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MICRONET INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE BDTVEC HIGHER PRE NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN COMPUTING Software Applications Full Time Intake 24 September 22 February COURSE LECTURER : Basilissa Chin Min Yii EMAIL :

21 COURSE STATUS : Essential LEARNING TIME : 180 hours COURSE SCHEDULE : Refer to your Timetable COURSE HOURS : 9 hours per week COURSE VENUE : Refer to your Timetable COURSE ASSESSMENT : All

1 MICRONET INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE BDTVEC HIGHER PRE NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN COMPUTING Software Applications Full Time Intake 24 September 22 February COURSE LECTURER : Basilissa Chin Min Yii basilissachin.micronet@gmail.com OFFICE PHONE : ext. 21 COURSE STATUS : Essential LEARNING TIME : 180 hours COURSE SCHEDULE : Refer to your Timetable COURSE HOURS : 9 hours per week COURSE VENUE : Refer to your Timetable COURSE ASSESSMENT : All In-course Assessments Base (100%) Assignment 1 - Skill Area 210 (25%) Assignment 2 - Skill Area 212 (25%) Assignment 3 - Skill Area 213 (25%) Assignment 4 - Skill Area 214 (25%) GRADING OF UNITS ATTENDANCE COURSE REQUIREMENT : 85% to 100% - D for Distinction : 65% to 84% - M for Merit : 50% to 64% - P for Pass : 0% to 49% - R for Referral : Student must maintain a minimum attendance of 85% at any time during the programme : Microsoft Office 2007 Words, Power Point, Excel, and Publisher; Adobe Photoshop CS5 Window Movie Makers Audacity

2 COURSE DESCRIPTION Software application enables students to learn the practical means of using a variety of software applications. Exposing them into getting to know how to use different kinds of applications will enable the students to use them in assignments and for future use. On completion of this unit, students will be able to create and develop documents and presentation required of the application environment. This will also show their ability to work individually or in a team in the producing documents or presentation. With such gained skills, this will thus encourage students to expand creativity and knowledge in knowing how to use the applications and further improve their software application skills. AIMS 1. To identify the users and understand the variety of application software used in the office. 2. To gain experience in using a variety of application software. 3. To develop skills effectively evaluating which is the most appropriate application packages to be used in the office. 4. To identify the functions and purposes of the computer productivity tools. 5. To realize the scope, influence and potential of computers in the office. ASSESSMENT Assessment will be criteria-based and in accordance with the current BDTVEC Certification and Assessment Policy Guidelines. There should be four continuous assessments. Skill Areas 210, 212, 213, and 214 will be integrated in any of the four assessments. Approach Weighting Description In-course Assignment 100% Consisting of 4 assignments that cover all the skills that are to be gained throughout the course. Base Assignment 1 Skill Area 210 (25%) Assignment 2 Skill Area 212 (25%) Assignment 3 Skill Area 213 (25%) Assignment 4 Skill Area 214 (25%)

3 EXPECTATIONS & HOW TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN THIS COURSE Understanding the Software application skills requires repetitive knowledge, dedication and practice. In other words, it will NOT be sufficient to repeat the topics in one night just before the exams. There are some small points that might help to increase your success in this course: Attend the lectures: The easiest way to follow the topics and capture the crucial points is attending the lectures. In the lectures, we will cover the topics in the most compact way, which you can rarely cover by yourself. Read: The slide provides enough information to be successful in this course. However, to go beyond the limits of this, read anything that you find related to the topics that are going to be covered during the lectures. It is best to read other resources to be better equipped in the future. Get prepared: In order to follow the topics in the lectures successfully, you have to be prepared for the lecture. Read the next chapter thoroughly and prepare questions where you need some advice. If you cannot find enough time to read the slides, and then at least scan it. Print those slides as handouts and bring them to the lectures, so that you can take notes directly on the slides. Do many exercises: The only way to improve your language and communication skills is by experience. In order to gain that experience, you have to do many exercises. At the end of each unit you will find several exercises that cover the topics in that unit. Read those exercises and attempt these questions. Homework: Practice makes perfect. By doing homework, you will further understand the subject matter and is a good training ground as a good preparation for the assignments and exams.

4 COURSE OUTLINE Week 1 24 September Week 2 1st October Week 3 8 October Registration of students and orientation week USE PERSONAL COMPUTER AND OPERATING SYSTEM 1. Introduce Personal Computers Familiarise with the computer facilities in the computer laboratory Discuss different office application software 2. Use different types of operating system and its features Identify various types of operating systems Examine the features of several stand-alone operating systems Perform the basic functions of an operating systems o Create and delete directory o Copy, move and delete files o Search for files USE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY 1. Use a browser for research Familiarise with the environment of the selected browser Explore different search engine: Boolean search Explore suitable web sites related to the field of study 2. Use an software Identify different types of software Familiarise with the environment of a selected software Create an account Compose, send and receive s Attach and retrieve files via s Week 4 15 October 210 USE A WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE 1. Create formatted documents Familiarise with the selected software environment o Use appropriate functions to open, retrieve, print, save and exit software Produce formatted documents o o o Load and exit the word processing software Enter and edit text in the document To different version of the same word processing software Using different security options Retrieve the saved document

