DICE 3010 - Key Concepts in Computing

5 credit hours
This course introduces students to key functions and concepts of both software applications and computing hardware. Students will become familiar with common applications used in business and research. In addition, students will gain a foundational understanding of networks, technological modes of production, basic software design vocabulary, interfaces, and data structures. Students are introduced to the concepts of procedural rhetoric (the rhetoric of computing) and implicit ideology (implied value system) in relation to software and interfaces.

Registration Restriction(s): NCS students only
Terms Typically Offered: Variable: this course offered two quarters per year