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DLAC001 Advanced Certificate in Computer Application
Method of Delivery of the Course
Week Learning Activity Name (Topic) And Activity Outcomes Academic TYPE LO
Hours
LECTURES, TUTORIAL CLASSES, WORKSHOPS
1.1 Introduction to computers:
1.1.1.Computers and Information and
Communication Technology
1.1.2.Characteristics of a computer
1.1.2.1 Acceptance, Processing and
output of data: Concept of Stored
Program 1hours Lectures LO-1
1.1.2.2 Issues in the use of a computer
Productivity, Efficiency,
Quickness, Accuracy, Storage
Capacity, Diligence,
versatility, Cost, dependence
on Electricity, security
1.2 Classification:
1.2.1 Analog Computers, Digital computers and
Hybrid computers
1 1.2.2 Super, Main Frame, Mini, Micro 1 hours Lectures LO-1
(Workstation, PC, Lap-Top, Note- book, Palm-Top)
computers etc.
1.3 Historical Development: Hardware Generation (HG)
0HG (Mechanical calculators)
1HG (vacuum Tubes),
2HG (Transistors),
1 hours Lectures LO-1
3HG (integrated Circuits),
4HG (LSIC/VLSIC computer chips)
5HG (ULSIC Artificial intelligence)
1.4 Introduction to Number Systems:
1.4.1Decimal, Binary, Octal, Hexa Decimal –
Conversions, Additions, Subtractions
6 hours Lectures LO-1
1.4.2 Data Representation: Bit, Byte, and
word/BCD,ASCII,EBCDIC,UNICODE
1.5 Computer Hardware 6 hours Lectures LO-1
1.5.1 Logical Representation of a computer- Von-
Neumann Architecture(briefly describe block
diagram)
1.5.2 Input and Output devices
1.5.2.1 Keyboard, Mouse, Trackball, Light
pen, Touch panel, Digital camera,
Microphone, Scanner (OCR, MICR, Image
scanner), Joy Stick etc.
1.5.2.2 VDU, Printer (Impact and Non-
Impact), Plotter, Speaker etc.
1.5.3 Storage
1.5.4 types of storage
1.5.4.1 Storage Devices
1.5.4.1.1 Main Memory (RAM,
ROM, Cache)
1.5.4.1.2 Secondary Storage
(Magnetic media/Optical 2 hours Lectures LO-1
media/Solid state)
Magnetic media- Magnetic disk
(Floppy and Hard), Tape, optical Disk-CD ROM, WORM,
Magnetic/ Optical (DVD, pen drive memory card SSD hard
disk etc.)
1.5.5 Family of PC Processors
.
1.6 Computer Software
1.6.1 Introduction to Computer Software
1.6.1.1 Systems Software: Operating Systems, Interpreters
and Compilers, Editors, Linkers
1.6.1.2 Software Development (Programming Languages)
1GL (Machine Code), 2GL (Assembly Languages),
3GL (High Level Languages),4G (SQL) – Computer and
contrast with examples.
1.6.1.3 Applications Software – Introduction 3 hours Lectures LO-1
Word Processing & Desk Top Publishing
(DTP), Presentation, Graphic, Spreadsheets,
Databases, Communication (E-mail, Web
browser)
1.6.2 Introduction to Operating Systems (O/S)
Paint, WordPad 2 hours Practical base LO-2
2.1 Terminology
2.1.1 Word Processing
2.1.2 Word Warp, Scrolling , Softcopy , Hardcopy
2 5 hours Practical base LO-2
2.1.3 Character ,Word ,Line, Sentence, Paragraph,
Page, Document
2.2 Introduction to Word Processing Packages
2.3 Creation ,Opening and Closing (Saving or discarding
changes ) of a document
2.4 page Layout of a document Paper size, Margins,
page Numbering, Headers, Footers.
2.5 Describing Word Processing interface
Menu Bar, Menu , Tool Bars , Status bar,
Rulers. Ribbon, Group etc.
2.6. Formatting a Document
2.6.1 Centring, Left Alignment and Justification Right
Alignment.
2.6.2 Underlining, Bold facing, Italics, superscripts,
subscripts etc.
2.6.3 Fonts – Face(English and Other alphabets ) and 5 hours Practical base LO-2
sizes,
2.6.4 Indentation – Right , Left , First Line ,
Paragraph , Hanging Indent, Indentation
2.6.5 Tab setting – Left , Right , Canter ,
Decimal Bar and setting Leaders
2.6.6 Bullets and Numbering 4 hours Practical base LO-2
2.6.7 Line spacing , Page breaks
2.7 Saving a document
2.7.1 Password protection
2.7.2 Saving a copy of
2.7.3 Saving as a different type
2.8 Viewing a document
2.8.1 Zoom Control
2.8.2 Layout views
2.8.3 print Previews
4 hours Practical base LO-2
2.9 Editing a document
2.9.1 Copying , Moving and Deletion
of text format painter
2.9.2 Spelling , Grammar and Thesaurus
2.9.3 Searching and Replacing
2.9.4 Merging of documents
2.9.5 Using styles
2.10 Tables
2.10.1 Creation of a table
2.10.2 Formatting a table
2.10.2.1 Appearance
2.10.2.2 Formatting cells , columns
and rows
2.10.2.3 Continuation of headings to
succeeding pages 4 hours Practical base LO-2
2.10.3 Editing a table
2.10.3.1 Addition and removal of
columns and rows
2.10.3.2 Merging and splitting of
cells
2.10.4 Calculations in table
(Sum,Average,Min,Max,Count)
2.11 Charts : Insertion and editing charts.(Bar, Column,
Line, Pie)
