Module manager: Dr Kia Ng
Email: K.C.Ng@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2014/15
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module is approved as a skills discovery module
- Ever thought there must be an easier way to do it? - Ever worried about losing all of your work? - Want to know how computers can help you avoid plagiarism? In this module you will learn how computers can make studying easier. You will learn lots of short-cuts, tips and tricks for taking the effort out of preparing work to improve your productivity and how to make sure that your work is safe. You will learn about effective collaborative working and how electronic bibliographies can simplify referencing.
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- use personal computers and other relevant systems in support of their studies;
- understand and make effective use of a PC operating system;
- make effective and efficient use of the components of a typical "office" suite in support of their studies;
- understand the potential benefits and issues of remote on-line working;
- identify and critically assess on-line resources;
- use a PC to maintain bibliographies;
- understanding how a PC can be used to support collaborative and group working;
- make effective and efficient use of on-line information productivity tools.
- Computers and operating systems; Files, storage, media and backups, development of modern operating systems.
- Current operating systems; Microsoft Windows, alternatives.
- Office productivity tools; current market leaders (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, Google Docs, etc), functionality, current trends and developments.
- Efficient use of Microsoft Office; ensuring consistent layouts, sharing data between components, cross-referencing, etc. Finding information; on-line sources, advanced use of search engines, evaluating sources, copyright issues, maintaining bibliographies.
- Collaborative working; tracking changes in documents, Wikis, Google Docs.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-line Learning | Delivery type 10 | Number 3 | Length hours 30 |
| Drop-in Session | Delivery type 11 | Number 2 | Length hours 22 |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | Delivery type 3 | Number 1 | Length hours 3 |
| Seminar | Delivery type 0 | Number 0 | Length hours 0 |
| Private study hours | Delivery type 45 | ||
| Total Contact hours | Delivery type 55 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | Delivery type 100 | ||
- Self-directed study: 30 hours
- Assessment activities: 3 hours.
VLE, attendance lists at drop-in sessions and VLE-based formative coursework.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment type Reflective log | Notes An individual blog exercise | % of formal assessment 20 |
| Assessment type Report | Notes . | % of formal assessment 40 |
| Assessment type Group Project | Notes . | % of formal assessment 40 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | Assessment type 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 28/04/2015
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