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Recommended Citation: Baugh, J M.  Assessment of Spreadsheet and Database Skills in the Undergraduate Student.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2003, v 20 (San Diego): §2111. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 2(30). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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Assessment of Spreadsheet and Database Skills in the Undergraduate Student

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Refereed9 pages
Jeanne M. Baugh    [a1] [a2]
Robert Morris University    [u1] [u2]
Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

What makes a student computer literate? Since spreadsheets and databases are used in many applications, across many platforms, minimal skills in these areas are often seen as components of computer literacy. This paper describes the process of the evaluation of undergraduate students in the area of spreadsheet and database topics. The students were tested at the onset of an Information Systems Applications course, a requirement in the University’s core curriculum. The students were expected to have attained a certain skill set prior to this course. The results of the assessment are discussed and changes to the curriculum are presented based upon the exam results.

Keywords: computer literacy, database, spreadsheet, assessment

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