Empowerment Technologies

empowerment technologies

This course uses information and communication technologies as a tool for curating, contextualizing, collaborating and creating content and experiences for learning in the professional tracks.

COURSE CODE:
APL-001
UNITS:
1

Information and Communication Technology deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, telephone, Internet to locate, save, send and edit information. It is designed to provide students with the foundation of knowledge and skills needed to succeed in environments that requires the use of computer and the internet. It helps the students improve their skills in various applications and discover the world of technology.

This subject includes:

  •  Information and Communication Technology covering the topics of:
    • The current state of ICT technologies (i.e., Web 2.0, 3.0, convergent technologies, social, mobile, and assistive media)
    • Online systems, functions, and platforms
  • Online safety, security, ethics, and etiquette
  • Contextualized online search and research skills
    • Applied productivity tools with advanced application techniques including but not limited to
    • Mail merge and label generation
    • Custom animations and timing
    • Hyperlinking in presentations
    • Integrating images and external material in word processors
    • Embedded files and data
    • Advanced and complex formulas and computations