Communication Skills
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Digital Literacy Self-Assessment
2 = YES    |    1 = NOT SURE, BUT LIKELY    |    0 = NO or UNLIKELY
V. Communications Skills (email, listservs)
score
Do you have an email address that you regularly use?
 
Have you purchased or downloaded the newest UWICK Connectivity Kit so you can access your UW account via a secure connection?
 
Do you know how to compose, send, reply to and forward email messages?
 
Have you used an electronic address book to store individual and group email addresses?
 
Do you know how to set up email preferences related to delivery, formatting, spellcheck, security, message handling and file management?
 
Do you know how to use WebPine or TerraTerm to log onto another computer and use that computer as if it were your own to read email?
 
Do you know how to transfer text files between a desktop and a mainframe computer (eg, FTP client) and have you sent an attachment as part of an email message?
 
Do you know what a listserv or electronic discussion group is?
 
Do you know how to subscribe to a listserv?
 
Have you ever participated in an asynchronous computer conference, online chat group or news group?
 
TOTAL SCORE Communications Skills
 
If you scored above 16 points on this section, you probably have the skill level you need.
If you scored between 10 and 15, you seem to have a significant amount of familiarity but we suggest you continue to give yourself opportunities to work with a computer and become even more familiar with that particular aspect**.
If you scored below 10, you need to get additional training and/or practice**.