John H. Major
ABSTRACT
Many volumes have been written about computer literacy; unfortunately, most of these have not defined it, and those that do tend to disagree. With so little agreement, it is not surprising that computer literacy has become one of our most frequently abused buzz words.
Playing games, teaching physical education, accounting for one of the Big 8 firms, and programming on a supercomputer may all involve computers and, if so, require a certain level of computer literacy. But not all to the same extent. Many universities have begun talking about a computer literacy requirement. Indeed, several have already adopted one. Those that have adopted such a requirement differ in how it is to be met. This paper discusses how these differences appear to have arisen and proposes a comprehensive plan to achieve functional computer literacy, the initial task being to define computer literacy.
Index Terms
- Functional computer literacy
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