Study at home learning ECDL Computing Skills.
If you want to increase your computing skills, our tutor supported open distance learning ECDL Computing Skills course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning ECDL Computing Skills course provides training in the core skills needed to increase your computing skills. The DCA supported self-study ECDL Computing Skills course is specially designed, allowing you to learn the skills of ECDL Computing through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the DCA Home Learning ECDL Computing Skills course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout the course, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away. What's more, because the distance learning ECDL Computing Skills course is so comprehensive, no prior knowledge or skills are required. The DCA ECDL Computing Skills course provides an entry level diploma as proof our your competence and skills.
If you'd like to earn more money and increase your computing skills, the DCA home study course is the ideal distance learning training course for you.
Module 1: Understanding the Personal Computer
Computer systems
How to hook it up
Whats inside the tower
CPU and memory
Input devices
Output devices
Storage devices
Operating systems
The internet and online services
Troubleshooting PC problems and errors
Module 2: Basic Concepts of Information Technology
A short history of computing
Computer hardware
Keyboard, screen, mouse
Multimedia devices
Software and data
The European Data Protection Directive
Networks and the internet
E-banking and e-government
User physical health and safety
Security issues
Starting up
Files, folders, drives
Compressing and archiving files
Managing the desktop
Creating shortcuts
Installing software
Printing files
Using MS Word
Working with text
Tables, tabs and graphics
Mail merge and templates
Importing spreadsheet data
Module 3: Excel and Databases
Starting Excel
Entering numbers and text
Working with Excels features
Arithmetic with Excel
Functions, formatting and printing
Fonts, headers, footers
Inserting, sorting and removing cells
Numbers, text and calculations
Charting with Excel
File formats and data importing
Defining the database
Exploring Access
Building your Access database
Modifying your database design
Table relationships
Finding, sorting and filtering records
Creating and using queries
Working with forms
Module 4: Presentations, Information and Communication
Working with reports
Printing database information
Presentation basics
Working with views and bullet points
Formatting your presentation
Working with graphics and pictures
Working with tables and charts
Animations
Presentations and file formats
Exploring the web
Finding information within websites
Taking control of the web
Shopping on the web
E-mail with Outlook
Outgoing e-mail
Incoming e-mail
Address book and contact groups |
| The European Computer Driving License Foundation Ltd has registered Trade Marks and logos. The courseware material distributed through DCA Home Learning has been developed by Pearson Heinemann and has received the approval of ECDL Foundation. See www.ecdl.org for further details. |
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| Thank you for the opportunity I got to take this course as I have enjoyed doing it and learnt a lot from it. — Kim Vearncombe |
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| Thank you for your reminder. I can be a bit lazy at times and it is great to know there is someone there to re-motivate. — Margaret Corser |
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