INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER

CREDIT HOURS 3(2-1)

DPT (5 year program)
Year-1, semester-1 (2016-2017)
DPT/CRS Curriculum of Computer skill (according to KMU curriculum)
COURSE DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVES:
This is an introductory course on Information and Communication
Technologies. Topics include ICT terminologies, hardware and software
components, the internet and World Wide Web, and ICT based applications.
Course Objectives:
On the completion of the course, the students will be able to:
1. Discuss computer skills, application and how it affects nursing practice,
and education.
2. Demonstrate skills in the use of a word processor (Microsoft Word),
spreadsheet/data base (Microsoft Excel, Access).
3. Demonstrate skills in preparing materials for presentation by slide,
overhead, or computer projection (multimedia) using presentation
software (PowerPoint)
4. Demonstrate skills in accessing national/international networks, search
engines and databases using a virtual private network.
DETAILED COURSE OUT LINE

Basic Definitions & Concepts

Hardware: Computer Systems & Components

Storage Devices, Number Systems

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Software: Operating Systems, Programming and Application

Software

Introduction to Programming, Databases and Information Systems

Networks

Data Communication

The Internet, Browsers and Search Engines

The Internet: Email, Collaborative Computing and Social Networking

The Internet: E-Commerce

IT Security and other issues

Project Week

Review Week

Teaching/Learning Strategies:
Lectures, Computer Lab, Discussion, Handout, Flow charts, Checklist,
demonstration and
Re-demonstration in the learning recourse center.
Evaluation Criteria:

Pass/ Fail
COURSE SCHEDULE
Semester-1

Unit
1

Topics

Teaching
Methods

COMPUTER INTRODUCTION
1. Definition.
2. Importance of IT (knowledge base)
3. The use of IT in medical field (DPT)
4. Computer Concept (Hardware & software)
5. The use of input, output and processing

Theory &
Practical

devices.
6. System software & Application software
7. The use of Thin Client system
8. Thin Client GUI
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Storages Devices & Numbering system

1. The use of USB, CD, U Share Drive
2. Numbering system
a. Binary Numbering System
b. Decimal Numbering System

Theory &
Practical

c. Octal Numbering System

d. Hexa Decimal Numbering System
3

Software

1. Operating System
a. Windows & Linux
2. Programming
a. Basic Concept of Computer

Theory &
Practical

Programming

3. Application Software (MS Office)

MS OFFICE 2013
MS WORD
The use of MS-word & applied the different
Commands. The use of different Tab & Ribbons.
File
1. New, save, open, close, exit
2. save as (different location, U share drive)

Theory &
Practical

3. save as PDF
4. password method
5. Options
Home Tab
1. Font , style , Paragraph
2. Find, replace, select
3. Cut, copy, past, past special
4. Shortcut key
Insert Tab
1. Table

Theory &
Practical

Theory &
Practical

2. Page
3. Picture & clip art
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4. Shapes, Header & Footer

5. Page number
6. Date and time
7. Text box, symbol , word art
8. The using of Shortcut keys and Function
keys
Page Layout Tab
1. Page setup (Margin Setting & page
orientation , size)
2. Columns, break, line numbers,
hyphenation
3. Arrange
View Tab
Different page layout
1. Document view

Theory &
Practical

2. Show/hide, zoom
3. Macro, windows
Design Tab
1. Document formatting
2. Page background (Water mark, Page color,

Theory &
Practical

Page boarder
3. Themes
. Review Tab
1. Spelling & grammar checking
2. Thesaurus,
3. protect document
4. Comments
5. Track changes /accept/rejects changes
6. Compare documents
References Tab
1. Table of contents
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2. Footnotes & endnotes

3. Captions
4. index
Mailing Tab
1. Create envelopes
2. Step by step mail merge wizard
1. The use of templates
2. The use of help
3. Application , letter, report and CV
composing
4. Printing
Revision Session Test
Revision session & Test

Practical
Practical

INTRODUCTION TO MS POWERPOINT
PowerPoint
File
1. New, save, open, close, exit
2. save as (different location, U share drive)
3. save as pdf, gif , ppsx
Options
1. The use of different Tab & Ribbon
2. Making PowerPoint Slides Tips
a. Outlines

Theory &
Practical

b. Slide Structure
c. Fonts
d. Color
e. Background
f. Graphs
g. Spelling and Grammar
h. Conclusions
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1. The use of templates

2. The use of help
3. Printing
Power Point
Different techniques of presentation
Online Presentation

INTRODUCTION OF MS-EXCEL
(SPREADSHEET)
MS EXCEL
The use of different Tab & Ribbon
Formatting Worksheet Element
1. Selection of Cell
2. Cut/Copy, Past and Delete cell, past
special.
3. Formatting text
4. Font size, color and style
5. Boarder and shading of cell
Chart
Columns chart, line chart, pie chart
FUNCTIONS / FORMULAS
1. Mathematical
2. statistical
3. logical
4. Conditional function
5. Text & date / time
6. Date base
7. IF condition
Protection of sheet
Sorting

Theory &
Practical

Practical

Data Table, Goal seek, scenario

Consolidate
Subtotal, data validation

Practical

Data from data base/from web

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Group & ungroup

MS Access (Data Base)

Introduction
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Table
Report
Form
Query
Relationship

Networking
1. Data

communication
LAN & WAN
Networks Topologies
Sever & Terminal

2. Internet

Google searching

The use of outlook & Official E-mail

ID

Web Browsers
Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox.
Download
Accessing different websites.
The Use of Webmail
Online searching
Online digital library searching

(Personal Folder)
Bookmark

Favorites

Theory &
Practical

3. SharePoint

Sing In & sign out

Access Share Point from different

location

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Down load the lectures

IT Security and other Issues
Virus
Anti-virus
Protection
1. Office 365 and 1 Drive
2. Quiz Star (Online Exam)

Theory &
Practical
Practical
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Project/ Assignment

Practical

12

Semeter-8
SPSS

Theory &
Practical

Recommended Text Books

1 Introduction to Computers by Peter Norton, 6th International
2

Edition (McGraw HILL)

3 Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to

4

Computer & Communications by Williams Sawyer, 6th Edition

(McGraw HILL)

6 Computers, Communications & information: A user's introduction

7

by Sarah E. Hutchinson, Stacey C. Swayer

8 Fundamentals of Information Technology by Alexis Leon,

9

Mathewsleon Leon press

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