The 21st century is an era of information age.
Information technology (IT) has had an enormous
impact on people. It has been widely applied in
producing, living, office automation, education,
scientific research, etc. And it becomes so important
that everyone ought to use it skillfully. So, IT
education is necessary for everybody, especially
undergraduates, in China. For the core technology of
IT is computer science and communication technology,
IT education is commonly regarded as computer
education and its popularity is basic computer
education (BCE). Currently, BCE as a common and
required course in college, great contribution has been
given to our country for its popularization.
However, the information technology is a new
industry and it develops dramatically. For example,
computer’s hardware & software upgrades very fast.
Users are required to be trained again in the future. So,