Intro

1. “Computerliteracycanbe definedfromtwovantage points,eachof whichisinformedbyadynamic
mixture of skillsthatare neededtoaccessandmanipulate digitallyencodedinformation.Foran
individual,itsimplymeansbeingable touse the computer asa meanstoan end.”Beekman,George.
(1999).
Thismodule isdesignedtoequipthe learner withbasicbutcritical computerskills.AsInformation
and CommunicationTechnologypermeatesall workenvironments,basiccomputerskillshave
become one of the requirementsthatorganizationsexpecttheiremployeestopossess.
Thiscourse is designedtoprovide studentswithboththeoretical andpractical knowledge.
Technologyisbecomingthe strongestfactorshapingthe educational landscape today.Some schools
are showingsupportforincreasedlevelsof technologyinthe classroombyprovidinghardware such
as laptops,internetconnectivity,andimplementingprogramsdesignedtoimprove computer
literacyfor

2. Outline
Topic Overview LearningObjectives
Introduction
to computers
Thisis a theoretical introductiontocomputersandcomputing.Thissectionis
targetedmainlyatstudentswhomaybe usinga computerfor the veryfirsttime
Theylearnthe propernamesof all important componentsaswell asimportant
definitions.
 Students to learn what components a
computer consists of (Hardware/Software)
 Studentstolearntoname define some of the
most important components.
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.