CERTIFICATE IN BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS Central Area, Central

Course details

What will I learn?

1. To be able to use Online Information Resources.
2. To be able to use Online Communication System.
3. To be able to use office word processing, presentation and spreadsheet tools to generate simple document and reports.

Entry Requirements

Camford International College is dedicated to providing superb higher education to outstanding students from all backgrounds. CIC qualifications are open to everyone who is at least 16 years old and above with a mediocre of English. The syllabus builds step-bystep and you will develop your knowledge and skills as you progress through the qualification.

Who should take this course?

This course is aimed at people who need sufficient knowledge of internet and online communication to make their work efficient. Learners will learn the basic understanding of creating office documents, and able to use effective software for look-up and instalment payment calculation. Many managerial or non managerial level people want to convey their strategies with their subordinates or clients or other group of people using efficient software, this course will provide effective guide lines for using such types of software.

How will I benefit from taking this course?

• Internet literacy.
• Basic understanding of creating office documents.
• The students will learn how to do layout of text, using different font and style, and graphics.
• They also learn how to create and format document.
• Basic understanding of creating spreadsheet.
• They also learn how to plot graphs and using some basic formula provided by the spreadsheet software.
• Basic understanding of creating presentation slides.
• Standard fonts formatting and slide animation/transition skills are covered in the lessons.
• The students will learn how to do layout of text and graphics in presentation.

To impart to learners the basic use of electronic storage media for sharing resources and the use of software tools and machines, the identification and resolution of workplace, related problems with software tools and the use of common computer applications – email communication system, office word processing and spreadsheet tools to generate simple document and reports.

Course Outline

The certificate series consists of the (20) areas listed below, totalling approximately 8 hours of learning.

• Word Processing
  1. Working with Office Button
  2. Working with Documents
  3. Text and Paragraph Editing
  4. Working with Graphics and Table
  5. Printing the documentation
• Spreadsheet
  1. Creating and Navigating a Worksheet
  2. Managing and Formatting Worksheet
  3. Formula and Functions
  4. Chart and Graphics
• Presentaiton Graphics
  1. Working with Slides
  2. Adding Animation to the Slides
  3. Working with Slide Transitions
  4. Using different Themes
  5. Printing the Presentations
  6. Working with Charts & Graphics
• Electronics Communication Skills
  1. Using of Web to browse selected sites
  2. Storing of files and setting up of file folders
  3. Creating user accounts
  4. Login and Logout of user accounts
  5. Using of Email – concepts of to, cc and bcc and file attachment

How will I be assessed?

The assessment will be attendance-based criteria. At the end of the course, those who meet 75% attendance will be issued the Certificate of Attendance and Letter of Certification.