CPIT 100

Course Name

Course Code

Computer Skills

CPIT 100

Prerequisite

Credit Units

Theory

Practice

Training

Credit

1

0

3

3

Course Description

This course aims to provide the students with advanced skills to operate and make use of a personal computer in different environments such as in academia, in business, and at home. The course introduces the students to the main concepts and terminologies of information technology, and equipped them with the knowledge to administer one of widely/used operating systems. The course also aims to provide the students with the practical skills to utilize an office productivity package for different purposes. The course will prepare the students to new learning methodologies, namely distance learning and e/learning. The delivery of the course contents will be based on a hands/on approach.

Course Contents

•  Introduction to information Technology
• Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows© )
• Word Processing (Microsoft Word©)
• Data Sheets (Microsoft Excel©)
• Databases (Microsoft Access©)
• Presentations (Microsoft Power Point©)
• Internet (Microsoft IE©)
• E/Mails (Microsoft Outlook©)
• E/Learning and Distance Learning

Course Outcomes

 Upon finishing this course, the student should :

• Understand all the basic concepts of information technology and its related terminologies.  
• Have the advanced skills developed for the use of office productivity packages.
• The ability to search through the Internet effectively.
• The ability to fully utilize an e/mail service.
• Knowledge of e/learning and distance education systems and how they work and their benefits.

References

• "Computer Skills" Prepared by Computer Skills Unit and IT College King AbduAziz University.