A Determination of Perceived Computer Literacy and Computer Training Needs of Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate Class 89S/D
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to determine the perceived computer literacy and computer training needs of AFIT Graduate Class 89S/D. A survey was conducted to answer three research questions: (1) Do AFIT graduate students have academic requirements that require computer literacy? If so, how important is having adequate computer skills to student academic assignments? (2) What computer skills are most important for AFIT graduate academic requirements? How knowledgeable do students consider themselves to be in these computer skills? (3) Does AFIT's current level of computer training provide graduate students with sufficient skills to meet academic requirements? The research found that AFIT graduate students do have academic requirements for computer literacy and that students consider computer knowledge to be significantly important to their academic success at AFIT. A ranking of computer skills by students placed microcomputer skills, word processing and electronic spreadsheet use ahead of mainframe computer uses. In 89 percent of the computer skills researched students perceived they had lower knowledge in the skill area than they placed importance in that area. Specific areas where knowledge levels were low were pinpointed as potential training problem areas. Though only a small percentage of respondents felt unable to complete academic assignments due to training deficiencies, a majority of respondents felt better computer training would enhance their academic efficiency. Students responded that they preferred hands- on, highly supervised training sessions. Theses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA216157
Entities
People
- Gay L. Harrison
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology