This online course satisfies the general education technology requirement and may be taken instead of CIS 101. Students will learn how to use various software programs as they are applied in a business environment. Topics will include e-mail, Internet skills, ethical uses and abuses of technology, word processing, spreadsheets, database systems, graphical presentation applications, and software integration. Microsoft Office 2007 products will be used.

Beginnings (3500 B.C.-1600 A.D.): The four major world civilizations are described: Middle Eastern, European, Indian and Chinese. Also considers questions of ethics arising from world history.