CECS 1100 - QEP Edition
 
 
Knowledge Objectives
 
The Learner Will (TLW) will be familiar with:
 
General course
  1. •    Course Objectives
  2. •    Course Overview
  3. •    Project requirements
  4. •    Available Resources
  5. •    Expectations of participation and behaviors



    Computer Architecture/File Management including:
  6. •    The History of computers
  7. •    Components of The Desktop and Explorer
  8. •    Files and Folders/General organization
  9. •    Bits/bytes

    TLW be able to Identify and Understand the Purpose of:
  10. •    Hardware/Software
  11. •    Computer CPU
  12. •    Memory/storage
  13. •    I/O
  14. •    Peripherals

    TLW will understand issues related to     Using the Internet such as:
  15. •    Security issues
  16. •    Privacy concerns
  17. •    Copyright
  18. •    Etiquette (a.k.a. netiquette)
  19. •    TCP/IP setup and functioning
  20. •    WWW vs. ???
  21. •    Blogs and other current trends
  22. •    Search Engines and boolean language
  23. •    URLs/DNS



    TLW be able to identify Word Processing
  24. •    General tools and features

    TLW understand and identify     Spreadsheet Basics such as:
  25. •    General Tools and features
 
TLW understand and locate  Presentation software tools and features including:
  1. •    Views
  2. •    Layouts
  3. •    Templates
  4. •    Clip organizer
  5. •    Slide show
 
TLW understand current Information Technology topics such as:
  1. •    Emerging communication tools and techniques
  2. •    The role of gaming in learning and training
  3. •    The need for and tools that allow for multiuser collaboration
  4. •    Ethical issues
 
TLW understand the purpose of developing an Online Portfolio
 
Course Objectives a.k.a Knowledge and skills K + S out In addition to the main course objectives, learners have to develop a new set of skills and a broad knowledge base.
  1. •Skill Objectives


    The Learner Will (TLW) use their knowledge of Computer Architecture and File Management to:
  2. •    Backup files and other data

    TLW be able to Identify and Use:
  3. •    Hardware/Software Overview
  4. •    Computer’s CPU
  5. •    Memory/storage, I/O
  6. •    Peripherals

    TLW will be able to     Use the Internet to:
  7. •    Develop a Blog reflecting on
         current trends in technology
  8. •    Identify and engage with peers
         using appropriate etiquette
  9. •    Use Search Engines for
          research and information
          gathering
  10. •    3D environments for navigating
         course tasks

    TLW be able to use a     Word Processor for the following purposes:
  11. •    Compose a document with
         appropriate typography
  12. •    Undo/Redo commands
  13. •    Moving and copying features
  14. •    Find, replace, go to in a doc
  15. •    Formatting: Alignment, indents,
         tabs, borders and
         spacing, columns, page breaks
  16. •    Graphics, clip organizer, Word
         Art
  17. •    Bullets, Headers/Footers, Page
         numbers
  18. •    Table of contents, sections,
         Indexes

    TLW will be able to design one or more of the following using a     Desktop Publishing program:
  19. •     Flyers, advertisements, press
          releases
  20. •     Invitations and menus
  21. •     Publications and newsletters
  22. •     Brochures and catalogs

    TLW will be able to use

    Collaboration Tools to design and edit:
  23. •    Correspondence such as
         business and personal    
         documents with formatting
  24. •    templates and wizards
  25. •    Reports and long documents
  26. •    Long documents such as multi-
         page letters, reports, meeting
         documents and schedules/forms
  27. •    Mail merge

    TLW be able to use a     Spreadsheet program to:
  28. •    Enter and format data
  29. •    Enter and edit formulas
  30. •    Setup spreadsheets on multiple
          pages
  31. •    Modify cells/ranges
  32. •    Format using copy, move,
         paste, and alignment tools
  33. •    Adjust fonts, borders, patterns,
         and shading
  34. •    Develop charts and graphs
  35. •    Use freezing, hiding tools
  36. •    Print spreadsheets and charts
  37. •    Functions
  38. •    Templates

    Complete     Statistical and Mathematical Functions
  39. •    Spreadsheets/what if
  40. •    Statistical functions
  41. •    Expressions vs. functions such as If, Lookup

    Use     Financial Functions such as
  42. •    PMT, FV
  43. •    Ledgers
  44. •    Payroll, asset records, income
  45. •    Budget development
  46. •    Analysis, accounting
  47. •    Sales, Investment

TLW use Presentation software tools and features to:
  1. •    Modify and choose appropriate views
  2. •    Choose, modify and develop layouts and save
         them as templates
  3. •    Use the clip organizer to embed graphics
  4. •    Set up different forms of slide show
  5. •    Use auto content and custom Schemes
  6. •    Embed multimedia and animation in
         presentations
  7. •    Include approapriate Bullets
  8. •    Automate processes, include motion paths,
         timings, and action buttons to develop electronic
         presentations


    TLW will use     Productivity Software tools in an integrated fashion to develop:
  9. •    A basic online portfolio    
  10. •    A collaborative document that uses multiple
         software tools such as spreadsheets and word
         processors to develop a presentation
  11. •    Proofread documents that have multiple authors
  12. •    APA citations to support their work