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Learning Outcomes:: Course Description

This document is a syllabus for an introductory computing course. The course provides an overview of computing fields and components, including hardware, software, operating systems, and networking. It is a 5-unit course with both lecture and lab components. Learning outcomes include understanding computer components, operating systems, applications, and web development. Major outputs include reports, presentations, and a website demonstrating skills in hardware, operating systems, applications, and other topics. Students are evaluated based on attendance, quizzes, exams, projects, and attitude.

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Learning Outcomes:: Course Description

This document is a syllabus for an introductory computing course. The course provides an overview of computing fields and components, including hardware, software, operating systems, and networking. It is a 5-unit course with both lecture and lab components. Learning outcomes include understanding computer components, operating systems, applications, and web development. Major outputs include reports, presentations, and a website demonstrating skills in hardware, operating systems, applications, and other topics. Students are evaluated based on attendance, quizzes, exams, projects, and attitude.

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SYLLABUS

Subject: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING WITH KEYBOARDING


Course Code: CC 101
Type of Course: LECTURE / LABORATORY
Units: 5 UNITS (3 FOR LAB. AND 2 FOR LECTURE)
Prerequisite: NONE

Course Description:

This course provides an overview of the Computing Industry and Computing profession,
including Research and Application in different fields; an Appreciation of Computing in
different fields such as Biology, Sociology, Environment and Gaming; an Understanding of
ACM Requirements; an Appreciation of the history of Computing; a Knowledge of the Key
Components of Computer Systems (Organization and Architecture), Malware, Computer
Security, Internet and Internet protocols, HTML 4/5 and CSS.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

LO1. Identify and discuss the four main functions of computer hardware: input, processing,
output, and storage.
LO2. Identify and describe major hardware components.
LO3. Identify major steps in the historical development of computers and information systems
LO4. Identify, describe and use communications and networking terminology and technology to
include Internet operations and its uses
LO5. Describe the major operating system functions and demonstrate usage of operating system
services to include: disk management, file management, and memory management
LO6. Identify and discuss computer ethics and security issues
LO7. Demonstrate searching, validation, and evaluation of information found online and in
library databases
LO8 Identify, discuss and use important categories of application software: word processing,
spreadsheet, database management, and presentation graphics
LO9. Identify and discuss software development processes and programming languages
LO10. Create a Web site with HTML tags and post to a Web server

Student Learning Outcomes


Computer Hardware
Input/Output
a) Define the term hardware
b) Describe the different monitor and resolution types
c) Describe the use of the keyboard and other input devices
d) Describe various pointing devices (mouse, joystick, touchpad, stylus, or other)
e) Discuss different print technologies
f) Discuss the function of hardware ports (relevant legacy ports such as serial, parallel, firewire)
popular and latest ports being used on various platforms for video, audio, and general data (such
as USB, Thunderbolt, and HDMI)
g) Define CPU operations

Processing
a) Define the term CPU
b) Discuss the function of the motherboard
c) Discuss the processing speed/system clock
d) Discuss the function of the bus

Storage
a) Differentiate between the different types of storage (primary and secondary)
b) Describe types of storage (dynamic and persistent)
c) Define cloud storage and discuss its advantages and disadvantages
d) Describe the data storage hierarchy (Bits, Bytes, Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, and
Terabytes)
Communications Technologies
e) Describe LANS, WANS, and the Internet vs Intranet
f) Discuss Wireless VOIP, Broadband, cable, GPS, Bluetooth, and other relevant networks.
g) Define Client/Server and other architectures
h) Define the following terms and use the capabilities within the Internet - World Wide Web,
Uniform Resource Locator, Domain Names, File Transfer, common Protocols, ISPs, and Web
Hosting
i) Explain the operations of Web servers and browsers and compare various browsers
j) Explain how to evaluate a Web site for relevancy, bias and credibility
k) Discuss how Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, and podcasting can be
used to communicate and collaborate
l) Discuss social media sites and their advantages and disadvantages

