Required Skills/Technical Evaluation

Online courses require that you have a technical ability. This evaluation will assist you in determining if you are technically ready for an online course. The courses may not teach these skills, but having the required skills will allow you to provide an opportunity for yourself to be successful in attaining your goals of completing a course. If you don’t have these skills, don’t fret!! Technology Services offers mini-workshop opportunities to help you learn more about technology. Please review the “Technical Help/Mini Tutorials” , “FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions”, and “Contact Information” topics from the menu at the left to learn more.  Choose an answer for each question below and please answer honestly – no one will see this but you!  Directions for scoring are at the end of the quiz.     1. Certain software requirements exist for online courses. If you own your own computer, are you able to install required course software on your computer if necessary?     Yes No         2. Do you know how to use your YVCC student E-mail (www.yvcc.edu/webmail/) or other E-mail program? (All currently registered students will have an YVCC student E-mail account).     Yes No         3. If you do not have a computer at home, can you travel to the campus computer lab or arrange to use an Internet connected computer with the necessary hardware/software requirements?     Yes No         4. Do you know how to copy and paste material from a word processing document to an E-mail message?     Yes No         5. Can you send and receive E-mail attachments?     Yes No

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