Course Title: Send and retrieve information using web browsers and email
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2009
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 |
Element: |
Create an address book |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Manually add an email address to the email package address book |
Element: |
Search internet |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Locate and select appropriate search engine and define search expressions based on the data required |
Element: |
Send and organise messages |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Open an email application package and create a new 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
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: Operate a Personal Computer. Weekly programme is subject to change, dependent on student requirements and the other courses within their program.
Weeks | Topic | Software / Reading | Practicals | Assessment |
1 | Introduction. Basic operation of computer; file and folder management | |||
2 | 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 | Introduction to PowerPoint layout and design | MS PowerPoint; search engine | Cell Biology assignment | |
4 | 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 | PowerPoint presentation development | YouTube; MS PowerPoint | Practicals | |
6 | PowerPoint presentations | MS PowerPoint | ||
7 | PowerPoint presentations | MS PowerPoint | Assignment 2 | |
8 | Internet Research; Copyright; Privacy; Security | Browser; search engines | ||
9 | Communication on the Internet PowerPoint presentation | Browser; search engines | ||
10 | Communication on the Internet PowerPoint presentation | Browser; search engines; MS PowerPoint | ||
11 | Excel basic functions | MS Excel | As per class handout; S:Drive Excel folder | Assignment 3 |
12 | Excel: If and Lookup functions; Charts; dynmaic linksto MS Word | MS Excel; MS Word | As per class handout; S:Drive Excel folder | Excel Practicals |
13 | Excel: Problem-solving exercises | MS Excel | As per class handout; S:Drive Excel folder | |
14 | 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
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: 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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