Today's graduate must have a knowledge of information technology and computer applications.
Every student needs a basic understanding of information processing.
It is not necessary that every student be a programmer. Students should develop and demonstrate proficiency in the use of computers, learning to use applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, database management programs, electronic mail, and packages and applications specific to their field of study. The demands of an increasingly technological and information-dependent society require that students have a basic understanding of how information is identified and defined by experts, structured, physically organized, and accessed. Proficiency is best gained by requiring the use of information resources to complete an assignment, or to create a bibliography from which a paper or speech is developed. Academic units are encouraged to work closely with library staff for the development and delivery of instruction and experience in information retrieval techniques.