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To equip students and staff of the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) with technology skills needed in the workplace, and in school and university settings, UPNG’s Mathematics Department is modernizing its curriculum to incorporate technology. The major vehicle for change is the creative use of Microsoft Office, and courses were developed not only to provide job skills but also to emphasize problem solving and critical thinking, mathematical applications and communication skills. Four components — computer literacy for students, spreadsheets for mathematics and statistics, community outreach, and staff development with word processing, spreadsheets, and databases — are important elements of the university’s curriculum.
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Arganbright, D. (1998). Using applications programs in a university to build human capacity for Information Technology. In: Marshall, G., Ruohonen, M. (eds) Capacity Building for IT in Education in Developing Countries. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35195-7_11
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