A practical and flexible way of improving your ICT skills using Office 2010. You will work towards achieving individual New Clait Units such as File Management and PowerPoint and improve your skills in word processing techniques such as mail-merge and advanced word processing skills.
Course aim
Improve your IT Skills and Word Processing Techniques by using packages such as File Management and PowerPoint. Students will be able to create documents using a variety of IT applications.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- This course is suitable for beginners and improvers
- For level 1 you need good basic computer skills or an entry level 3 qualification.
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Begin working towards understanding the New Clait File Management Unit.
- Begin working towards understanding the New Clait PowerPoint Unit.
- Begin working towards understanding Word Processing Skills I.
- Begin working towards understanding Mail-merge I.
- Begin working towards understanding Business Presentations I.
How will I be taught?
- The WEA tutor will use a range of different teaching and learning methods and encourage you and the group to be actively involved in your learning
- You may be asked to undertake additional work in your own time to support your learning
- You will be expected to carry out a range of activities in your own time
- Keyboard practicing at home to improve your speed.
What kind of feedback can I expect?
- A range of informal activities will be used by the tutor to see what you are learning which may include quizzes, question and answer, small projects and discussion
- You will have opportunities to discuss your progress with your tutor
- You will be encouraged to share your work with the group and discuss your learning
- You will be encouraged to consider other students work and give your opinions and suggestions
- A file of work will be kept which will help to record your progress
- Practical tasks, written and verbal feedback from your tutor, completing practice assessments, internal WEA assessment and student diary.
What else do I need to know?
- All materials will be provided
Pre-course work, reading and information sources
- Students will be provided with a folder to store handouts and notes. Bringing a notebook would be useful too.
What can I do next?
- Progress to another WEA course
- This course could lead to a range of job opportunities. Follow link to National Careers Service for more details https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/
- Become involved with the WEA in a range of voluntary work and other activities including campaigning as a WEA member
- Become involved as a volunteer for a WEA partner or another organisation
- You could progress to Higher Education courses. Follow link to the PEARL website for information http://pearl.open.ac.uk/
- Access the WEA What Next? booklet here http://www.wea.org.uk/learn-wea/what-can-i-do-next
- Level 3 word processing.
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