Being the CoursePower Ambassador for Benedict College has been a blessing for me not only to express my interest and excitement in learning and mastering information technology (IT) skills for today’s workforce, but also to be able to share and pass on that interest to other students as well. IT…
As a college student in a very competitive world, having the upper hand is always something that I look for. When I started at University of South Carolina, I was immediately drawn to the international business school. It boasts “#1 in the country” and has some of the best professors…
Last semester, I took a criminal justice course entitled Public and Private Security. In the course we examined the roles of the private security industry. The chapter that I enjoyed most was the chapter on computer security in which I learned about the different types of cybercrimes and cyber problems…
Becoming the Coursepower Ambassador for Benedict College is truly the greatest honor for me because I get to be a part of the “untapped potential” that exists at Benedict College. Everyone knows that I am the Coursepower Ambassador for Benedict College, and today I was asked by a few students…
As we at IT-oLogy continue our college roadshow to promote CoursePower and the 18 hour Applied Computing minor one thing is becoming clear – student and parent interest is extremely high. While the sheer level of interest has been mildly surprising even to us, I do believe it is yet…
Benedict College political science and applied computing minor student, Daris Thomas, is excited about the future. This is because after a very short time in the applied computing program at Benedict College, Daris is already experiencing the fruits of his labor. It has only been a semester since Daris declared…
Last week as a part of Philly Tech Week, Dr. Frank Lee of Drexel University, and his team created a playable 29-story version of Tetris on the sides of the Cira Centre. This awesome feat started off as a mere imagining of the blocks from the popular game on the…
To be successful in any field today, students must possess a strong knowledge of computers and the computer programs they use. Whether it is working on an advertisement in Adobe Photoshop or planning a weekly schedule, their grasp on the technology needs to be firm. With a minor in applied…
This week we had a chance to speak with current Coursepower student Quantasia Caldwell. Caldwell, who is an integrated information technology major, says the minor fell right into her hands and happened to be a perfect fit for her. “Well, originally I was a computer science major, but it wasn’t…
SC Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt writes an opinion column in The State about the changing landscape of the modern workforce and the technical skills required for business. He notes how coursepower is working with local colleges and businesses to prepare students for entering a digital environment.