Operating Systems
a) Define the term operating system and discuss major operating system functions.
b) Compare and contrast commonly used operating systems: Windows Unix/Linux Apple
c) Distinguish between system software and application software.
d) Distinguish between a command-based system and graphical user interface.
e) Discuss popular file types (MS Office, images, PDF, text files) and their association with
software programs
f) Identify and describe the parts and use of a window in a GUI.
g) Distinguish between active window and background items.
h) Demonstrate desktop management skills: Use themes, screen savers, backgrounds Use
Tiling, cascading
Use Short-cuts and icons Use Task bar, Quick Launch, Desktop menus
i) Demonstrate file management skills: Create and recognize valid file names and folders Use
find, copy, move, rename, delete files and folders Explain the deletion process and recovery
methods
j) Demonstrate how to navigate and select using GUI tools Use the operating system Help
system to find answers to questions about operations and command usage

Word Processing
a) Identify the significant components of the word processing interface
b) Use the Help system
c) Perform basic editing, text formatting, move, copy, and cut and paste functions
d) Use available view modes
e) Use essential save and backup options
f) Use print functions
g) Create headers and footers
h) Use document identification features such as embedded date, time and pagination in headers
and/or footers
i) Use document style features such as font styles, sizes, colors, margins, alignment, and
indentation
j) Use document context manipulation functions, such as find, search and replace, spell checker,
and a grammarian

Spreadsheets
a) Identify and explain the significant components of the spreadsheet interface
b) Use the Help system
c) Perform basic editing, data entry, move, copy, and cut and paste functions.
d) Perform basic insertion, deletion and modifications at the sheet/workbook level
e) Create, and use formulas
f) Use basic, built-in spreadsheet functions
g) Distinguish between relative and absolute addressing
h) Use relative and absolute addressing appropriately in a worksheet
i) Use essential formatting features, including data type, color, alignment, shading, and font
characteristics
j) Use print functions
k) Perform basic data representation using graphs and charts

Software Development
a) Define and discuss each step in the software development life cycle: Planning and Analysis
Design Coding Debugging and testing Deployment Maintenance Define open source vs. closed
source Discuss popular markup languages (such as XML and HTML) and popular programming
languages (such as Java)
Optional Topics

Specialized and Emerging Technologies


a) Decision and Group Decision Support Systems
b) Knowledge-based and Expert Systems
c) Artificial Intelligence
d) Learning Systems
e) Natural Language Processing
f) Neural networks
g) Search engine technologies
h) Robotics
i) Bioinformatics

MAJOR COURSE OUTPUS:

As evidence of attaining the above learning outcomes, students are required to do and submit the
following during the indicated dates of the term. The rubrics for these outputs are provided.

LEARNING REQUIRED OUTPUT DUE


OUTCOMES DATE
LO1 MCO1: A case report on the difference of the software,
hardware, processing and the storage, with the established
requirements.
LO2 MCO2: Computer hardware components are determined and
planned for instruction.
LO3 MCO3: Absolutely crucial that the students get the chance to
tell who they are and that they have a chance to say why they
are taking the course. Maybe a good additional question would
be to ask them if they have a computer at home.
LO4 MCO4: To have an output to be able to identify, describe and
use communications and networking terminology and
technology to include Internet operations and its uses by
creating a journal.
LO5 MCO5: Make a case report/journal on the major operating
system functions and demonstrate usage of operating system
services to include: disk management, file management, and
memory management.
LO6 MCO6: Make a program/simple program just to identify and
discuss and have some privacy in computer ethics and security
issues.
LO7 MCO7: make a journal/case report in demonstrating searching,
validation, and evaluation of information found online and in
library databases.
LO8 MCO8: Create a presentable PowerPoint presentation to
identify, discuss and use important categories of application
software: word processing, spreadsheet, database management,
and presentation graphics

LO9 MCO9: compilation of different programming languages just to


identify and discuss software development processes and
programming languages.
LO10 MCO10: Create a Web site with HTML tags and post to a Web
server.

GRADING SYSTEM

10% - ATTENDANCE
20% - QUIZES
30% - MAJOR EXAM
20% - PROJECT
20% - ATTITUDE
TOTAL – 100%

Prepared by: Noted by:

JOHN MARK E. LEOSALA MICHELLE T. NEMIŇO, MIT


Instructor Dean IT/TVET

Approved by:

DR. PACIENCIA M. MALAZARTE


School President

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