Course Title: Access the Internet
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: COSC5243C
Course Title: Access the Internet
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4171 - Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing
Course Contact : Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email:mctafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Mr Arthur Clover
Telephone: 9925 4269
E-mail: a.clover@rmit.edu.au
Teacher: Mr Matthew Lim
Telephone: 9925 8094
E-mail: matthew.lim@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 10
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
The unit of competency Access the Internet (ICPMM63BA) is delivered alongside the unit of competency Design and Develop Text Documents (BSBADM304A) .
Together, these units of competency form the course Computer Skills for Writers. In this course you are introduced to the Macintosh computer; the Microsoft Word word processing program, online editing techniques and basic desktop publishing techniques. This course will increase your ability to create, format, edit and distribute professional-looking print and online documents.
Access the Internet (ICPMM63BA) is taught alongside the competency Design and Develop Text Documents (BSBADM304A)
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICPMM63BA Access the Internet |
Element: |
Element 1 Identify and use local resources 1. Identify installed Internet software applications |
Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
Element 2 Identify and use remote resources 1. Search for files and documents using WWW and search engines |
Performance Criteria: |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to create, format, edit and distribute professional-looking print and online documents.
Details of Learning Activities
In this course, you learn through -
1. In-class activities:
• Lab-based lectures
• Field trips
• teacher directed group activities/projects
• peer teaching
• group discussion
• class exercises to review discussions/lectures
• workshopping of students’ own projects
• analysis/critique of work
2. Out-of-class activities:
• independent project based work
• online and other research
• independent study
Teaching Schedule
| Week Starting | Class content | Competency and Elements |
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| Week 1 | Introduction Outline of course structure and elements Health and safety in the lab – demonstration and discussion of safe work practices Establishing students’ level of knowledge and experience with Macintosh computers and Microsoft Word Using RMIT resources, eg logging into computers, saving work on the PWE server, printing in lab 4.17 Microsoft Word Basic text formatting options – font and font face Indenting text Page size and margins Saving and printing CLASS EXERCISE Application for position letter Begin work on personal CV |
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BSBADM304A - Establish parameters for text document design and structure - Using safe work practices ICPMM63BA - Identify and use local resources - Identify and use remote resources |
| Week 2 | Microsoft Word Creating and modifying a table. Borders and shading. Taking photos using PhotoBooth. Inserting images into a Word document. Saving documents in PDF format. CLASS EXERCISE Multi-column table, including merged cells, cell shading and inserting graphics. Complete personal CV, including a self-portrait. |
BSBADM304A - Design text documents - Produce text documents |
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| Week 3 | Microsoft Word Changing text and background colour. Applying heading grades. Creating and editing styles. Headers and footers. Footnotes. Inserting text boxes. Use of the WordArt function. Sourcing graphics from the Internet. |
ASSIGNMENT 1 (IN CLASS) Edit and reformat the provided article text. Insert appropriate graphics. |
BSBADM304A - Produce text documents ICPMM63BA - Identify and use local resources BSBADM304A - Design text documents |
| Week 4 | Microsoft Word Tabs and tab leaders CLASS EXERCISE Reproduce the three examples, using tabs, tab leaders and paragraph indents. |
BSBADM304A - Produce text documents - Using safe work practices |
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| Week 5 | Microsoft Word Mail merging CLASS EXERCISE Create a mail merge database and form letter, then save the individual letters in PDF format. Begin the on-screen editing assessment |
BSBADM304A - Produce text documents - Using safe work practices |
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| Week 6 | Microsoft Word On-screen editing: - Find and Replace - Inserting comments - Outlining - Macros |
ASSIGNMENT 2 (IN CLASS) Complete the on-screen editing assessment. |
ICPMM63BA - Identify and use local resources - Identify and use remote resources BSBADM304A - Design text documents |
| Week 7 |
Commencement of the Dreamweaver software in the CSW course - This is a crucial class and every effort should be made to attend Dreamweaver The properties bar. Using Page Properties to format your page. Giving your web page a title. Saving your web page. Creating links to another page. Creating links to an external website. Creating a navigation bar. CLASS EXERCISE Three-page personal website, including graphics, with all the pages linked together using a navigation bar. |
ICPMM63BA - Identify and use local resources - Identify and use remote resources |
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| Week 8 | Dreamweaver This is a crucial class and every effort should be made to attend. Using tables to control your page layout. Inserting graphics. Inserting a background image. Fixing your background image in place. Linking to your email address. CLASS EXERCISE Continue work on personal website. |
ICPMM63BA - Identify and use local resources - Identify and use remote resources |
