Cognitive skills (thinking and analysis). Be able toselect the proper software among MS Word, Excel and power point to modify given data. Communication skills (personal and academic). Be able to work as a team. Be able to contact the lecturer via email for any questions. Practical and subject specific skills(Transferable Skills). Be able to use a word processing package to produce a written technical report. Be able to use spreadsheet (EXCEL) software to design a sheet and draw a Chart. Be able to design and present a lecture using Microsoft Power Point. Be able to link more than one application under windows. Be able to use the Internet browsers to create an e-mail and use the search engines. Assessment instruments Short reports and/ or presentations, and/ or Short research projects Quizzes. Home works Final examination: 50 marks Allocation of Marks Mark Assessment Instruments 20% First examination 20% Second examination 40% Final examination: 50 marks 20% Reports, research projects, Quizzes, Home works, Projects 100% Total Course/module academic calendar Week Basic and support material to be covered Homework/reports and their due dates (1) 15/10-19/10/2017 1. Introduction Chapter1: Hardware Pages:5 – 10 (The main parts of a computer), 11 (Computer Performance) – 24 (2) 22/10-26/10/2017 Chapter2: Software Pages: 26 – 29 (Interfaces) (3) 29/10-2/11/2017 2. WINDOWS7 Chapter8: Windows 7 General Look: Pages:89 – 97 Working with windows:Pages: 98 – 109 (Deleting, Moving Icons) Control Panel:Pages: 111 – 120. (4) 5/11-9/11/2017 File Management: Pages: 123 – 131, 134 – 145
3. INTERNET General Concepts: Chapter3: Data Transfer and Networks Pages: 35 (Internet) – 36 (Extranet) Chapter13: The Internet and Communications. Pages: 484 – 487 Internet Connection Chapter3: Data Transfer and Networks Pages: 39 (Internet Connection) – 41 Security Considerations Chapter5: Security Pages: 61 – 64 (Firewall), 66 – 72 Chapter13: The Internet and Communications Pages:513 – 519 (5) 12/11-16/11/2017 First Examination Internet Explorer Chapter13: The Internet and Communications Pages: 487 – 494 Search on Web Pages: 495 –500 (Searching by date) Internet Explorer Properties Pages: 503– 510 Printing from Internet Explorer Pages: 520 – 521 (6) 19/11-23/11/2017 First Examination Email Pages:526 – 527 (The advantages of using e-mail), 529 – 533 (Message Priority), 534 (Saving a draft copy of an Email) – 542 (Addressing an email to a contact) Email Organization Pages: 544, 547 4. MS -Word 2010 Chapter9: Microsoft Word 2010 Word2010 Window Pages:155 – 161 First Steps with Word Pages: 162 – 169 (7) 26/11-30/11/2017 Text Processing Pages: 176 – 182 Text Formatting Pages: 182 – 190 (Insert a Symbol) Paragraph Formatting Pages: 191 –203 (Find and Replace) Page Formatting Pages: 208 – 215 (Page Numbering) (8) 3/12-7/12/2017 Tables Pages: 217 – 230 (Splitting Cells) (9) Graphics
10/12-14/12/2017 Pages: 232 – 234 (Insert Shapes) Auditing and Printing Pages: 255 - 259 (10) 17/12-21/12/2017 Second Examination 5. MS-Excel 2010 Chapter10: Microsoft Excel 2010 General Look Pages: 264 – 272 Selection Techniques Pages: 276 – 277 Rows and Columns Processing Pages: 278 – 281 (11) 24/12-28/12/2017 Second Examination Cells Processing Pages: 282 – 287 Worksheets Pages: 289 – 290 Text format and Alignment Pages: 291 – 299 (12) 31/12/2017-4/1/2018 Formulas Pages: 302 – 305 Functions Pages: 306 – 311 (13) 7/1-11/1/2018 Charts Pages: 315– 325 6. MS- POWER POINT2010 Chapter12: Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 General Look Pages: 428 – 430, 431 (Navigating between slides) – 434 (14) 14/1-18/1/2018 Presentation Creation Pages: 435 - 437 Slides Processing Pages: 438 – 442 (15) 21/1-25/1/2018 Paragraph Formatting Pages: 443 – 451 Slides Presentation Pages: 470 – 480 (Handouts) (16) 28/1-1/2/2018 Final Examination Tutorials Expected workload: