Course Title: Send and retrieve information using web browsers and email

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: COSC5380C

Course Title: Send and retrieve information using web browsers and email

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C3209 - Certificate III in Science

Course Contact: Geoff Moss

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4852

Course Contact Email: geoff.moss@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 25

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This course defines the competency required to complete basic web search tasks and send and receive emails with attachments.
Students will also undertake Internet searches related to their studies in this course and the others courses in their program of study.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICAU1133A Send and retrieve information using web browsers and email

Element:

Access the internet

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Open an internet browser and set a home page of personal choice by setting internet options.
1.2 Adjust the display of the internet browser to suit personal requirements
1.3 Modify toolbar to meet user and internet browser needs
1.4 Access a particular website, note privacy and other conditions of use and retrieve data
1.5 Enter a uniform resource locator (URL), in the address line of the internet browser

Element:

Create an address book

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Manually add an email address to the email package address book
2.2 Update the address book by transferring the email address from a received message
2.3 Create a distribution list and send out email message 

Element:

Search internet

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Locate and select appropriate search engine and define search expressions based on the data required
3.2 Save search expression results and present them in a report according to the information requirements
3.3 Create a bookmark within the internet browser or a link for the required web page and save it in a bookmark folder
3.4 Modify the internet browser options for printing and print a web page
3.5 Close the internet browser

Element:

Send and organise messages

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Open an email application package and create a new email message
4.2 Add addressee to the email message
4.3 Compose the text of an email message according to organisational guidelines
4.4 Create and add an automatic signature for the user, so that it appears automatically in every new email message that the user creates
4.5 Attach files to the email message, using the attachment feature
4.6 Determine and set a priority
4.7 Send the email message
4.8 Reply to received messages and forward as appropriate, using the carbon copy and forward features
4.9 Open and save an attachment to the relevant folder
4.10 Search for an email message and set a priority setting or delete as necessary
4.11 Sort inbox according to sender's name and date received
4.12 Save email messages in a folder
4.13 Compact folder to save space
4.14 Print an email message


Learning Outcomes


Students will learn:

  • To make effective searches of the Internet using different search engines.
  • To search and collect information from the Internet.
  • Copying text and images from the Internet.
  • Copyright and plagarism issues and the Internet.
  • Referencing of Internet resources.
  • Communication and the Internet.
  • Effective use of email.
  • Emails, attachments and email security


Details of Learning Activities

This course is taught conjointly with Operate a Personal Computer, during the semester rather than as a discreet term unit. As a result the learning activities and the assessment activities can, and do, overlap for the two courses.

Students will be provided with classroom &/or tutorial instruction in learning basic internet and email operations and to set up their accounts for their own use.

Additional research tasks will be used to develop and enhance skills.

A range of exercises and tasks will be provided for each component of the unit.

The Internet will be introduced as a learning tool and a resource for students to seek and locate relevant information.


Teaching Schedule

Refer to Teaching Schedule with complementary course: COSC5379COperate a Personal Computer.  Weekly programme is subject to change, dependent on student requirements and the other courses within their program.

 

Weeks 2011 Topic Software / Reading Practicals Assessment
1 7 Feb Introduction. Basic operation of computer; file and folder management      
2 14 Feb Internet search; search engines. Copying and cropping images. Text wrap; layout of documents for reports. Browser; search engines; MS Paint; MS Word Task 1 - Crop an Image

Task 2 - Image placement, text wrap.
Assignment 1

Intro to Internet
3 21 Feb Introduction to PowerPoint layout and design MS PowerPoint; search engine Cell Biology assignment  
4 28 Feb Inserting YouTube videos into PowerPoint presentations PowerPoint animation; notes Google search engine; YouTube; MS PowerPoint Preparation of PowerPoint presentations; As per class handout Cell Biology PowerPoint presentation;

Practicals
5 7 Mar PowerPoint presentation development YouTube; MS PowerPoint   Practicals
6 14 Mar PowerPoint presentations MS PowerPoint    Assignment 2
7 21 Mar PowerPoint presentations MS PowerPoint    
8 28 Mar Internet Research; Copyright; Privacy; Security Browser; search engines    
9 4 Apr Communication on the Internet PowerPoint presentation Browser; search engines  As per class handout  
10 11 Apr Communication on the Internet PowerPoint presentation Browser; search engines; MS PowerPoint    Assignment 3
11 2 May Excel basic functions MS Excel As per class handout; S:Drive Excel folder Excel Practicals
12 9 May Excel: If and Lookup functions; Charts; dynmaic linksto MS Word MS Excel; MS Word As per class handout; S:Drive Excel folder Excel Assignment
13 16 May Excel: Problem-solving exercises MS Excel As per class handout; S:Drive Excel folder  
14 23 May Excel Assignment MS Excel   Excel Assignment
15 30 May Excel Assignment MS Excel   Excel Assignment


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

Buckley & Clark, The Rough Guide to the Internet, 2008 Edn., Rough Guides

978 184353 55

The Internet for Dummies, (Austn. Edn.) IDG Books Australia Publishing Corp. P/L

1 74031 000 4

The Internet for Dummies, IDG Books Worldwide Ind.

1 56884 620 7

WPICA133A Send & Retrieve Information over the Internet, Watsonia Publishing

1 74007 473 4

Preston Gralla, How the Internet Works, 8ed., Pearson Education, Australia, 2006

9 78078973626

Access The Internet (ICPMM63BA), Pearson Education, Australia, 2005

9 7808645851

Beacon, Mavis, Mavis Beacon Presents All-in-One Microsoft Office, Broderbund (3 CD-ROM set) [Distributed by Mindscape]


Other Resources

Varied resources will be available on the student share drive (S: Drive) and the Learning Hub as the semester progresses.

Various classroom handouts.

PowerPoint presentations presented in class.

Internet resources.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will involve a variety of assessment items, including:

  • Research tasks
  • Class practicals and exercises
  • Assignments


Assessment Tasks

Refer to Assessment Tasks with complementary course: COSC5379C Operate a Personal Computer.

Practical Tasks 30%
Assignments 40%
Research assignment (Biology) 30%



Assignment 1: Search Engine – Print Screen, Crop, Image placement
Assignment 2: Cell Biology PowerPoint presentation and talk.
Assignment 3: Communication on the Internet PowerPoint presentation
Excel practical tasks
Excel assignment  


Assessment Matrix

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Other Information

The 20 hours allowed for this unit are allocated as follows

● Class theory - 5 hours
● Practical Activities - 15 hours
● Research work / report completion - 5 hours

For information on late submission of work or absence on the day of assessment, please go to the Program site on the Learning Hub for C3209 Certificate III in Science or contact the Program Co-ordinator, Judi Mc Cann.

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