Week 2

Main points on lecture

• PC’s are commonly used to achieve such tasks as: file handling, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, internet access, e-mails and view PDF’s.
• With these tasks that we undertake require specific knowledge and skills: General skills that apply to use most pc applications, using the appropriate application to complete the task and knowledge of how to perform specific tasks within a specific application.
• In this unit students must have knowledge on file management this includes using windows explorer have a good understanding of files & folders (directories) structure, ZIP technologies, file compression, naming conventions and windows commands.
• Word processing: The program that is used is Microsoft word, within this program students should be able to use formatting & styles, document mapping, working with templates, inserting images and inserting & formatting tables and other objects.
• Creating / editing spreadsheets this is done through Microsoft excel, students must learn how to use formatting & styles, column/row record keeping, data types (numbers, text, currency etc), formulae & functions e.g: sum, average etc, multiple records keeping and graphs & charts representation of records.
• Students must be able to create presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Internet browsing/surfing this is done through internet explorer or Netscape and Firefox.
• Sending & Receiving e-mail
• Viewing PDF’s
• Listening/ watching audio & video: windows media player, Winamp and RealPlayer.
• Viewing & editing graphic files: MS Photo editor, MSPaint and Adobe photoshop.
• Other useful tasks and applications: image file management – ACDSee and screen capture – snaglt
• For this course students will need and will acquire: word processing and presentation skills to develop well presented assignments, e-mail skills to communicate effectively wit your lecturer, tutorial leader and other students, internet/browser skills that will allow you to; use blackboard to access course material, search the world-wide web effectively, and create and manage a learning log (in the form of an on-line Blog)
• Knowledge regarding various applications and their use in specific tasks, inc; endnote (electronic management of references).
  

Main points I gained from this lecture

• Why computers are useful to help us out with simple tasks and how they are used.
• What the commonly used icons are to help us out with saving and other used functions.
  

Workshop
I have to create two tasks in this workshop MS word and MS Excel. I have to put them into photo bucket and then paste them into my Blog to prove that I can do them.

Week 1 upc0004

Main points on lecture

• Within the first few weeks all students should get familiar with the ECU website and the campus.
• The upc0004 unit is a project based course that contains accessing knowledge through library and information & communication technology. This is to aim to use recourses from a Varity of sources to research.
• After this course has finished students should be able to use ECU web enrolment, email, learning management systems, produce a range of documents of university standard using common computer applications.
• Course structure, there are six modules and they are using computers, communications, information management, research strategies, building knowledge and social & ethical issues.
• Assessments, there are 3 tasks and they are Assignment 1: learning log (40%), Assignment 2: group assignment (30%) and Exam (30%)
• Student Responsibilities, students should attend lectures, attend tutorials/workshops, complete all workshops (as part of Assessment 1), know ECU plagiarism policy, check ECU email regularly and log-on blackboard regularly.
• These days pc’s have become essential tools for business, personal productivity, and leisure.
• Required & Acquired skills: basic understanding of windows OS, knowledge and experience with MS office applications and to understand the ECU website and all the helpful recourses.
• Equipment needed, a working myECU profile, a thumb-drive, a working ECU email account and internet access from home is preferable.
  

Five main points I gained from the lecture

• A course outline.
• Student responsibility’s
• The equipment to complete the course
• How to set up a Blogger account
• How to set up a photobucket account
  

Workshop

I had to open up a Blogger account from www.blogger.com so I can make a journal of each weeks lecture. This is to my benefit so at the end of the course I have recorded in my own words each lecture. I had to open an Imageshack account from www.photobucket.com so that I can import images into my Blogger account if necessary. We learnt about screen shots. This is just getting up on screen the page/picture you want in your Blogger account and then hit the print screen button then open it in an MS program and saving it a JPG.