IT SKILLS-1
BMB 151
Course Credit: 3 Contact Hours: 40
Course Objectives
1. To provide knowledge about the functioning of computers and its uses for managers
2. To provide hands on learning on Internet and its applications
3. To provide hands on learning on Word processing software
4. To provide hands on learning of applications on Spreadsheet software
5. To provide hands on learning on Presentation software
UNIT I (05 hours) Conceptual Framework
Hardware: (a) Input devices - keyboard, printing devices, voice speech devices, scanner, MICR, OMR,
Bar code reader, digital camera etc. (b) Output devices - Visual Display UNIT, printers, plotters (c)
Storage Devices – Magnetic storage devices, Optical storage devices, Flash Memory.
Software: Types of software with examples; Introduction to languages, compiler, interpreter and
Assembler, Operating System Functions, Types and Classification, Elements of GUI based operating
system. Network and Internet: Types of computer networks (LAN, WAN and MAN), Netiquettes, Basic
services over Internet like WWW, FTP, Telnet, Gopher, URL, Domain names, Web Browsers,
Multimedia and its applications: Concepts of Text, Graphics, Animation, Audio, Images, Video.
Multimedia Application in Education, Entertainment, Marketing. Names of common multimedia file
formats,
UNIT II : Windows and Users Interface (Lab Work)- 7 hours
Windows operating System: Introduction and characteristics, Elements of GUI. Using Mouse, My
Computer Icon, The Recycle Bin, Status Bar, Start and Menu & Menu-selection, Running an Application,
Windows Explorer: Viewing of File, Folders and Directories Creating and Renaming of files and folders
Opening and closing of different Windows, Windows Setting: Control Panels, Wall paper and Screen
Savers Setting the date and Sound. Concept of menu, Using Help, Using right Button of the Mouse,
Creating Short cuts, Basics of Window Setup, Notepad, Window Accessories
UNIT III: Word Processor Software (Lab Work) – 8 hours
Word processing concepts: Opening, Saving, Closing the file, Opening an existing document, Selecting
text, Editing text, Finding and replacing text, printing documents, Creating and Printing Merged
Documents, Character and Paragraph Formatting, Page Design and Layout. Editing and Profiling Tools:
Checking and correcting spellings. Using Graphics, Tables, Charts, Document Templates and Wizards.
UNIT IV: Spreadsheet Software (Lab Work) – 10 hours
Spreadsheet Package Spreadsheet: Concept and Working Interface, Creating, Saving and Editing a
Workbook, Inserting, Deleting Work Sheets, entering data in a cell / formula Copying and Moving from
selected cells, handling operators in Formulae. Functions in Spreadsheet: Mathematical, Logical,
statistical, text, financial, Date and Time functions, Using Function Wizard. Formatting a Worksheet and
Cell: changing data alignment, changing date, number, character or currency format, changing font, adding
borders and colors. Printing worksheets, Charts and Graphs – Creating, Previewing, and Modifying
Charts. Integrating word processor, spread sheets, web pages.
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UNIT V: Presentation Software (lab Work) – 8 hours
Interface of the Presentation Package: Creating, Opening and Saving Presentations. Professional Look of
the Presentation: Working in different Design & Views, Working with Slides. Formatting and Editing:
Text, Image and Paragraph formatting, Checking Spelling and Correcting Typing Mistakes, Making
Notes Pages and Handouts, Drawing and Working with Objects, Adding Clip Art and other pictures,
Designing Slide Shows, Running and Controlling a Slide Show, Printing Presentations.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
S. No. Course Outcome Bloom’s Taxonomy
1 CO1. Gain in depth knowledge about the functioning Knowledge (K2)
of computers and its uses for managers
2 CO2. Learn to use Internet and its applications Applying (K4)
CO3. Understand and implement Word processing Synthesizing ( K6)
3 software
Applying (K4)
4 CO4. Learn applications on Spread sheet softwares Knowledge (K2)
5 CO5. Analyse and learn Presentation software Analyse (K5)
Suggested Readings
1. Nasib Singh Gill – Handbook of Computer Fundamentals, Khanna Publishing House, Delhi
2. Shrivastava-Fundamental of Computer& Information Systems (Wiley Dreamtech)
3. Leon A and Leon M - Introduction to Computers ( Vikas, 1st Edition).
4. ITL ESL – Introduction to Information Technology (Pearson, 2nd Edition).
6. Introduction to Computers, Norton P. (TATA McGraw Hill)
7. Leon - Fundamentals of Information Technology, (Vikas)
8. Satish Jain-BPB's Computer Course Windows 10 with MS Office 2016 (BPB)
9. Linda Foulkes- Learn Microsoft Office 2019: A comprehensive guide to getting started with Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Outlook ( Packt Publishing Limited )
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