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Item A study to determine the level of computer literacy in secondary business, mathematics, and computer science teachers in the state of Idaho(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 1990) Wasson, Karen Joy; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Norman L. MillikinCurrently, computer literacy is a term that has many people, professional and non-professional, at a point of confusion. Computer literacy can be defined in a variety of ways and is dependent on the definer's interpretation. All seem to agree, though, that some level of computer literacy is necessary to be successful in the working world. The question is, at what level of computer literacy or computer competence is an individual deemed successful. The major purpose of this study is to determine the level of computer literacy of secondary Business, Mathematics, Science and Computer Science teachers in the state of Idaho. In the normal course of this paper, the researcher hopes to answer the following questions: 1. What is computer literacy? 2. What level of education was attained by those teachers currently using computers in their classrooms? 3. Which teachers are teaching computer literacy and computer programming courses? 4. What high school courses are currently utilizing computers? 5. Are new teachers (1-5 years) using more computers than teachers who have taught for more than 5 years? 6. How important do teachers feel computer skills are with respect to their teaching?Item A survey of students at the Community Vocational Centre, Slave Lake, Alberta to determine relevancy of the microcomputer to required job skills(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 1986) Eiserman, Annellen Marie; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Norman L. MillikinAs the business world plays such a dominant role in the life of every individual, it is important that business education supply the computer literacy needed by all students. It is important to look at what students think is needed in the business world, what business education is actually teaching and do students have what is needed when they are actually out in the work force.Item A study to address the use of internet/technology in Montana high schools(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 2000) Hossner, Karl; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Norman L. MillikinA connection to the Internet empowers students. It gives them a research advantage over students who do not have Internet skills or access. It generally gets them excited about learning. A change in student attitude is observed when surfing the net individually or in a small group setting. The traditional teacher-directed classroom changes to a space where students working with their peers in their own school or around the world begin to take responsibility for their own learning. (Cuban in Maskin 1996) This author and others say that student access to the Internet is very important in today's Information Age. In related readings, studies show that when these high school students continue their education, or go to the workplace, those with computer technology skills will have an advantage. This includes a knowledge of where to gain access to information, and better paying jobs. This study gathered information from a sample of the population of U.S. Government teachers in the State of Montana. From information gathered with a questionnaire, along with related readings from other authors, the question of whether students in Montana Schools are using the Internet as a research tool and other questions concerning the computer/Internet literacy of Montana U.S. Government teachers, will be answered.Item Are computer skills necessary for high school graduates entering the work force?(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 1999) Powell, Martha Kathleen; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Norman L. MillikinThe major purpose of this study was to determine the importance of graduating students having computer skills as they enter the workforce in the Prescott area located in Arizona. This study focused on the populations of Prescott, Prescott Valley, and Chino Valley businesses and past Bradshaw Mountain High School graduates. Bradshaw Mountain High School is located in Prescott Valley. The procedure that the researcher used to collect data for the study was through survey instruments. Two survey instruments were developed and used. One survey was utilized for the business population and a different survey was used for the student population. A random sample collection was used to select the respondents and gather data. Approximately 110 businesses and 81 students returned usable surveys. Results indicated that both businesses and students feel that computer training should be a requirement for all high school students. Most businesses and half of the student respondents viewed favorably making computer training a high school graduation requirement. The computer training requirements ranged from basic or general knowledge of operating computers to operation of specific programs. Most of the business and student respondents viewed themselves as being proficient operating the computer. While about half of the businesses found their employees lacking in computer skills, most businesses did not offer any type of funds for computer training for their employees. Both the business and student respondents didn't see that lacking in computer skills would be a barrier to getting new employment or hiring new employees. The researcher concluded that high school students should be required to have computer training for at least a year before graduating. Most businesses and students used computers in their place of work. Those that did not use computers foresaw the computer becoming a part of future work operations. Lack of computer skills was not seen as a barrier to future employment prospects. This result is probably from students basing their know ledge on their short length of time in the employment force, and businesses not using computers in the capacity they could be used in. As most businesses do not provide funding for computer training, any new hires would have to obtain their own computer training if required for the position.Item Computer literacy level of seniors at Sidney Senior High School(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 1987) Ackerman, Doris A.; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Norman L. MillikinThis particular study will identify the computer literacy level for the senior class at Sidney Senior High School. It was the intent of this study to review and arrive at an acceptable definition of computer literacy, to adapt or develop an acceptable set of guidelines for obtaining computer literacy, and to develop or adapt an appropriate tool to measure the attained computer literacy level for high school seniors. Major questions to be answered by this study include: 1. What constitutes an acceptable definition of computer literacy for graduating seniors at Sidney Senior High School? 2. What information should be contained in acceptable guidelines for obtaining computer literacy at the high school level? 3. What constitutes an appropriate measuring tool to ascertain the computer literacy level for high school seniors?Item Usage of computers in the Montana business community(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Business, 1991) Alexander, Tracy Lin