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COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO MICROCOMPUTER STUDIES AND

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYCOURSE CODE: OCP 100

COURSE INSTRUCTORS: Mr. Said Ally ( Assistant Lecturer)

Juliana Kamaghe (Assistant Lecturer)

Course Aims:

This course is designed to provide students with the basic nowledge in !n"ormation

and #ommunicationTechnologies. !t provides sills necessary "or various business

applications. The course has consideredmostly and widely used applications such

as $ord %rocessing& 'lectronic Spreadsheets& %resentation pacages& ata

Management& !nternet use and applications. This course has also been designed

toprovide a necessary nowledge o" computer hardware and so"tware. Students

will be eposed to the use o" computer in business& education and other areas

where computer is widely applied.

Course Descripio!

This is a one unit course which introduces students to di*erent aspects o"

in"ormation technology& basing on the ma+or computer sills (Microso"t o,ce

practices& in"ormation technology devices lie computers devices and aspects

lie internet). !t also gives students the basic in"ormation searchingstrategies as

well as eposing them to various sources o" in"ormation.

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8utline the issues relating to the e*ective use and management o"

in"ormation systems&

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emonstrate an understanding o" the physical construction and architecture o"computer in terms o" 9AM& #%6 and !:8 devices&

'plain the evolution o" the computers and identi"y the most appropriate compute

"or their needs to per"orm several calculations and conversions o" the di*eren

number systems including ecimal& ;inary& 8ctal and headecimal numbers. !denti"y computer display technologies

'plain "unctionalities and apply the

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The physical design and operations o" computer

The computer system and application so"tware

The simple computer networ and the ey internet services

Practical knowledge /Professional Skills

8n success"ul completion o" this module& the student will be able to demonstrate

Ability to use various o,ce applications including MS $ord& MS 'cel A= MS

Access.

Ability to apply ey internet services such as internet communications with emails&

chatting& >le sharing& etc.

Key Transferable Skills (Counication! ICT! nuerical! autonoy! accountability and working wit"

ot"ers#

8n success"ul completion o" this module& the student will be able to demonstrate

Ability to manage their own learning through use o" !#T. Ability to apply problem solving techni?ues to "amiliar and un"amiliar problems

Ability to communicate scienti>c in"ormation e*ectively

Ability to record& analy@e and evaluate hardware and so"tware e*ectively