Sep 01, 2025  
2025-2026 CNM Catalog, Volume 57 
    
2025-2026 CNM Catalog, Volume 57

BCIS 1115 - Introduction to Computers

3 credit hour(s)
Prerequisite:   
Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  
Recommended: 25 wpm keyboarding skill
This is a lecture and hands-on course on different technologies commonly used in business and different agencies like computers, printer and other computer devices. It includes introduction to hardware, operating software, and MS Office applications like Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher & other MS Office Tools. The class will include an overview of the history of technology and its future, as well as giving a fundamental introduction to industry-standard application software for word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and graphics. Basic computer use, files and file structure, windows, the Internet, programming, ethics, and security will also be addressed. This course is designed for Associate of Arts in a business curriculum.

Theory Hours: 45