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SYLLABUS
FOR THE FOUNDATION LEVEL ICT COURSE (CORE MODULE): |
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SECTIONS |
During
the course the student will be taught: |
In the
final examination and in practical work-related situations the student will
demonstrate the following: |
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COMMUNICATION |
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How to: |
Specific
skills. |
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E-mail: |
1 |
Read an
e-mail |
Open,
create and send a message |
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2 |
Send an
e-mail |
New
message, address, subject |
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Internet: |
5 |
Locate
information from a website |
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6 |
Search for
information |
Search
using search engine or index menu |
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7 |
Download
information |
Download
and save |
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B |
DOCUMENT
PRODUCTION |
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How to: |
Specific
skills. |
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Enter
data: |
1 |
Load data |
Load from
an existing file |
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2 |
Key in
text and numbers |
Enter with
no more than 3 errors |
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3 |
Import
image - place and manipulate |
Import
clip art, import from digital source, import from file, import from website,
move, resize, crop, text wrap |
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4 |
Include
information downloaded from the Internet |
Position
text, graphic image, table, chart |
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Edit
text: |
1 |
Delete
text |
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2 |
Move or
copy text |
Cut, copy,
paste, drag, drop |
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Text
appearance & layout: |
1 |
Align text |
Left,
centred, right, fully justified |
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2 |
Emphasize
text |
Bold,
italic, underline |
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3 |
Change
font |
Appropriate
font, point size, increase, decrease |
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4 |
Space
paragraphs |
Single,
double, consistent |
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Correct
errors: |
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Use
spell-check |
Free from
error |
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2 |
Proof-read
and correct document |
Accurate,
consistent line spacing, consistent character spacing |
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C |
DATA
MANIPULATION |
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How to: |
Specific
skills. |
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Enter
data from different sources: |
1 |
Load from
existing file |
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2 |
Enter text |
No more
than 3 errors |
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3 |
Enter
numeric data |
No errors |
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Perform
calculations on numeric data: |
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Enter
formulae producing correct results |
Addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division |
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Reorganise
data: |
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Sort |
Ascending,
descending |
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2 |
Select
subsets (groups) |
Numeric,
text |
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Use
display features: |
1 |
Align data
in cells |
Left,
centred, right |
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2 |
Change
column width |
Titles |
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3 |
Adjust
numeric formatting |
Integer,
decimal (places), percentage, currency (various) |
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4 |
Display
formulae |
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OUTPUT |
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How to: |
Specific
skills. |
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1 |
Save and
print document |
Draft
document, final copy, e-mail |
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2 |
Save and
print data |
Spreadsheet
report, spreadsheet table |
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3 |
Save data
in format suitable for importing into text based document |
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