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Further Education and Training Certificate: Generic: Computer Skills

COMPUTER SKILLS: COMP_101

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1 Table of Contents 1

About Damelin ................................................................................................................................ 6

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Our Teaching and Learning Methodology ...................................................................................... 6 2.1

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Icons ........................................................................................................................................ 8

Introduction to the Module .......................................................................................................... 12 3.1

Module Information .............................................................................................................. 12

3.2

Module Purpose .................................................................................................................... 13

3.3

Outcomes .............................................................................................................................. 13

3.4

Assessment ........................................................................................................................... 13

3.5

Planning Your Studies / Resources Required for this Module: ............................................. 15

Prescribed Reading .......................................................................................................................15 4.1

Prescribed Book .................................................................................................................... 15

4.2

Recommended Multimedia .................................................................................................. 15

Module Pacing ..............................................................................................................................16 5.1

Week 1: Using Hardware ...................................................................................................... 17

5.1.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 17

5.1.2

Different Types of Computers....................................................................................... 18

5.1.3

Looking Inside a Computer ...........................................................................................21

5.1.4

Input and Output Devices ............................................................................................. 23

5.1.5

Using the Keyboard ....................................................................................................... 24

5.1.6

Using Pointing Devices .................................................................................................. 26

5.1.7

Using Printers ................................................................................................................ 28

5.1.8

Using Speakers and Projectors...................................................................................... 29

5.1.9

Self-Assessment ............................................................................................................ 29

5.2

Week 2: Using Windows 10 Part 1........................................................................................ 31

5.2.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 31

5.2.2

Basics of Using Windows 10.......................................................................................... 32

5.2.3

Operating Systems ........................................................................................................ 34

5.2.4

Applications................................................................................................................... 35

5.2.5

Self-Assessment ............................................................................................................ 36

5.3

Week 3: Using Windows 10 Part 2........................................................................................ 37

5.3.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 37

5.3.2

Files and Folders............................................................................................................ 37

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5.3.3

Control Panel................................................................................................................. 38

5.3.4

What is Software? ......................................................................................................... 39

5.3.5

Installing and Uninstalling Programs ............................................................................39

5.3.6

Working with Multiple Windows .................................................................................. 40

5.3.7

Copying..........................................................................................................................42

5.3.8

Self-Assessment ............................................................................................................ 42

5.4

Week 4: Using Microsoft Word Part 1 .................................................................................. 43

5.4.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 43

5.4.2

Creating Documents......................................................................................................43

5.4.3

Getting Started .............................................................................................................. 49

5.4.4

Self-Assessment ............................................................................................................ 50

5.5

Week 5: Using Microsoft Word Part 2 .................................................................................. 51

5.5.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 51

5.5.2

Manipulating Text ......................................................................................................... 52

5.5.3

Formatting Text............................................................................................................. 53

5.5.4

Working with Headers and Footers .............................................................................. 55

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Self-Assessment ............................................................................................................ 56

Week 6: Using Microsoft Word Part 3 .................................................................................. 57

5.6.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 57

5.6.2

Using Publishing Tools ..................................................................................................58

5.6.3

Proofing your document ............................................................................................... 58

5.6.4

Setting Tabs and Indents............................................................................................... 59

5.6.5

Working with Tables .....................................................................................................59

5.6.6

Working with Graphics.................................................................................................. 61

5.6.7

Merging Mail ................................................................................................................. 62

5.6.8

Self-Assessment ............................................................................................................ 63

5.7

Week 8: Using Microsoft Excel Part 1 ................................................................................... 64

5.7.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 64

5.7.2

Getting Started.............................................................................................................. 65

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Week 8: Using Microsoft Excel Part 2 ................................................................................... 69

5.8.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 69

5.8.2

Formulas and Functions ................................................................................................ 70

5.8.3

Modifying a Worksheet................................................................................................. 72 4

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Formatting a Worksheet ............................................................................................... 73

5.8.5

Self-Assessment ............................................................................................................ 75

5.9

Week 9: Using Microsoft PowerPoint Part 1 ........................................................................76

5.9.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 76

5.9.2

Getting Started.............................................................................................................. 76

5.9.3

Setting up the Presentation .......................................................................................... 81

