menu bar
  • Page formatting [line spacing, margins (both sides, top, and bottom margins)]
  • Page numbering
  • Printing
  • Automatic spell check
  • Search and Replace
  • Landscape and portrait
  • Use of Thesaurus and Grammatik
  • Creating tables
  • Text editing (cutting, moving, copying, and pasting)
  • Reveal Codes
  Strategies for Gaining Competencies
   
  • Course/Workshop in your community
  • Check local bookstore or online at http://www.amazon.com/
  • Online courses and tutorials
 

Skill: Internet
  You should have a functional understanding of the following:
   
  • Browse
  • Search
  • Bookmarks
  • Download files
  • File transfer
  • Install plug-ins
  • Install software
  • Print
  • Participate in online chat groups, asynchronous discussion groups, and tutorials
  Strategies for Gaining Competencies
   
 

Skill: E-Mail/Outlook via the web
  You should have functional understanding of the following:
   
  • Set User preferences
  • Send, receive, and delete messages
  • Attach and detach files
  • View and launch attached files
  • Print messages
  Strategies for Gaining Competencies
   
  • Graduate orientation in Omaha, Kearney, or Scottsbluff
 

Skill: Library
  You should have basic knowledge and understanding of the following:
   
  • What the library contains
  • Off-campus borrowing policies
  • Search Helix (library's online catalog)
  • Search for journal articles online:
    • University of Nebraska Library
    • National Library of Medicine
    • Other databases and libraries
  Strategies for Gaining Competencies
   
  • Graduate orientation in Omaha, Kearney, or Scottsbluff
 

Skill: Digital Video Conferencing
   
  • Check with your Program Advisor to see if you will be taking courses by Digital Video Conferencing
  Strategies for Gaining Competencies
   
  • Graduate orientation in Omaha, Kearney, or Scottsbluff