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How to Use Windows
COMS 491 - 2 Semester Credit
Description
This class will help students
explore the software resources that Windows provides. They will master the basics—the
Start Button, the Taskbar, the Desktop, and a variety of tools designed to help them
adjust the Windows environment to their work patterns. Students will learn how to use
Windows programs to accomplish specific tasks on their computer. How to produce documents,
keep records, design graphics, manage schedules, perform calculations, send e-mail, and
more. They will learn what Windows does and how it works.
Objectives:
Learn to execute the following
features using Windows:
- E-mail Basics
- Getting
Started with Windows
- Working on the Desktop
- Working with Programs
- Changing the Settings
- Finding Files
- Working with Folders
- Word Processing
- Using the Clipboard
- Printing
- Using other Applications
- Creating Artwork
- Installing New Hardware and Software
- Working with Briefcase
- Sending and receiving Faxes
- Experiencing Multimedia
- Making your Computer Accessible
- Working with Disks
- Optimize your Computer
Audience:
This class is designed for either
the educational classroom or the world of business. Participants must have connection to
an Internet Service Provider and be familiar with using e-mail. Students must be using
either Windows 95 or Windows 98.
Manual::
You do not need a manual for this class. I will
send your assignments weekly (every Monday) and they are due by the next
week. If you are not able to send an assignment on time, do not worry.
Just write me and we will work things out.
Audience:
The class is designed for users who
are proficient using a mouse and are familiar with the fundamentals of using the Macintosh
Computer or the fundamentals of PC Windows. Students must have the software
MS Excel have connection to an Internet Service Provider and be familiar with using
E-mail.
Evaluation:
The evaluation will
be based on student participation via Internet/email, student participation
and successfully completing skillbuilders assigned with each
lesson. The course utilizes a mastery learning approach. Ongoing
individualized assistance will be available through online messaging and/or
voice phone conferencing.
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