5.9.4

Working with texts ........................................................................................................ 82

5.9.5

Self-Assessment ............................................................................................................ 84

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Week 10: Using Microsoft PowerPoint Part 2 ...................................................................... 85

5.10.1

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 85

5.10.2

Working with Objects....................................................................................................85

5.10.3

Enhancing your Presentation ........................................................................................ 87

5.10.4

Bringing it All Together ................................................................................................. 89

5.10.5

Self-Assessment ............................................................................................................ 89

References ....................................................................................................................................90

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1 About Damelin Damelin knows that you have dreams and ambitions. You are thinking about the future, and how the next chapter of your life is going to play out. Living the career you have always dreamed of takes some planning and a little bit of hard work, but the good news is that Damelin will be there with you every step of the way. We have been helping young people to turn their dreams into reality for over 70 years, so rest assured, you have our support. As South Africa’s premier education institution, we’re dedicated to giving you the education experience you need and have proven our commitment in this regard with a legacy of academic excellence that’s produced over 500 000 world – class graduates! Damelin alumni are redefining industry in fields ranging from Media to Accounting and Business, from Community Service to Sound Engineering. We invite you to join this storied legacy and write your own chapter in Damelin’s history of excellence in achievement. A Higher Education and Training (HET) qualification provides you with the necessary step in the right direction towards excellence in education and professional development.

2 Our Teaching and Learning Methodology Damelin strives to promote a learning-centred and knowledge-based teaching and learning environment. Teaching and learning activities primarily take place within academic programmes and guide students to attain specific outcomes. •

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A learning-centred approach is one in which not only lecturers and students, but all sections and activities of the institution work together in establishing a learning community that promotes a deepening of insight and a broadening of perspective with regard to learning and the application thereof. An outcomes-oriented approach implies that the following categories of outcomes are embodied in the academic programmes: Culminating outcomes that are generic with specific reference to the critical cross-field outcomes including problem identification and problem-solving, co-operation, selforganisation and self-management, research skills, communication skills, entrepreneurship and the application of science and technology. Empowering outcomes that are specific, i.e. the context specific competencies students must master within specific learning areas and at specific levels before they exit or move to a next level. Discrete outcomes of community service learning to cultivate discipline-appropriate competencies.

Damelin actively strives to promote a research culture within which a critical-analytical approach and competencies can be developed in students at undergraduate level. Damelin accepts that your learning is influenced by a number of factors, including their previous educational experience, their cultural background, their perceptions of particular learning tasks and assessments, as well as discipline contexts.

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We learn better when they are actively engaged in their learning rather than when they are passive recipients of transmitted information and/or knowledge. A learning-oriented culture that acknowledges individual student learning styles and diversity and focuses on active learning and our engagement, with the objective of achieving deep learning outcomes and preparing us for lifelong learning, is seen as the ideal. These principles are supported through the use of an engaged learning approach that involves interactive, reflective, cooperative, experiential, creative or constructive learning, as well as conceptual learning via online-based tools. Effective teaching-learning approaches are supported by: • •

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Well-designed and active learning tasks or opportunities to encourage a deep rather than a surface approach to learning. Content integration that entails the construction, contextualization and application of knowledge, principles and theories rather than the memorisation and reproduction of information. Learning that involves students building knowledge by constructing meaning for themselves. The ability to apply what has been learnt in one context to another context or problem. Knowledge acquisition at a higher level that requires self-insight, self-regulation and selfevaluation during the learning process. Collaborative learning in which students work together to reach a shared goal and contribute to one another’s learning at a distance. Community service learning that leads to collaborative and mutual acquisition of competencies in order to ensure cross cultural interaction and societal development. Provision of resources such as information technology and digital library facilities of a high quality to support an engaged teaching-learning approach. A commitment to give effect teaching-learning in innovative ways and the fostering of digital literacy. Establishing a culture of learning as an overarching and cohesive factor within institutional diversity. Teaching and learning that reflect the reality of diversity. Taking multi culturality into account in a responsible manner that seeks to foster an appreciation of diversity, build mutual respect and promote cross-cultural learning experiences that encourage students to display insight into and appreciation of differences.

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