Delivery of Basic Computer Literacy Training

The Department of Information Systems delivered basic computer literacy training to all new first year students so that they are able to adequately make use of the various electronic teaching mediums available on the university network. Students were required to complete a competency assessment during the registration period. A student is considered competent if they successfully completed a task sheet with specific requirements. If a student was not able to complete the task list, they were required to attend information and practical sessions on specific computer-related topics. Typically, these sessions took approximately 10 hours and could be done over one or more days. Once the student had attended these sessions, they were reassessed