Classes in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will require you to use your computer in a variety of ways. Instructional opportunities are created in many classes by involving your computer in your instruction.

•  In all classes you will be able to email your instructor and your classmates. You will be able to participate in on-line discussions via email regarding your classes.

• Many classes will have material available on the web.

• Many classes will require you to purchase additional software specifically for the course. Software is supplemental to your textbooks and provides additional learning opportunities often in the form of CD-ROM based material.

• Some classes will require you to purchase software that can be reused in other classes. MATLAB, for example, is a popular mathematical software system that is used in a variety of math and science classes in CLAS.

• No CLAS course will require you to bring your computer to class.

• Many classes will make no direct use of your computer. You may choose to use your computer to do word processing or converse  with classmates via email. In all cases your instructor will  determine how computers will be used, if at all.

Some CLAS classes use specialized computing equipment provided by the college. In these classes you will use computers owned by the college. These computing environments are typically constructed for special purposes and may use features not available on your own computer. Special instruction will be given during such classes regarding these features. 

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Last updated: Aug 11, 2004 (05:37:36 PM EDT)
URL: http://www.clasnet.ufl.edu/computers/student/classes.shtml