ENGINEERING CURRICULUM - 2023 VITB B.Tech.

R23 Regulations

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IT WORKSHOP
(Common to all branches of Engineering)
Course Objectives:
• To introduce the internal parts of a computer, peripherals, I/O ports, connecting cables
• To demonstrate configuring the system as Dual boot both Windows and other Operating
Systems Viz. Linux, BOSS
• To teach basic command line interface commands on Linux.
• To teach the usage of Internet for productivity and self-paced life-long learning
• To introduce Compression, Multimedia and Antivirus tools and Office Tools such as
Word processors, Spread sheets and Presentation tools.

Course Outcomes:
CO1: Perform Hardware troubleshooting.
CO2: Understand Hardware components and inter dependencies.
CO3: Safeguard computer systems from viruses/worms.
CO4: Document/ Presentation preparation.
CO5: Perform calculations using spreadsheets.

PC Hardware & Software Installation

Task 1: Identify the peripherals of a computer, components in a CPU and its functions. Draw
the block diagram of the CPU along with the configuration of each peripheral and submit to
your instructor.

Task 2: Every student should disassemble and assemble the PC back to working condition. Lab
instructors should verify the work and follow it up with a Viva. Also, students need to go
through the video which shows the process of assembling a PC. A video would be given as
part of the course content.

Task 3: Every student should individually install MS windows on the personal computer. Lab
instructor should verify the installation and follow it up with a Viva.

Task 4: Every student should install Linux on the computer. This computer should have
windows installed. The system should be configured as dual boot (VMWare) with both
Windows and Linux. Lab instructors should verify the installation and follow it up with a Viva

Task 5: Every student should install BOSS on the computer. The system should be configured
as dual boot (VMWare) with both Windows and BOSS. Lab instructors should verify the
installation and follow it up with a Viva

Internet & World Wide Web

Task1: Orientation & Connectivity Boot Camp: Students should get connected to their Local
Area Network and access the Internet. In the process they configure the TCP/IP setting. Finally
students should demonstrate, to the instructor, how to access the websites and email. If there is

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no internet connectivity preparations need to be made by the instructors to simulate the WWW
on the LAN.

Task 2: Web Browsers, Surfing the Web: Students customize their web browsers with the LAN
proxy settings, bookmarks, search toolbars and pop-up blockers. Also, plug-ins like
Macromedia Flash and JRE for applets should be configured.

Task 3: Search Engines & Netiquette: Students should know what search engines are and how
to use the search engines. A few topics would be given to the students for which they need to
search on Google. This should be demonstrated to the instructors by the student.

Task 4: Cyber Hygiene: Students would be exposed to the various threats on the internet and
would be asked to configure their computer to be safe on the internet. They need to customize
their browsers to block pop ups, block active x downloads to avoid viruses and/or worms.

LaTeX and WORD

Task 1 – Word Orientation: The mentor needs to give an overview of La TeX and Microsoft
(MS) office or equivalent (FOSS) tool word: Importance of La TeX and MS office or equivalent
(FOSS) tool Word as word Processors, Details of the four tasks and features that would be
covered in each, Using La TeXand word – Accessing, overview of toolbars, saving files, Using
help and resources, rulers, format painter in word.

Task 2: Using La TeX and Word to create a project certificate. Features to be covered:-
Formatting Fonts in word, Drop Cap in word, Applying Text effects, Using Character Spacing,
Borders and Colors, Inserting Header and Footer, Using Date and Time option in both La TeX
and Word.

Task 3: Creating project abstract Features to be covered:-Formatting Styles, Inserting table,

Bullets and Numbering, Changing Text Direction, Cell alignment, Footnote, Hyperlink,
Symbols, Spell Check, Track Changes.

Task 4: Creating a Newsletter: Features to be covered:- Table of Content, Newspaper columns,

Images from files and clipart, Drawing toolbar and Word Art, Formatting Images, Textboxes,
Paragraphs and Mail Merge in word.

EXCEL
Excel Orientation: The mentor needs to tell the importance of MS office or equivalent (FOSS)
tool Excel as a Spreadsheet tool, give the details of the four tasks and features that would be
covered in each. Using Excel – Accessing, overview of toolbars, saving excel files, Using help
and resources.
Task 1: Creating a Scheduler - Features to be covered: Gridlines, Format Cells, Summation,
auto fill, Formatting Text

Task 2: Calculating GPA -. Features to be covered:- Cell Referencing, Formulae in excel –

average, std. deviation, Charts, Renaming and Inserting worksheets, Hyper linking, Count
function,

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Task 3: Split cells, freeze panes, group and outline, Sorting, Boolean and logical operators,
Conditional formatting

POWER POINT
Task 1: Students will be working on basic power point utilities and tools which help them
create basic power point presentations. PPT Orientation, Slide Layouts, Inserting Text, Word
Art, Formatting Text, Bullets and Numbering, Auto Shapes, Lines and Arrows in PowerPoint.

Task 2: Interactive presentations - Hyperlinks, Inserting –Images, Clip Art, Audio, Video,
Objects, Tables and Charts.

Task 3: Master Layouts (slide, template, and notes), Types of views (basic, presentation, slide
slotter, notes etc), and Inserting – Background, textures, Design Templates, Hidden slides.

AI TOOLS – Chat GPT

Task 1: Prompt Engineering: Experiment with different types of prompts to see how the model
responds. Try asking questions, starting conversations, or even providing incomplete sentences
to see how the model completes them.
• Ex: Prompt: "You are a knowledgeable AI. Please answer the following question: What
is the capital of France?"

Task 2: Creative Writing: Use the model as a writing assistant. Provide the beginning of a story
or a description of a scene, and let the model generate the rest of the content. This can be a fun
way to brainstorm creative ideas
• Ex: Prompt: "In a world where gravity suddenly stopped working, people started
floating upwards. Write a story about how society adapted to this new reality."

Task 3: Language Translation: Experiment with translation tasks by providing a sentence in

one language and asking the model to translate it into another language. Compare the output to
see how accurate and fluent the translations are.
• Ex:Prompt: "Translate the following English sentence to French: 'Hello, how are you
doing today?'"

Reference Books:
1. Comdex Information Technology course tool kit, Vikas Gupta, WILEY Dream tech, 2003
2. The Complete Computer upgrade and repair book, Cheryl A Schmidt, WILEY Dream tech,
2013, 3rd edition
3. Introduction to Information Technology, ITL Education Solutions limited, Pearson
Education, 2012, 2nd edition
4. PC Hardware - A Handbook, Kate J. Chase, PHI (Microsoft)
5. LaTeX Companion, Leslie Lamport, PHI/Pearson.
6. IT Essentials PC Hardware and Software Companion Guide, David Anfins on and Ken
Quamme. – CISCO Press, Pearson Education, 3rd edition
7. IT Essentials PC Hardware and Software Labs and Study Guide, Patrick Regan– CISCO
Press, Pearson Education, 3rd edition.