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CEIT112 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION II

Course Objectives

The main objectives of the course includes  is to enable participants to acquire an integrated understanding of databases, use of technology, technology integration, and technology planning in educational settings.   

Course Content

Telecommunications and computer networks. Internet fundamentals. Data and database structures. Programming languages. Structured program design. Programming basics, arithmetic and logical operations, basic control structures, modularizing programs. Use of computers in school education

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Identify and state main reasons for the use of computers in education
• Demonstrate understanding of Technology Planning and Technology Integration
• Explain the role computers play in an information system and how communication of data across networks is achieved
• Describe and discuss the different components of the internet and identify related issues
• Use different search engines and search techniques to search for usable and appropriate information from the Internet
• Access and use a variety of electronic reference software or databases
• Tell about the ethical issues relating to use of information in education
• Use a range of multimedia devices and current desktop-publishing software for design and production of desktop publications including text and graphic manipulation to enhance document production.
• Design and develop multimedia presentations using a range of hardware and software devices and peripherals
• Define concepts in data input, processing and output to make informed decisions on information found in all areas of life
• Define data, information knowledge and wisdom and the relationship between them
• Explain the systems support people to exchange and share data and information.
• Explain the importance of ownership and control of data
• Explain why it is important to back up data regularly and list some guidelines for safeguarding important data at the individual and organizational level
• Demonstrate knowledge of procedures for protecting and keeping data securely on a computer or network
• Identify, hardware threats (vandalism and hardware failure), software threats (viruses, worms and Trojan horses), spyware (malware) and data corruption and use various methods of controlling and removing these threats.
• Explain the importance of data security or data protection and data management
• Use tables and charts to organize data and information in various groupings under different headings to show how each item of data contributes to complete a picture
• Access and store data on a local area network to make changes to information in a database
• Collect suitable data and identify raw data for processing
• Define, use, design, create and evaluate databases
• Appreciate that computer database systems have a capacity to store, retrieve and manipulate data better than non-computer systems
• Design a simple database application using a DBMS.
• Modify existing databases and design new databases for specific purposes
• Design a relational database, create user interfaces for adding, editing, and deleting data into the database.
• Discuss ethical considerations about the use of databases in educational settings.
• Discuss new trends in the organization, processing, storage and retrieval of data, such as data warehousing and data-mining
• Appreciate and discuss the impact of the developments in information and communication technologies on communities worldwide
• Develop a sense of “doing to learn” through “learning to think” and "loving to learn".

Program Outcomes Matrix

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution