Each Information Processing course actively involves students in using the computer and learning the processes, skills, and attitudes necessary to follow the information processing cycle. Information has become more than a resource. It is evident that all young people preparing for adult responsibilities will require a sound understanding about creating, using, accessing, and managing information. The integration of keyboarding, communication, management, and computer applications offered in this program will assist students to ease into the transition to adulthood and lifelong learning. The Business Education Curriculum Advisory Committee proposed the basic format for the new Information Processing curriculum after considering the rapid changes in technology, the efficient use of technology, and the needs of society.
Modules also allow for ease in curriculum updating.
Each of the grade levels in Information Processing contains a core module of 50 hours and two 25-hour optional modules, allowing 50 optional hours to be determined by the school division to best meet its needs. Therefore, students have the option to take one or two Information Processing courses after earning credit for Information Processing 16. The keyboarding strand of the program is essential for the efficient use of the computer keyboard. Although the number of hours of keyboarding would be greatly reduced from the old Typewriting curriculum, it is assumed that students will have acquired keyboarding skills prior to Information Processing 16. Also, many keyboarding concepts would be integrated and used within other strands of the curriculum such as in communications and computer applications.