TE 101 - Computer Applications in Telecommunications

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide students with a basic orientation to computer hardware and to teach the implementation of Microsoft Office software and other applications used in networking, telecommunications, and normal business environments. Students will become proficient with using the computer as a personal productivity tool while learning the latest Microsoft Office software. The topics will include the use of the Windows operating system; file management, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Laboratory exercises will be required.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

explain the differences between operating system software and application software;
explain how to view, organize, move, and rename files using the current Microsoft operating system;
use various software packages to create documents, spreadsheets, graphs, databases, and presentations;
recognize the procedure to obtain help and online help for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint software;
describe the procedure to cut, copy, and paste text using Microsoft Word software;
describe the procedure to create and insert a table into a Microsoft Word document;
understand and explain the difference between relative and absolute cell references in Microsoft Excel;
explain how to produce a chart from data using Microsoft Excel;
describe the procedure for creating a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint; and
explain how to insert text, clip art, pictures, and charts into a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation;
present current and emerging technologies in telecommunications to a residential or commercial client; and
address fair use of copyrighted materials and media in an academic environment.

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