5 Week 5 22 October Week 6 29 October Create formatted documents Format texts of documents o Apply character formatting to the document: font, font size, font style, highlight o Apply paragraph formatting to document: alignment, spacing, indenting, pagination, add and remove borders, indenting, pagination, add and remove borders and shading to paragraphs o Apply page formatting: margins, orientation, paper size, header/footer, page numbers o Create bulleted, numbered and outline-numbered list o Create multiple column documents o Apply page and column break accordingly Create table o Insert table in a document with multiple columns and rows o Edit table properties add and remove borders and shade cells o Split and merge cells o Format table properties Change table alignment Change row size Apply row options Change column size Change cell alignment o Apply simple formula to columns/rows o Insert captions for table Apply styles with different levels of headings: o Format the different levels of Heading in order to distinguish them from one another o Insert Table of Contents into the document Assignment 1 release at 25 th October 25% 1. Create formatted documents Use appropriate tools to check spelling, grammar and thesaurus o Print formatted documents o Print the document to a specific printer 2. Include graphic into documents Insert graphics into documents: Clipart, WordArt Text box, AutoShapes and other graphic files Format the objects and its layout

6 Week 7 5 November Week 8 12 November Week 9 19 November Include graphic into documents Insert captions for graphics Insert border to pages Convert/retrieve the documents to from other file formats 3. Use mail-merge features Create main document Create data source Perform mail-merge Assignment 1 due at 10 th November 25% USE A PRESENTATION SOFTWARE 1. Create a presentation Familiarize with the selected software environment Use the graphical interface: ribbon, office button, mini toolbar and quick access buttons Recognize all the different views of a presentation Insert and position different objects into the presentational slides: text, graphics, charts, and tables 1. Create a presentation Preview the presentation Print the presentation with different options 2. Modify a presentation design Apply different slides design, slide layout, colour scheme Insert header and footer 2. Modify a presentation design Edit the slide master Week November Enhance a presentation Apply slide transitions Apply simple custom animation and sound Set up the slides show Link slides USE A SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE 1. Created formatted spreadsheets Familiarize with the selected software environment o Use Office buttons, Common Toolbars or Ribbons o Distinguish the terms worksheet, cell, cell address, active cell, range of cells

7 Week 11 3 December Week December USE A SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE 1. Created formatted spreadsheets Produce spreadsheets using file and edit operations o Load and exit the spreadsheet software o Enter and edit various types of data in the spreadsheet: values (numbers ) and text o Save and retrieve the spreadsheet Assignment 2 release at 3 rd December 25% 1. Created formatted spreadsheets Format data o Apply cell formatting: font, font size, font style, highlight, alignment, numbers, currency, date/time o Use AutoFill: automatically entering data in a series o Apply conditional formatting: set conditions to control change of font style, font colour and background colour o Apply page formatting: margins, orientation, paper size, header/footer, page numbering Print the formatted spreadsheet o Set print area o Fit into one page o Print selected sheets (pages) Week December Week December Use Formulae and built-in function Apply simple formulae: addition, multiplication, division and exponentiation 2. Use Formulae and built-in function Apply the different built-in sum, count, average, now, minimum, maximum, mode, mean, median and standard deviation Apply Logical Function o Simple IF o Nested IF Apply Lookup and References function: Vlookup or Hlookup Assignment 2 due on 20 th December 25% SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

8 Week December Week 16 7 January Week January Week January Create Charts Create different types of chart o Column o Bar o Line o Pies Generate waveforms for basic mathematical functions Format the charts with label, legend, title data labels, background colours and graphics Create charts using non-adjacent data series Print formatted charts Use a Desktop Publishing Software 1. Introduce desktop publishing concept Explain the desktop publishing concept Explain the different stages involved in producing a publication 2. Create a simple publication Familiarise with the software environment o Use the graphical interface: ribbon, office button, mini toolbar, task pane and quick access buttons o Perform basic file operation: open, save and close a publication Assignment 3 release at 8th January 25% 2. Create a simple publication Create a publication using the wizard o Select publication type: name-card, newsletter or invitation card o Select the design from the template: layout and colour schemes Select the design from the template: layout and colour schemes 2. Create a simple publication Modify the publication o Add/edit/delete/text and image o Rearrange objects o Linking the text flow Preview the publication

9 Week January Enhance a publication Modify the text appearance: font styles, size and format Insert table: edit border line style and shading cells Modify the graphics colour: greyscale, black & white, washout or recolor Print the publication with different options Assignment 3 due at 22 nd January 25% Use Multimedia Software 1. Explain the fundamentals of multimedia Define multimedia Categorise multimedia elements Author multimedia Identify the modes of delivery of multimedia products: CD-ROM, DVD and Internet Identify the use of multimedia in various applications Week 20 4 February Week February Week February Produce text files Identify the types of text: display & bullet text, paragraph text and scrolling text Select fonts and point sizes Select types and text format: plain text and rich text Assignment 4 release at 2 nd February 25% 3. Product graphic files Discuss graphics categories: bitmap and vector Identify digital image formats: bitmap, vector and compressed Acquire graphics through various means SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 4. Produce audio files Identify various types of audio format Experiment the process of recording and editing digital sound Acquire audio files though various means Assignment 4 due at 20 th February 25%

10 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS & SEMESTER BREAKS a) Hari Raya Aidil Adha* 26 October (Friday) b) Islamic New Year* 15 November (Thursday) c) Christmas Day 25 December (Tuesday) d) New Year's Day 1 January (Tuesday) e) Maulidur Rasul (The Prophet's Birthday) 24 January (Thursday) f) Chinese New Year 10 February (Sunday) & 11 February (Monday) g) National Day 23 February (Saturday) Notes: * These dates are subject to change anytime necessary

Business Computer Applications (BCIS 1305) Online. Credit: 3 semester credit hours (3 hours lecture)

1 Business Computer Applications (BCIS 1305) Online Credit: 3 semester credit hours (3 hours lecture) Prerequisite/Co-requisite: Complete the Online Orientation and answer yes to 7+ questions on the Online