2.12 Mail Merge
2.12.1 Concept and necessity.
2.12.2 Creation of Main Document
and Data Source (Form letters /Envelops/Email)
2.13 columns: Number of columns, width &
spacing, moving between columns column brake
2.14 Shapes: lines, boxes and circles
2.15 Text boxes
2.16 Pictures
2.17 Using and creating Document
Templates
16 hours Practical base LO-2
(Formal letters, Bio Data forms, Fax
messages, vouchers, paper advertisements,
Newsletters)
2.18 Use of Help Facility
2.19 Drop Cap, Page boarder, Water mark, Page
Colour, Background, etc.
2.20 Printing documents
Selection of printers, paper size, orientation
(portrait, landscape), range of page, No of copies.
Typing skills using Sinhala Unicode
Assignment in word processing 3 hours Lab LO-2
3.1 Terminology:
(Workbook, Worksheet, Chart sheet, , Row, Column,
Cell, Range)
3.2 Introduction to Spreadsheet packages
3.3 Moving around in a worksheet
3.4 Editing a worksheet: Insert, Delete, Find, Copy and paste, 10 hours Practical base LO-3
Cut and paste Rename etc.
3.5 Saving a workbook: Saving, saving a copy and password
protection.
Addressing: Absolute, Relative etc.
3.6 Data types and formatting of cells
3
3.6.1 Data types:
Numeric (Decimal, scientific, %, Currency),
Text, Date, Functions
7 hours Practical base LO-3
3.6.2 Appearance:
Alignment, Fonts, Borders, Patterns, Protection,
Custom, Size
3.7 Operations in cells.
3.7.1 Numerical: Addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, power
7 hours Practical base LO-3
3.72 Text: Concatenation
3.7.3 Logical: NOT, AND, OR (IF Functions)
3.8 Built in functions
3.8.1 Mathematical functions: sum, average,
maximum, minimum, count, Rank
3.9 Graphing
3.9.1 Types of graphs: scatter, line, bar, stacked bar, pie
3.9.2 Titles, axes labels, legends etc.
3.10 Sorting and Filter
3.11 Use of help facility
7 hours Practical base LO-3
3.12 Printing workbook and sheets
Selection of printers, paper size, orientation (portrait,
landscape), print area, no of Copies
Assignment in Spreadsheet 3 hours Lab LO-3
4.1 Terminology (Text, Graphic, video, sound, animation)
4.2 Introduction to presentation – (slides)
Characteristics of a quality presentation 3 hours Practical base LO-4
4.3 Creating presentation slides
10 hours Practical base LO-4
4.4 Enhancing the appearance – (Inserting pictures, smart
art, organizational charts, graphs etc.)
4 4.5 Enhancing the performance – (Transition techniques, 6 hours Practical base LO-4
animation Design Buttons etc.)
4.6 Using the views
4.7 Saving ,previewing and closing the presentation
4.8 Printing 4 hours Practical base LO-4
Presentation skills ,Zoom IT, Animation based Project
Assignment in Presentation 3 hours Lab LO-4
5.1 Terminology : Data, Information, Database,
Database Management Systems (DBMS)
5.2 Issues in the use of a DBMS : Efficiency, 1 hours LO-5
capacity , robustness, cost, security Lecture
5.3 Introduction to DBMS software
1 hours Practical base LO-5
5 5.4 Components of a Database
5.4.1 Tables
5.4.1.1 Fields and records
Properties of fields
Type : Number, Text, Date/Time, 15 hours
Practical base
LO-5
Currency OLE object, Memo
Size, Format, Mask, Data Validation, Default
Values
Key field Creating a Relationship,
5.4.1.2 Creation, Modification and Copying of
table structure
Practical base
LO-5
5.4.2.Queries – Simple queries using one table
only
Practical base
LO-5
5.4.3. Forms – Data entry and Data display
Practical base
LO-5
5.4.4 Report 15 hours
Practical base
LO-5
5
5.5 Searching records
5.6 Updating Data Tables.
Practical base
Editing, Appending, Replacing, LO-5
Deleting of records
5.7 Sorting a Data Table (Using one table or
one query only.)
5.8 Creation of Reports and Labels (Using Practical base
LO-5
one table or one query only. )
5.9 Use of Help facility
5.10 Printing
Selection of printers, Paper size,
Practical base
Orientation (Portrait, Landscape), print 1 hours LO-5
range, NO of copies etc.
Assignment in DBMS 3 hours Lab LO-5
6 6.1. Introduction to internet and email Browsers and
Search engines URL and hyperlink
6.2. advanced searching and browsing
6.3.Making e-mail address
6.4.Handling with messages 15 hours Practical base LO-6
Google docs, Sheets, Forms, Social media,
Internet security ,ICT ACTs
Pre-Final Assignment 3 hours Lab
Final Assignment 3 hours Lab
