NAME OF MODULE COMPUTER APPLICATION 1
MODULE CODE DHIM112
ACADEMIC STAFF
RATIONALE To provide students with proficiency level of computer application tools for business
environments
SEMESTER & YEAR Year 1 / Semester 1
STUDENT LEARNING Face to Face Self-Directed Learning & Research
TIME (SLT) Lecture Tutorial Practical Independent Research & Peer
learning Learning
28 28 40 24
TOTAL SLT 56 64
CREDIT VALUE 3.00 Credit Hours (3 credits * 40 notional hours = 120 hours of total student learning time)
NOTATIONAL HRS 120 Hours/Semester
PREREQUISITE None
OBJECTIVES The objective of this module is to:
Understand the concepts and the operating systems and its interfaces
Appreciate the role of IT as problem-solving tool.
Understand the usage of business productivity software for business application
Be able to use the common word processing packages, electronic sheet and the
use of presentation tools
LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of this subject, students are able to:
Knowledge
Understand the basic concepts and usage of Operating systems
Understand basic functions of Disk Operating System & Command prompts
Appreciate Graphical User Interface
Understand the usage of business productivity software for business application
Practical Skills
Able to customize computer desktop
Able to use basic Disk Operating Commands
Use productivity software to handle business related documents
Social Skills and responsibility
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Ethics, professionalism and humanities
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Communication , leadership and team skills
Able to use communication and presentation tools to present ideas and concepts
Scientific methods, critical thinking and problem solving skills
Able to use spreadsheet analysis for simple business calculation and data
analysis.
Able to do simple problem solving
Lifelong learning and information management
Able to self-learn current and future technology and its trends.
Able to perform basic data manipulation for business decisions
Entrepreneurship and managerial skills
Able perform business analysis with data provided.
Enable to make simple decision making based on the data analysis.
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS Students will be familiar with fundamentals of business operating tools such as basic
operating system and user interfaces, word processing, spreadsheet application presentation
tools. This knowledge and skills can be applied to other subjects’ matters while doing
assignment and presentation.
TEACHING-LEARNING Teaching-Learning Methods
STRATEGY The primary teaching and learning methods include lectures and lab sessions to ensure the
theoretical and practical objectives of the syllabus are obtained. The lab work will
concentrate on applying the student-centered learning techniques.
Assessment Strategy.
The main assessment is the practical and final examination which is given to assess the
proficiency level of computer application and the familiarity with the office applications such
as word processing tools, spreadsheet tools and presentation tools.
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ASSESSMENT METHODS Coursework 30%
& TYPES Practical Assignment 30%
Final Examination 40%
JUMLAH 100%
MAPPING MODULE TO Refer to Appendix 1
PROGRAM AIMS
MAPPING MODULE TO The mapping of this module learning outcomes to the program learning outcome is shown in
PROGRAM LEARNING the table below :-
OUTCOMES / Knowledge
/ Practical skills
Social skills and responsibilities
Ethics, professionalism and humanities
/ Communication, leadership and team skills
/ Scientific methods, critical thinking and problem solving skills
/ Lifelong learning and information management
/ Entrepreneurship and managerial skills
MODE OF DELIVERY Lecture and Lab Session
Lecture, Tutorial,
Workshop, Seminar, etc
SYNOPSIS The students learns to create, format and proof read document files. Label creation, tables,
borders and features like Mail merge are discussed. Data types, formats, functions, formulas,
macros, printing and concepts like linking worksheets are discussed. The student learns to
create presentation slides. The student learns to simple graphic to enhance handout and
brochures
CONTENT OUTLINE OF THE MODULE AND THE STUDENT LEARNING TIME PER TOPIC
Face to Face Self-
CONTENT OUTLINE Directed
LECTURE TUTORIA PRACTICAL Learning &
L Research
Introduction to Operating System and Windows Environment
The Windows User Interface 4 4 13
Exploring & Organizing Files and Folders
Naming, Duplicating, Moving, Deleting Files and Folders
Creating Shortcuts
Windows Accessories
DOS Fundamentals
Introduction To Ms DOS as an applications 6 6 13
Command Prompt
Disk Organization
DOS Commands
File Commands of DOS
Wildcards ? and * commands
Word Processing Tools
Document Window 6 6 13
Manipulating Document
Viewing and Formatting Documents
Proofreading and Printing Documents
Mail merge, Labels and envelopes
Working with tables and borders
2
Spreadsheet Tools
Navigating Worksheets 6 6 13
Entering data and formatting cells
Inserting and Deleting rows and columns
Finding and Replacing data
Formatting worksheets
Using Formulas and Functions
Using macros
Printing, Linking and Embedding data
Working with data queries / Filtering data
Sorting data
Working with graphs
Presentation Graphics Tools
Power point presentation screen 6 6 12
Creating New presentation
Entering and Editing data
Enhancing a presentations
Inserting objects in presentation
Working with Objects
Formatting Animations and Sounds into a Presentation
Printing the Presentation
Running a Slide Show On-Screen
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS 28 28 64
MAIN REFERENCES Discovering Computers and Microsoft® Office 2010: A Fundamental Combined
BOOKS Approach. ISBN: 0-538-47393-2
Computers (international Edition) by Larry Long & Nancy Long - Prentice Hall (7th
Edition). ISBN: 0-13-083190-5
ADDITIONAL Performing with Computer Applications: Personal Information Manager, Word
REFERENCE BOOKS Processing, Desktop Publishing, Spreadsheets, Databases, Presentations,
Internet, and Web Design. By Iris Blanc.
Performing with Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory by Iris Blanc and Cathy Vento
Discovering Computers, Introductory: Your Interactive Guide to the Digital World
ISBN: 1-111-53048-3
OTHER ADDITIONAL Related Magazines, Internet Sites, Newspapers, Video, Movie, CD-Rom, Other Related web-
INFORMATION sites
