Instructor: Irfan Ahmed Ilyas
The overall objective of this course is to introduce students to computers and equip them with practical knowledge of and skills in common computer applications including word-processing, spreadsheet, database, statistics, graphics, and communications. Some exposure to programming fundamentals will also be provided.
After successfully completing this course, students should:
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Have developed an understanding of the value of computers to their professional and personal lives; |
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Have a basic knowledge of computer hardware and software, and how they contribute to the information processing cycle; |
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Have a working knowledge of multitude of data types; |
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Have acquired a useful degree of theoretical knowledge of common computer applications; |
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Be able to use Microsoft Office suite of products to confidently design and develop word-processing, spreadsheet, statistical, database and graphical applications, and able to use intranet/internet for various communication activities. |
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Have developed an understanding of the programming process and structured program design and development. |
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Be able to write simple program codes using Visual Basic for Applications code which will be used to automate certain tasks in a Microsoft Access database application. |