Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law

Department of Business Information Systems

Module Name: Computer Applications and Packages

Module Code: BIS1241

Lecturer: V. Netshirando

Corse Outline

(Second Semester)

2022

1. PURPOSE OF THE MODULE

Computers have become such an important part of human lives as we are continuing moving into digital world, and they are being used in almost every sector to
enhance way of operating. Both public and private sectors are now relying on computer for storage, processing and other computations for their daily operations.
Because of this, it has become increasingly important for every individual willing to pursue a career in business to have basic computer skills. This course will
enable the students to understand basic I.T concepts and further helps them to develop necessary skills to use digital devices such as computers. Through
hands on interaction with some of the commonly used office applications software, students will learn to appreciate the power of computers in solving business
problems. Students will also gain skills in identifying the various functions of applications software available and their effective utilization in businesses and other
organisations.
LEARNING OUTCOMES

Having completed this course successfully, the student should:

● Be familiar with the use of computers as a prime tool in solving of common problems within various facets of business and the society.

● Understand the generic principles both of computer software packages and of computer usage as applied directly to common situations.

● Comprehend and apply the procedures, functions and processes of the computer software packages covered in the course.
● Identify common computer hardware and software utilized in business.

● Understand emerging technologies and trends in I.T.

● Understand basic cybersecurity concept and e-commerce.

3. TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD

Electronic means of enhancing teaching and learning is encouraged: Use of Power point and E-learning platforms

1. Knowledge is developed through

● Participation in lectures, tutorials and workshops
● Directed and general reading
● Primary and secondary research
2. Thinking skills are developed through
● Successful completion of set assessment tasks
● Self-appraisal and self-evaluation
● Critical evaluation of concepts, assumptions, arguments and data
3. Practical skills are developed through

● Use of an operating system such as windows 10 and others available.

● use of general IT applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, presentation package, database package, outlook, browsers, etc.

4. Skills for life and work (general skills) are developed through
● working in groups to complete work set, such as presentations
● managing time to complete assessments by deadlines

● Lectures, Tutorials/practical/assessments and other activities

● Use of overhead projector/Power point and all available e-learning platforms.

4. ASSESSMENT METHOD

4.1 Summative assessment : Semester examination

4.2 Formative assessment : Assignments and Tests/Activities (online and physical)

4.3. Examination Format : Multiple Choice.

5. CURRICULUM

5.1 PRESCRIBED TEXT BOOK

ECDL Foundation Approved Courseware Module 1 to 7, and

Other Microsoft learning materials available on internet.

5.2 MODULE CONTENTS

Concepts of Information Technology (IT): HARDWARE, NPUT/OUTPUT PORTS, COMPUTER PERFORMANCE, MEMORY AND STORAGE, INPUT DEVICES, OUTPUT DEVICES, INPUT

AND OUTPUT, DEVICES, SOFTWARE CONCEPTS, NETWORK TYPES, DATA TRANSFER, ICT IN EVERYDAY LIFE, ELECTRONIC WORLD, COMMUNICATION, VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES,

HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, SECURITY, IDENTITY/AUTHENTICATION, DATA, SECURITY, VIRUSES, LEGAL ISSUES, COPYRIGHT, SITE LICENSES, DATA PROTECTION,

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Using the Computer & Managing Computer Files: A FIRST LOOK AT WINDOWS 10 THE WINDOWS DESKTOP, APPLICATIONS, FILES, FOLDERS AND DISKS, MANIPULATING
FOLDERS, MANIPULATING FILES, FILE COMPRESSION, SEARCHING FOR DATA, VIRUSES, SPYWARE AND COOKIES, PRINTING ISSUES.

Word Processing: Using Microsoft Word 2016, THE MICROSOFT WORD 2016 SCREEN, STARTING TO USE MICROSOFT WORD 2016, MANIPULATING TEXT, THE CLIPBOARD, TEXT
FORMATTING, PARAGRAPH FORMATTING, ADDING BORDERS AND SHADING, FINDING AND REPLACING TEXT, TABS, STYLES, PAGE FORMATTING, TABLES, GRAPHICS,
MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS, MAIL MERGE, CUSTOMISATION, PROOFING AND PRINTING.

Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel 2016, A FIRST LOOK AT EXCEL, HELP, SELECTION TECHNIQUES, MANIPULATING ROWS AND COLUMNS, COPYING, MOVING AND DELETING,
SEARCHING, MANIPULATING WORKSHEETS, FONT FORMATTING, ALIGNMENT FORMATTING, NUMBER FORMATTING, FREEZING ROW AND COLUMN TITLES, FORMULAS,
RELATIVE & ABSOLUTE CELL REFERENCING, FUNCTIONS, USING CHARTS, CUSTOMISING EXCEL, WORKSHEET SETUP, PREPARING TO PRINT A WORKSHEET.

Databases: Using Microsoft Access 2016, DATABASE CONCEPTS, A FIRST LOOK AT ACCESS 2016, OPENING A DATABASE & SECURITY ISSUES, CREATING A DATABASE &
USING VIEWS, TABLE MODIFICATION AND NAVIGATION, FIELD PROPERTIES, VALIDATION & INPUT MASKS, MANIPULATING RECORDS & TABLES, PRIMARY KEYS AND
INDEXING, FILTERING & SORTING, RELATIONSHIPS, ACCESS 2016 FORMS, ACCESS 2016 QUERIES, ACCESS 2016 REPORTS, ACCESS 2007 PRINTING & EXPORTING ISSUES.

Presentations: Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Courseware, FIRST STEPS WITH PRESENTATIONS, CREATING A PRESENTATION, MANIPULATING SLIDES, THEMES, TEXT BOXES
(PLACEHOLDERS), SELECTING, COPYING MOVING, RESIZING AND DELETING TEXT, SEARCHING YOUR PRESENTATION, FONT FORMATTING, PARAGRAPH FORMATTING,
TABLES, SELECTING, COPYING MOVING, RESIZING AND DELETING ILLUSTRATIONS, INSERTING ILLUSTRATIONS, FORMATTING SHAPES, FORMATTING CHARTS,
ORGANISATION CHARTS, MOVING, COPYING AND DELETING SLIDES, SLIDE MASTERS, SLIDE SHOWS, PRINTING AND PROOFING, CUSTOMISING AND COMPATIBILITY ISSUES.

Information & Communication: Using Microsoft Office 2016, INTERNET TERMINOLOGY AND CONCEPTS, USING INTERNET EXPLORER, SEARCHING THE WEB, GETTING HELP
WITHIN INTERNET EXPLORER, CUSTOMIZING INTERNET EXPLORER, FEEDS, SECURITY ISSUES, INTERNET EXPLORER - PRINTING ISSUES, A FIRST LOOK AT OUTLOOK,
TERMINOLOGY & CONCEPTS, SENDING MESSAGES, RECEIVING, READING AND REPLYING TO MESSAGES, MANIPULATING TEXT AND FILES, CONTACTS, ORGANISING MAIL,
CUSTOMISING SETTINGS.

WORK PLAN

Week Date Topics (ACTIVITY: Lecture/Test/Tutorials/Practical

1 Theme
HARDWARE

Concepts of Information Technology

(IT) INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS

COMPUTER PERFORMANCE

MEMORY AND STORAGE

INPUT DEVICES

OUTPUT DEVICES

INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES

2 Theme
SOFTWARE CONCEPTS

Concepts of Information Technology

NETWORK TYPES
(IT)

DATA TRANSFER

ICT IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Theme
ELECTRONIC WORLD

Concepts of Information Technology

COMMUNICATION
(IT)

VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES

3
 HEALTH

ENVIRONMENT

SECURITY

IDENTITY/AUTHENTICATION

DATA SECURITY

3 Theme
VIRUSES

Concepts of Information Technology

LEGAL ISSUES
(IT)

