AMOUD FACULTY OF

UNIVERSITY COMPUTING & ICT

COURSE OUTLINE
Course Code: BIT 6213 Department: BIT Classes: A, B, C and D
Course Title: Computer Application and Maintenance
Contact Hours: 75 Credit Hours: 3 Duration: 15 Weeks
Facilitator: Mr. Ahmed Abdillahi Sh. Ibrahim
Telephone: 063 4590754, Email.: ahmedsanco@hotmail.com

Course Background
The role of the course is to provides students Information about computer application
fundamentals to succeed in the workplace. also be able to demonstrate digital literacy
through basic study of computer hardware, operating systems, networking, the Internet,
web publishing, spreadsheets and database software

Course Aims
By the end of the course, students should be able to design, develop, administer and
manage application uses in the computer that can achieve the purpose uses of applications
and results to improve teaching and learning.

Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Identify the common components of a desktop environment, such as icons, the
taskbar, menus, and windows.
2. Perform basic file management, such as naming, saving, deleting, moving,
renaming, and editing files.
3. Navigate, save, and move files between folders and subfolders.
4. Perform basic windows manipulation.

Course Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to practice using computer software
applications and develop mastery of advanced Microsoft-Office skills. The topics covered
include: Introduction to computer; Introduction to Windows OS; Creating folders and
files, modifying and saving files; Word processing; Spreadsheets; Databases; Introduction
to Presentations etc.

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Learning Outcomes
Graduate of this course shall be:
1. Demonstrate basic understanding of computer hardware and software.
2. Apply skills and concepts for basic use of a computer.
3. Identify appropriate tool of MS office to prepare basic documents, charts,
spreadsheets and presentations.
4. Create personal, academic and business documents using MS office.
5. Create spreadsheets, charts and presentations.
6. Analyze data using charts and spread sheets.

Course Content
Period Content Specific Content Duratio
n
(Week)
1 Overview of IT Fundamentals introduces (computer hardware, 1
IT computer software, databases, networking, security,
Fundamental and software development).
o IT Fundamental concepts and terminology
(Infrastructure, Applications and software,
Software development, Database fundamentals
Security). (ASSIGNMENT 1).
2-3 Hardware The components in the system unit are; Random 2
Components Access Memory (RAM), Compact Disc-Read Only
Memory (CD-ROM), Hard-disk, Motherboard, Fan,
Processor or Central Processing Unit (CPU), Power
Supply and Floppy Disk Drive. o IT Fundamental
the system unit also has other components like the
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, power button,
cables, video and sound cards. (ASSIGNMENT 2).
4 Software Computer system (system software, application 1
Components software, and programming language software). o
OS Resource system used (the processor, main
memory, input/output devices, secondary, storage
devices and communication port device)
(ASSIGNMENT 3).
5 Hardware Maintenance of Random Access Memory (RAM), 1
Maintenance Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM),
Hard-disk, Motherboard, Fan, Processor or Central
Processing Unit (CPU), Power Supply and Floppy
Disk Drive. (ASSIGNMENT 4).

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 6 Software Maintaining of Software systems (system software, 6
Maintenance application software, and programming language
software). (ASSIGNMENT 5).
7 Microsoft Desktop, Recycle bin, My Computer, Documents, 2
Windows Pictures, Music, Videos, Task Bar, Control Panel.
(ASSIGNMENT 6).
8-9 Microsoft Features of MS-Word - MS-Word Window 2
Office Word Components - Creating, Editing,
Formatting and Printing of Documents – Headers
and Footers – Insert/Draw Tables, Table Auto
format – Page Borders and Shading – Inserting
Symbols, Shapes, Word Art, Page Numbers, Mail
Merge. (ASSIGNMENT 7).
10-11 Microsoft Overview of Excel features – Creating a new 2
Office Excel worksheet, selecting cells, Entering and editing
Text, Numbers, Inserting Rows/Columns –
Changing column widths and row heights,
Formulae, referencing cells, Changing font sizes and
colors, Insertion of Charts, Auto fill, Sort.
(ASSIGNMENT 8).
12-13 Microsoft Features of PowerPoint – Creating a Presentation - 2
Office Power Inserting and Deleting, Slides in a Presentation –
point Adding Clip Art/Pictures -Inserting Other Objects,
Audio, Video - Resizing and scaling of an Object –
Slide Transition – Custom Animation.
(ASSIGNMENT 9).
14-15 Microsoft A database for efficiently managing, organizing, 2
Office Access and extracting information from datasets also
and Publisher Publisher for efficiently managing, organizing, and
extracting information in the calendars, certificates
and etc. (ASSIGNMENT 10).
Methodology
Lectures based on students’ handouts, practical aspects and reading assignments. There
will be class discussions, group and individual practical practices.

Evaluation
There will be attendance with 10%, continuous assignments with 10%, midterm sitting
exam 20% and practical final examination with 60%. Therefore, passing grade is 50%.

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Students will practice the course through the subject lecture. The exam will be evaluated
based on depth of their theoretical and practical content.
Submit (all) assignments at the beginning of the class in which they are due. Failure to do
so will result in a mark of “0”, unless an illness/emergency can be proven with
appropriate documentation.

Attendance
All students are expected to attend all classes. Attendance will be recorded to be part of
your course work. Take care of it!
Please, note that you are responsible for compensating for time lost.

Participation
Students are strongly encouraged to participate during each class through asking and
answering questions, working their practical’s and sharing opinions.

Plagiarism
Students found plagiarizing or engaging in other forms of cheating in this course can
expect to fail the course.

References
1. Working in Microsoft Office – Ron Mansfield - TMH.
2. MS Office 2007 in a Nutshell –Sanjay Saxena – Vikas Publishing House.
3. Excel 2020 in easy Steps-Michael Price – TMH publications

Effective: 15th September, 2021.

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Mr. Ahmed A. Sh. Ibrahim, Mr. Edwin O. Omondi,

Facilitator. Dean, Faculty of Computing and ICT.
Date: ____________________________ Date: ____________________________