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| Week 9 | Dreamweaver Inserting and linking to anchor points CLASS EXERCISE Three-page website utilising anchor points on two of the pages. The index page should contain links to all of the anchor points on the other two pages. All three pages should be linked to a style sheet controlling the appearance of those pages. |
ICPMM63BA - Identify and use local resources - Identify and use remote resources BSBADM304A - Design text documents |
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| Week 10 | Dreamweaver Creating and editing a style sheet CLASS EXERCISE Complete the three-page website utilising anchor points and a style sheet. |
ICPMM63BA Identify and use local resources Identify and use remote resources BSBADM304A Design text documents |
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| Week 11 | Dreamweaver This is a crucial class and every effort should be made to attend Using AP DIVs (absolutely positioned divisions) to control your page layout INTRODUCTION TO ASSIGNMENT 3 Begin final Dreamweaver assessment: a five-page website using AP DIVs, a style sheet, graphics and other advanced Dreamweaver functions. Content must be entirely the student’s original work. Due in the final class. |
ICPMM63BA Identify and use local resources Identify and use remote resources BSBADM304A Using safe work practices |
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| Week 12 | Dreamweaver Continue work on final Dreamweaver assessment. |
BSBADM304A Produce text documents Using safe work practices ICPMM63BA Identify and use local resources Identify and use remote resources |
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| Week 13 | Introduction to WordPress This is a crucial class and every effort should be made to attend Using WordPress (online content management system) to create a blog.INTRODUCTION TO ASSIGNMENT 4 Creation of WordPress blog, including at least five posts, use of tags and categories, etc. |
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| Week 14 | Dreamweaver Continue work on final Dreamweaver assessment. WordPress Advanced WordPress features. RESEARCH into BLOG styles and layout options |
BSBADM304A Produce text documents Using safe work practices ICPMM63BA Identify and use local resources Identify and use remote resources |
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| Week 15 | Continue WordPress blog. Continue work on final Dreamweaver assessment. |
BSBADM304A Produce text documents Using safe work practices ICPMM63BA Identify and use local resources Identify and use remote resources |
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| Week 16 |
Dreamweaver and WordPress Blog and Web site student submissions and presentations Blog must remain online for four weeks after the final class. Ensure that the files for each of your websites are in separate folders and clearly labelled. Check through your Word assessments to ensure that all items are present and clearly labelled (eg ‘1. CV’, ‘2. Table’ and so on). Make sure that you have converted your Word assignments to PDF format where required. Your WordPress blog must remain online for the next four weeks. |
SUBMIT ASSIGNMENTS 3 AND 4 |
BSBADM304A Produce text documents Using safe work practices ICPMM63BA Identify and use local resources Identify and use remote resources |
| Week 17 |
Assessment Week - no classes |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
None |
References
You are advised to look at the course Blackboard site for ongoing updated information. |
Other Resources
Web-based material via electronic blackboard, weekly work sheets, and handouts are made available as required. Students will require a USB flash drive on which to backup their work. A capacity of at least 2 GB is recommended.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in series of in-class exercises, through the creation of a range of documents and through practical projects
Assessment Tasks
Access the Internet is delivered and assessed together with Design and Develop Text Documents.
To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete all class exercises and the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment and grades for the 4 assignments..
Assignment 1 (In class)
Edit and reformat the provided article text. Insert appropriate graphics (10%)
Due Week 3 (Week beginning Feb 20)
Assignment 2 (In class)
Complete the on-screen editing assessment. (20%)
Due Week 6 (Week beginning March 12)
Assignment 3 (In class)
Dreamweaver assessment: a five-page website using AP DIVs, a style sheet, graphics and other advanced Dreamweaver functions. Content must be entirely the student’s original work. (40%)
Due Week 16 (Week beginning May 28)
Assignment 4
Creation of WordPress blog, including at least five posts (30%)
Due Week 16 (Week beginning May 28)
For further information on the grading system and criteria used, please refer to the course blackboard site.
Grades used in this unit are as follows:
80 – 100% HD High Distinction
70 – 79% DI Distinction
60 – 69% CR Credit
50 – 59% PA Pass
Under 50% NN Fail
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrated alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration
Other Information
Feedback:
You will receive both spoken and written feedback on your work. Where appropriate, this feedback will also include suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity is about the honest presentation of your academic work. Presenting work that fails to acknowledge other people’s work within yours can compromise academic integrity. For further information on academic integrity and plagiarism, please refer to the following URL. http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=kkc202lwe1yv
Late Submissions
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.
Please refer to the course blackboard site for information on late submissions and on applying for an extension.
Special Consideration Policy
Please refer to the following URL for information on applying for special consideration:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION=1;
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