Course aims:

Knowledge of the main concepts in the IT area and use of different types of computer tools (including online)
Knowledge about Microsoft word formatting
Knowledge about Microsoft Excel calculus
Knowledge about Microsoft Power point presentation
Application of strategic tools for institutional development

Course Entry Requirements:

- primary knowledge about computers

Course contents:

1. Using of computers: copy files, archive, search files, screenshots 2. Internet 3. Documents processing: - page formatting, paragraph, character - use of styles - generating an automatic table of contents - custom page numbering - advanced use of headers and footers -tables, equation figures, list of figures 4. Using a spreadsheet program (Excel) a.Using the formulas b. Solving equations c.The symbolic calculation d.Statistical calculations e.Work with vectors and matrices f.Creating charts 6. PPt presentations

Teaching methods:

Description, examples, exercises

Learning outcomes:

Training and developing the capacity to understand modern computer technologies used in current practice. Applications in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

- Projects

Recommended reading:

Microsoft office 2016, User guide, http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780735699236/samplepages/9780735699236.pdf, 2019,
Microsoft office 2007, Tutorial, https://library.ku.ac.ke/wp-content/downloads/2011/08/Bookboon/Office-programs/microsoft-office-word.pdf, 2019,
Microsoft office professional 2010, Microsoft office professional 2010 step by step, https://abiiid.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/microsoft-office-professional-2010-step-by-step.pdf, 2019,
Narges Sajadfar,Yanan Xie Hongyi Liu, Yongsheng Ma, Introduction to Engineering Informatics, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299714067_Introduction_to_Engineering_Informatics, 2013,