COPYRIGHT

SITE LICENSES

DATA PROTECTION

Theme

A FIRST LOOK AT WINDOWS 10

Using the Computer & Managing
Computer Files
THE WINDOWS DESKTOP

APPLICATIONS

4 Theme
FILES, FOLDERS AND DISKS
Using the Computer & Managing
Computer Files
MANIPULATING FOLDERS

MANIPULATING FILES

FILE COMPRESSION

SEARCHING FOR DATA

VIRUSES, SPYWARE AND COOKIES

PRINTING ISSUES

Week Date Topics ACTIVITY:

5 Theme
THE MICROSOFT WORD 2016 SCREEN
Word Processing

STARTING TO USE MICROSOFT WORD 2016

MANIPULATING TEXT

THE CLIPBOARD

TEXT FORMATTING

PARAGRAPH FORMATTING

4
 ADDING BORDERS AND SHADING

FINDING AND REPLACING TEXT

6 Theme
TABS
Word Processing

STYLES

PAGE FORMATTING

TABLES

GRAPHICS

MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS

MAIL MERGE

CUSTOMISATION

PROOFING AND PRINTING

7 Theme
A FIRST LOOK AT EXCEL
Spreadsheet

HELP

SELECTION TECHNIQUES

MANIPULATING ROWS AND COLUMNS

COPYING, MOVING AND DELETING

SEARCHING

MANIPULATING WORKSHEETS

FONT FORMATTING

ALIGNMENT FORMATTING

NUMBER FORMATTING

Week Date Topics ACTIVITY:

Theme
Spreadsheet
FREEZING ROW AND COLUMN TITLES

FORMULAS

RELATIVE & ABSOLUTE CELL REFERENCING

FUNCTIONS

5
 USING CHARTS

CUSTOMISING EXCEL

WORKSHEET SETUP

PREPARING TO PRINT A WORKSHEET

8 Theme
DATABASE CONCEPTS
Databases

A FIRST LOOK AT ACCESS 2016

OPENING A DATABASE & SECURITY ISSUES

CREATING A DATABASE & USING VIEWS

TABLE MODIFICATION AND NAVIGATION

FIELD PROPERTIES, VALIDATION & INPUT MASKS

MANIPULATING RECORDS & TABLES

PRIMARY KEYS AND INDEXING

Theme
FILTERING & SORTING
Databases

RELATIONSHIPS

ACCESS 2016 FORMS

ACCESS 2016 QUERIES

ACCESS 2016 REPORTS

ACCESS 2016 PRINTING & EXPORTING ISSUES

10 Theme
Presentations
FIRST STEPS WITH PRESENTATIONS

CREATING A PRESENTATION

MANIPULATING SLIDES

THEMES

TEXT BOXES (PLACEHOLDERS)

SELECTING, COPYING MOVING, RESIZING AND

DELETING TEXT

SEARCHING YOUR PRESENTATION

FONT FORMATTING

6
 PARAGRAPH FORMATTING

TABLES

SELECTING, COPYING MOVING, RESIZING AND

DELETING ILLUSTRATIONS

Theme
INSERTING ILLUSTRATIONS
Presentations

FORMATTING SHAPES

FORMATTING CHARTS

ORGANISATION CHARTS

MOVING, COPYING AND DELETING SLIDES

SLIDE MASTERS

SLIDE SHOWS

PRINTING AND PROOFING

CUSTOMISING AND COMPATIBILITY ISSUES

Week Date Topics ACTIVITY

11 Theme
INTERNET TERMINOLOGY AND CONCEPTS
Information & Communication

USING INTERNET EXPLORER

SEARCHING THE WEB

GETTING HELP WITHIN INTERNET EXPLORER

CUSTOMIZING INTERNET EXPLORER

FEEDS

SECURITY ISSUES

INTERNET EXPLORER - PRINTING ISSUES

A FIRST LOOK AT OUTLOOK

TERMINOLOGY & CONCEPTS

SENDING MESSAGES

RECEIVING, READING AND REPLYING TO

MESSAGES

MANIPULATING TEXT AND FILES