Objectives: 

1-      Providing students with a clear idea about IT basics and its uses in daily life.

2-      Enabling students to know the most important components of computers (hardware and software).

3-      Training students intensively in the most important Office applications.

4-      Providing students with a clear idea about communication and the Internet with all their practical uses namely e-mail.

5-      Giving students a good knowledge and understanding of E-learning and distance learning to benefit from their advantages in their daily and university lives.  

Contents:

1-      Information Technology basic concepts: historical survey, Computer components, types of software, daily uses, security.

2-      Introduction to Windows: Settings, Frames, Display and searching ways.

3-      Word basic skills: starting and ending Word, Toolbars, data entering, editing,copying , pasting, searching and formatting, adding borders , saving as template,Dictionary and printing, inserting tables and pictures and their format, Including correspondence, Practical applications.

4-      Excel basic skills: starting and ending, table creation and its settings, data entering, using simple formula, selection, copying , pasting and editing,  searching, data Sorting and filtering, Formula, Auto fill, cell format , printing, importing objects, functions, graphics.

5-      Access basic skills: Concepts and definitions, starting Access, database creation and settings, table creation and data entry, queries and reports creation,  Practical applications.

6-      PowerPoint basic skills: basic operations, creating a presentation, designing, adding text or picture, slides reordering, slides format, layouts and object importing, Presentation preparation and printing.

7-      The Internet and e-mail: definitions and concepts of Internet use, search machines, searching, favorites, creating a new e-mail, e-mail management program, exchanging mail, Mail lists and mail searching.

8-      Basics of e-learning and distance learning: definitions and concepts, components , resources and systems, the importance of standardization and quality in e- learning, Arabic  and non Arabic e-learning web sites.

Course Outcomes:

A-  Knowledge:

1-      A good knowledge of the basic concepts of IT , software and applications.

2-      Knowing types of computers.

3-      Knowing operating systems features and network types.

4-      Knowing about the Internet and Office applications.

5-      Understanding e-learning and distance learning.

B-Cognitive Skills

1-      Acquiring IT basics.

2-      Ability to deal with operating systems and Office applications.

3-      Acquiring Internet and e-mail skills.

4-      Dealing with e-learning and distance learning suitably.

C-Interpersonal skills and responsibilities:

1-      Self-confidence growth through dealing with computers different programs and concepts.

2-      Being trained in accomplishing a mission according to a certain clear-cut system .

3-      Acquiring the ability to invent through the achieved tasks.

4-      Encouraging invention and competition among students.

D- Analysis and communication:

1- Acquiring logic basics.

2- Dealing with functions.

3- Acquiring the ability of deduction and methodological research.

4-Acquiring basics of future logical preparations.

5-Ability to deal with all types of modern communications.

Assessment methods for the above elements:

1-      Theoretical quizzes.

2-      Practical tests.

3-      Student's performance and interaction in class.

Text book:

Computer skills by Computer skills unit ,Computer and IT College, King AbdulAziz University.

Supplementary references:

None

Other Information Resources :

1-      www.svuonline.org  

2-      www.elearning.gotevot.edn.sa

3-      www.ituedu.ca/arabic 

4-      www.etqm.net/arabic

5-      www.elearning.edu.sa

6-      www.arabou.org