LS65A—Information Technology I

Course Content

NOTE: A weblog and an electronic discussion group will be used to facilitate exchange of information among teaching staff and class members.

1. Introduction to the content and scope of the course.

Students’ presentations on their experience in the use
of Information and Communication Technologies.

Introduction to electronic discussion groups, weblogs and
evaluation of some publicly available facilities. Electronic
discussion groups and technologies and their impact on library
operations. Social networking tools.

Lab: Electronic discussion groups and blogs

2. Introduction to the Internet – networks, networking
and connectivity – function and operation of data
communications hardware and software and various
network topologies.

The Internet and libraries; Using search engines

Presentation on the Mona Campus networking
infrastructure. > JW

Lab: Using and evaluating Web browsers & Search Engines

3. Software – Operating systems – purpose and objective
e.g. Windows and Linux. User interfaces.

Lab: Organizing files and folders and using Windows
Explorer and My Computer.

4. Software – Application programs; Word processing for increasing productivity. Open Source Initiatives

Lab: Microsoft Word. – creating Tables of Contents and
Indexes; document formatting; document orientation

5. In-course test one (1) hour and using the Internet to
access information.

6. Digital and Electronic Libraries. Caribbean Libraries;
NLJ; NALIS; Greenstone & DSpace

Computer Hardware – Function and relationships
between the internal components of a personal
computer. Storing and retrieving information – types
of magnetic disk devices, organization, principles of
operation etc.

Lab: Information input and output devices – operation and applications; scanning demonstration

7. Internet Browsers, search engines, portals.
Creating a basic website for a library or
Information Unit. HTML

Lab: MS FrontPage.

8. Introduction to Database Management Systems.
Microsoft Access; Accessing online databases and resources
Lab: MS Access.

9. Creating presentations. Microsoft PowerPoint Images
and scanning, incorporating audio and video into
presentations.

Lab: MS. PowerPoint

10. Using spreadsheets, creating budgets etc. Microsoft
Excel
Lab: MS Excel

11. Information Security and troubleshooting anti-virus software.
Revision
Lab: Anti-virus software.
Power Point presentations on how the Internet functions

12. In class presentations of students’ websites.


Final exam