Class Schedule for IADCS and HND

CLASS SCHEDULE
Date	Topic(s) Covered	Content	Remarks
Week 1 26 Sept– 29 Sept	Unit 1: An Introduction to Word Processing	Open a new word processing document The word processing screen Entering text Printing a document Finding and Using information from the Internet Closing and saving a new document	STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE NCC STANDARD REPORT WRITING FORMATS WHICH INCLUDES THE HARVARD REFERENCING, AUTOMATIC TABLE OF CONTENT AND ALL OTHER BASIC SKILLS NEEDED TO PRODUCE A STANDARD ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET. IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS DOING ASSIGNMENT MODULES AS THE FOLLOWING: ICCS (SCS, PRG) IDCS (PM, NW, WD, FHOS, EC) IADCS (EN,DDD,ISA,PP,IIS,IS,MBP,SAD)
	Unit 2: Editing Word Processed Text	Open an existing document Select text Insert and overtype Delete Drag and Drop Use the Clipboard Copy and Paste Cut and Paste Find and Replace Clear/Undo Redo Thesaurus Change Case Word Count
	Unit 3: Formatting a Word Processed Document	Fonts Paragraphs Bullet points and Numbering Header and Footer Borders and Shading Background Columns Tables Insert menu
Week 2 3 Oct – 6 Oct	Unit 4: An introduction to Spreadsheets	Opening a new spreadsheet The spreadsheet screen Worksheet Views and Sections Navigating the worksheet Types of data Entering data Printing a spreadsheet Closing and saving a new worksheet	STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT FORMULATION METHODS DONE IN EXCEL. AS WELL AS OTHER BASIC COMPUTATION TECHNIQUES
	Unit 5: Using Spreadsheet Formulae	Using Formulae Relative Cell References Absolute Cell References Auto complete Common Error Messages Display Formulae
	Unit 6: Editing and Formatting a Spreadsheet	Opening an existing worksheet Inserting Deleting Clear and Undo Find and replace Spell Check/Error Check Formatting Header and Footer
	Unit 7: Creating Graphs from Spreadsheets	Graphs
Week 3 10 Oct – 13 Oct	Unit 8: An Introduction to Presentation Software	Open a new presentation document The presentation screen Creating a presentation Insert menu Printing slides Closing and saving a new slideshow	STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT PRODUCING PRESENTATION SLIDES REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING: ICCS (ITS) IDCS (EB)
	Unit 9: Adding Animation and Other Effects to a Presentation	·         Open an existing presentation ·         Select Text ·         Insert and Overtype ·         Drag and Drop ·         Editing ·         Find and Replace ·         Clear and Undo ·         Formatting ·         Spell Check ·         View Presentation ·         Close and save an existing presentation
	Unit 10: Editing and Formatting a Presentation	·         Apply Animation ·         Add Movie and Sounds ·         Slide Transition
Week 4 17 Oct – 20 Oct	MS ACCESS DDD		THE USES OF THIS RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE IN APPLICATION SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND CREATIING DATABASE SOLUTIONS. ESSENTIAL FOR STUDENTS IN: IADCS (DDD)
Week 5 24 Oct – 27 Oct
Week 6 31 Oct – 3 Nov	MS PROJECT		STUDENTS WILL LEARN ON HOW TO MAKE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE TO PRODUCE A PROJECT MANAGEMENT TIMELINE / SCHEDULE REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING MODULES: ICCS (SCS, PRG) IDCS (NW, WD, FHOS, EB) IADCS (PP, MBP)
Week 7 7 Nov – 10 Nov
Week 8 14 Nov – 17 Nov	MS VISIO		STUDENTS WILL LEARN ON HOW TO MAKE USE OF THIS DIAGRAM SOFTWARE TO PRODUCE OBJECT-ORIENTED TECHNIQUES SUCH AS FLOWCHARTS, UML, USE CASE, CLASS AND SEQUENCE DIAGRAMS. REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING MODULES: IDCS (PM) IADCS (MBP.SAD)
Week 9 21 Nov – 24 Nov	DREAMWEAVER SCRIPTING LANGUAGE (PHP) / MYSQL DATABASE / FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)		THIS SCRIPTING LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT IS AN ESSENTIAL AND HELPFUL TOOL FOR STUDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING WEBSITES / SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PUBLISHABLE OVER THE INTERNET USING LANGUAGES SUCH AS HTML, PHP, ASP. REQUIRED IN THE FOLLOWING MODULES: IDCS (WD) IADCS (EN,DDD,ISA,PP,IIS,IS,MBP,SAD)
Week 10 28 Nov – 1 Dec	Adobe Photoshop		STUDENTS WILL LEARN ON HOW TO MAKE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE TO MANIPULATE IMAGES AND CREATE ANIMATION ESSENTIAL FOR STUDENTS WHEN FINISHING UP THE DIPLOMA