Introduction

1. “Computerliteracycanbe definedfromtwovantage points,eachof whichisinformedbyadynamic
mixture of skillsthatare neededtoaccessandmanipulate digitallyencodedinformation.Foran
individual,itsimplymeansbeingable touse the computer asa meanstoan end.”Beekman,George.
(1999).
The ComputerLiteracymodule isdesignedtoequipyou(the learner) withbasicbutcritical
computerskills.Fromthe onset,youwill needtouse some of the applicationsandtechniques
includedinthismodule todoyouracademicworke.g.MicrosoftOffice Word,searchenginesand
file management.AsInformationandCommunicationTechnologypermeatesall workenvironments,
basiccomputerskillshave become one of the requirementsthatorganizationsexpecttheir
employeestopossess.
Thiscourse is designedtoprovide studentswithboththeoretical andpractical knowledge.

2. Course Outline
Topic Topic LearningObjectives
Introduction
to computers
Thisis a theoretical introductiontocomputersandcomputing.Thissectionis
targetedmainlyatstudentswhomaybe usinga computerfor the veryfirsttime.
Studentslearnaboutthe componentsthatconstitute acomputer.Theylearnthe
propernamesof all importantcomponentsaswell asimportantdefinitions.
 Students to learn what components a
computer consists of (Hardware/Software
etc)
 Studentstolearntoname define some of the
most important components.
 Students to learn about the different
categories of computers.
 Students to learn the importance of
computers in businesses and elsewhere.
File
Management
Thissectionconsistsof a theoretical lectureandpractical component.Onthe
theorysection,studentsare introducedtothe conceptof electronicfilesand
documents.Theylearnaboutstorage devices,storage pathsandstorage
capacities.
 Students to learn what files, folders and
recordsare.Studentstolearnthe correctway
to name files and folders and to organize
them.
 Students will learn to choose a storage area
or device in which to save. They will learn
aboutfile pathswithregardto storage areas.
 Students will learn about file extensions and
file sizes/storage sizes.