Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
the focus of the course is designed primarily as a prebusiness course. Table 1 presents a
detailed breakdown of the demographic data.
The students were asked several questions that provided a technology profile of the
students enrolled in our introductory computer course: 91.5% of the students owned a
computer; 92.1% of the students reported a version of Windows as their primary operating
system; and 52.7% of the students reported being on the Internet five or more hours per week.
Further, not counting time spent on the Internet, 41.1% of the students reported working on
the computer five or more hours per week. Many students, 64.7%, had high-speed access to
the Internet (cable modem, DSL, or high-speed access in the dorm via the campus network).
Table 2 shows some of the detailed technology demographics.
Table 2. Technology demographics
Count
%
Internet Access
Cable Modem
138
28.0%
Dialup
146
29.7%
Do not know
9
1.8%
DSL
44
8.9%
Not Applicable
2
0.4%
Other
5
1.0%
SDSU
137
27.8%
Work
11
2.2%
Total
492
100.0%
Hours/week on Internet
None
6
1.2%
1-2
95
19.3%
2-4
132
26.8%
5-8
110
22.4%
8-12
75
15.2%
12-16
26
5.3%
16-20
20
4.1%
20-25
11
2.2%
>25
17
3.5%
Total
492
100.0%
Hours/week on Computer
(not Internet)
none
21
4.3%
1-2
127
25.8%
2-4
142
28.9%
5-8
75
15.2%
8-12
50
10.2%
12-16
24
4.9%
16-20
19
3.9%
20-25
12
2.4%
>25
22
4.5%
Total
492
100.0%
