Computer Use and Applications


  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION
LEVEL OF STUDIES Level  6
COURSE CODE 1E13 SEMESTER    3
COURSE TITLE COMPUTER USE AND APPLICATIONS
TEACHINGACTIVITIES
incasetheECTSCreditsaredistributedin distinct partsofthecoursee.g. lectures, labsetc. IftheECTSCreditsareawardedtoacourseasawhole, thenplease note down the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.
TEACHINGHOURSPERWEEK ECTSCREDITS
3 5
 
 
Addlinesifnecessary.Theteachingorganizationandmethodsusedaredescribedinthepoint 4.
COURSETYPE

Background, GeneralKnowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

 

 

Skill Development

PREREQUISITES:

 

There are no prerequisite courses.
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUSSTUDENTS: NO
URL COURSE: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/ALEX03278/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Pleasedescribethelearningoutcomesofthecourse: Knowledge, skills and abilitiesacquiredafterthesuccessfulcompletionofthecourse.
·         The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with the use of the computers, the Internet and the services they offer, so that they can use them for professional and research purposes in the area of Primary Education. In particular, the course will allow students to effectively use software tools including word processors, presentation programs, spreadsheets, Internet services.
General Skills
Taking into account the general skills that the graduate must have acquired (as they are listed in the Diploma Supplement and are listed below), which of them is intended (for the course)?
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

Project design and management

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

Autonomous work

Teamwork

ICT Use,Adaptation to new situations

Critical thinking

 

 

  1. COURSE CONTENT
        General effective  use of ITC, protection from external threats,

 

Office productivity tools: Word, Presentation of WPS

·         Data management tools: Excel or WPS Sheets

·         Internet services: Search engines, browsers, blogs, forums, social network

 

·         Introduction to computers: Learn how to operate a computer: log on, navigate the desktop, open/close software, save/find files and folders, and use various tools and shortcuts.

·         Introduction to computer applications for use “at work and at home”. Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), including the Windows operating system, plus open source software, social networking and Web2.0 productivity tools for collaborative teamwork.

·         Introduction to digital literacy: Introduction to the basics of computer and digital literacy. Includes the use of features of the university’s electronic systems (E-CLASS, webmail, Eudoxus, academicid, Universis ) for effective communication and class participation; managing, storing, retrieving and sharing files in various digital formats; and basic word processing on a PC  or MAC.

·         Internet communications: Introduction to Internet communications: How and when to use them (safely), including: the World Wide Web, search engines, email, email, chat, chats, blogs, social networking tools, Web2.0, instant messaging/texting, etc.

·         Word: Designed for all computer users, this course covers the basics of Word. Topics include page numbers, headings/footnotes, sections, styles, templates, outlines, graphics, Internet documents for Internet/intranet, columns, tables. Assignments include reports, resumes, forms, letters, mailing labels, newsletters, web pages.

·         Excel: introduction to spreadsheets using Excel. Includes designing and creating workbooks/worksheets, formatting, graphing, decision making, lists, managing and sharing data.

·         PowerPoint: Design, create, modify and deliver effective presentations on screen, in person and remotely on the Web using basic and advanced PowerPoint features. Enhance presentations with graphics, drawing templates, color schemes, animations, diagrams, organizational charts, speaker notes and other useful subjects.

 

  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODSEVALUATION
TEACHINGMETHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.
Direct (Face to face)
USEOF INFORMATION&COMMUNICATIONSTECHNOLOGY(ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students

Support of the whole process, by the asynchronous educational platform e-class

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The way and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographicresearch& analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The student study hours for each learning activity are listed as well as the non-guided study hours so that the total workload at the semester level corresponds to the ECTS standards.

Activity Workload/semester
Interactive teaching 35
Laboratory training 40
Writing project 50
Total 125
Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Public Presentation, Laboratory Report,Clinical examination of a patient,Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Explicitly defined assessment criteria and if and where are accessible to students are mentioned.

 1) 4-6 assignments (exercises) uploaded by the students on the eclass (40% )

2) Final laboratory exercise and written examination including questions (multiple choice and required short answers ). (60%)

 

  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1.Suggested academic bibliography

·         7 σε 1 –Windows 10-Office 16 Βήμα προς βήμα, Γκλαβά Μαίρη, 2018, Αθήνα, Εκδόσεις Δίσιγμα

·         Microsoft Windows και Office – Χρήση και Εργαστηριακές Ασκήσεις για Κοινωνικούς και Πολιτικούς Επιστήμονες, Αθανάσιος Κ. Τσαδήρας,Μάρκου και ΣΙΑ ΕΕ.

 

2. Aditional bibliography

Alan Evans, Kendall Martin, Mary Anne Poatsy (2018).  Εισαγωγή στην Πληροφορική :Θεωρία και Πράξη, Αθήνα, Εκδόσεις ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Nalmpanti Amalia
Contact details: analmpan@eled.duth.gr, +0302551030009
Supervisors: (1) NO
Evaluation methods: (2) written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured
Implementation Instructions: (3)

 

  • To be completed with YES or NO
  • Notedowntheevaluationmethodsusedbytheteacher, e.g.
  • written assignmentor/andexercises
  • writtenororalexaminationwithdistancelearningmethods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
  • In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:

α) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester),the means of submitting them to the teacher, the grading system, the participation of the assignment in the final grade and every other detail that should be mentioned.

β) incaseoforal examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of pronouncing topics, the applications to be used, the necessary technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the way the hyperlink is sent, the duration of the exam, the gradingsystem, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.

γ) incaseofwritten examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for assigning the topics, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.

There should be anattached list with the Student Registration Numbersonly of the beneficiaries to participate in the examination.