التاريخ: 16/9/2007



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Philadelphia University

Faculty of Information Technology

Department of Computer Science

First Semester, 2007/2008

|Course Syllabus |

|Course code:710101 |Course Title: Computer Skills (1) |

|Course prerequisite (s) and/or corequisite (s):None |Course Level: Year1 |

|Credit hours: 3 |Lecture Time: |

| | |Academic Staff Specifics | | |

|E-mail Address |Office Hours |Office Number and Location |Rank |Name |

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Course module description:

Introduction to computer systems and practical use of software packages. Introduction, MS-DOS,

MS-Windows, WinWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet.

Course module objectives:

This module aims to introduce students to Computer Systems: hardware and software: operating systems (MS-DOS), user interfaces (MS-Windows), and different packages (WinWord, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet).

Course/ module components

• Books (title , author (s), publisher, year of publication)

الحاسوب والبرمجيات الجاهزة

مهارات الحاسوب Computer Skills

تأليف : د. محمد بلال الزعبي ، د. احمد الشرايعة، د. منيب قطيشات و اخرون.

دار وائل للنشر

• Support material (s) (vcs, acs, etc).

• Study guide (s) (if applicable)

• Homework and laboratory guide (s) if (applicable).

Teaching methods:

30 hours Lectures and Laboratory (2 per week) + 15 hours Example sessions (1 per

week) Lectures, discussion groups, tutorials, problem solving, debates, etc.

Learning outcomes:

• Knowledge and understanding

• Be able to understand the principles of computers systems including architecture, software tools, and Communication and Networks. (A)

• Cognitive skills (thinking and analysis).

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• Communication skills (personal and academic).

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• Practical and subject specific skills (Transferable Skills).

• Be able to use a word processing package to produce a written technical report.

• Be able to use spreadsheet (EXCEL) software to design a sheet and draw a Chart.

• Be able to design and present a lecture using Microsoft Power Point.

• Be able to link more than one application under windows.

• Be able to use the Internet browsers to create an e-mail and use the search engines.

Assessment instruments

• Short reports and/ or presentations, and/ or Short research projects

• Quizzes.

• Home works

• Final examination: 50 marks

|Allocation of Marks |

|Mark |Assessment Instruments |

|15% |First examination |

|15% |Second examination |

|50% |Final examination: 50 marks |

|20% |Reports, research projects, Quizzes, Home works, Projects |

|100% |Total |

Documentation and academic honesty

• Documentation style (with illustrative examples)

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• Protection by copyright

• Avoiding plagiarism.

Course/module academic calendar

| |Basic and support material to be covered |Homework/reports and their due dates |

|week | | |

|(1) |1. Introduction | |

| |Definition of Computer, Hardware: CPU, Memory, I/O | |

| |devices. | |

| |Software: System Software (operating system (OS), | |

| |Utilities). | |

|(2) |Application Software (WinWord, Excel, Power Point, | |

| |Etc..).. | |

| |Types of Computers (Mainframes, Workstations, PCs). | |

| |Computer Uses (Banking, Medicine, Accounting, Airline | |

| |Reservation, etc…). | |

|(3) |2. MS-WINDOWS | |

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| |Windows desktop (icons, My Computer, Task bar, | |

| |customizing Windows), Files and folders (create, copy, | |

| |move, rename, delete, find), | |

|(4) |Accessories (paint, calculator), Windows Explorer | |

| |Tutorial 1 | |

| |3. INTERNET | |

| |Concepts and definitions (networks, interconnected | |

| |networks, Internet, links, web pages, home pages, | |

| |browsers, Internet site, IP address) | |

| |Main Internet services (e-mail , www) | |

| |How to make an Internet connection | |

| |Microsoft Internet Explorer | |

| |Search engines (definition) | |

|(5) |Continue Internet: | |

| |How to search for a specific item (using the address, | |

| |using search engines, moving between linked pages and | |

| |sites) | |

| |How to create an e-mail account | |

|(6) |4. WinWord | |

|First examination |Int:roduction (Title bar, main Menu bar, Tool bars, | |

| |Editor) | |

| |Editing (fonts, size, colors, attributes, cut, copy, | |

| |paste, find, replace, go to, new, open, close, exit, | |

| |save, save as, page setup,). | |

|(7) |Continue the last week editing: | |

| |Print preview, print, spell checking, advanced options. | |

| |Equations | |

|(8) |Tables.Tutorial 2 | |

|(9) |Insertion (images, symbols, Clip Art, WordArt) & | |

| |Drawing.Customizing Tool bars | |

|(10) |Review (general examplefor word ) | |

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| |5. Introduction to spreadsheets & Format. ( EXCEL) | |

| |Introduction to Spreadsheets (Sheets, Cell, Column, Raw,| |

| |Address) | |

| |Menus | |

| |File (New, Open, Close, Save, Save as, Page Setup, | |

| |Print) | |

| |Edit (Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear, Delete) | |

|(11) |View (Toolbars, Formula Bar, Header and Footer) | |

|Second examination |Insert (Cells, Rows, Columns) | |

| |Format (Cells, Row (Hide, Unhide), Column (Hide, | |

| |Unhide)) | |

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| |Expression & Functions(Math, Statistical, Logical) | |

| |Expressions (+, -, *, /) | |

|(12) |Functions | |

| |Math (Sum, Sumif) | |

| |Statistical (Average, Max, Min, Count, Countif) | |

| |Logical (If, And, Or) | |

|(13) |Charts | |

| |Data menu (Sorting and Auto Filtering) | |

| |Review (general example) | |

|(14) |6. POWER POINT | |

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| |Introduction (notion of presentation, notion of slide) | |

| |Presentation (Create, Open, Close, Save, Page Setup, | |

| |Print Preview, Print) | |

| |Working with slides (New Slide, Slide Layout, Duplicate | |

| |Slide, Delete Slide, Move Slide) | |

| |View Menu (Slide, Slide Sorter, Notes Page) | |

| |Running and controlling Slide Show | |

| |Tutorial 3 | |

|(15) |Creating animated presentations (examples of Slide | |

|Specimen examination |Transition and Slide Animation) | |

|(Optional) |Review (general example) | |

|(16) |Tutorial 4 | |

|Final Examination | | |

Expected workload:

On average students need to spend 2 hours of study and preparation for each 50-minute lecture/tutorial.

Attendance policy:

Absence from lectures and/or tutorials shall not exceed 15%. Students who exceed the 15% limit without a medical or emergency excuse acceptable to and approved by the Dean of the relevant college/faculty shall not be allowed to take the final examination and shall receive a mark of zero for the course. If the excuse is approved by the Dean, the student shall be considered to have withdrawn from the course.

Module references

Books

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Journals

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Websites

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