Holy Child Colleges of Butuan

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2 St., Guingona Subd., Butuan City

Syllabus

I – Course No. : IT 101

II – Course Title : IT Fundamentals
III – Course Description : The subject introduces students to the fundamental concepts in information
technology and mathematical reasoning that provide the technical foundation
for state-of the –art computer application: word processing, spreadsheet,
graphics, networks and networking, and internet and world wide web.

IV – Course Objectives: At the end of the semester, the students are expected to:

1. understand the foundation and historical significance of information technology, including

influential leaders in the development of computers.
2. Understand how a computer system operates including the integration of its hardware, software and
peripheral Devices
3. Understand the logical sequences of computer programs, using multiple platforms to demonstrate the
process
4. Introduce elementary mathematical and digital concepts for computer programming
5. Understand a network infrastructure, including communication protocols and internet/ intranet
architecture
6. Recognize and use appropriate application software, specially demonstrating skills in document
production, spreadsheet creation, and presentation development
7. State a research topic, determine information requirements, and then locate and retrieve that
information from available electronic resources
8. Understand how to create a web page and recognize different web browser
9. Understand the ethical responsibilities and legal issues surrounding information technology, its
impact, and future implications
10. Discuss business application through case studies
 V – Course Requirements: the course methodology will include, class discussion, quizzes, exams and
laboratory Exercises.

VI – Course Content:

Topic Objectives Activities Time Evaluation

allotment
(Hrs)
 Computer evolution  To know the evolution of
and development computers
> evolution of computers  be able to understand the  lect 4 Hours  Discuss the
> Computer capabilities and capabilities and limitation of ure evolution of computer
limitations computers  clas  Describe the
> Computer failure  to know computer failures s capabilities and
> Computer Uses and discussio limitations of computer
 to understand the uses of
Classification n  Discuss the
computer
 to know the computer failure
classification by purpose, type  Discuss the uses of
of data handled, and by computer
capacity  Discuss the
classification by
purpose, type of data
handled, and capacity

 Conversion of  To understand the  Discuss understand

numbers system conversation of number system the conversion of number
> Decimal to binary  To know the process of  lect 4 Hours system
> Binary to decimal conversion ure  Discuss the process
> Octal to binary  clas of conversion
> Binary to octal s
> Octal to decimal discussio
> Decimal to octal n
> Hexadecimal to binary
> Binary to Hexadecimal
> Hexadecimal to decimal
> Decimal to hexadecimal
> Hexadecimal to Octal
> Octal to Hexadecimal
 Types of computer  To identify computer
Hardware hardware  Identify computer
> Input Devices  To understand the  lect 4 Hours hardware
> Processing functions of hardware ure  Discuss the
> Output devices  To know the types of  clas functions of hardware
> Storage unit hardware s  Discuss the types
discussio of hardware
n
 Types of computer  To understand the
software function of software  Discuss the
> System software  to identify the types of  lect 4 Hours function of software
> Application Software software ure  Identify the types
> Programming Languages  to know the function of  clas of software
system software, application s  Discuss the
software and programming discussio function of system
languages n software, application
software and programming
languages
 Types of  To understand low level
programming languages  Discuss low level
> Low level languages  To identify different  lect 4 Hours languages
> High level languages kinds of low level languages ure  Identify different
 To understand high level  clas kinds of low level
languages s languages
 To identify different discussio  Discuss high level
kinds of high level languages n languages
 Identify different
kinds of high level
languages
 Network Terminology  To understand the concept  Discuss the concept
> Definition of network of network of networking
> Kinds of network  To identify the kinds of  lect 4 Hours  Discuss the kinds
* Local area network network ure of networking
(Lan)  To identify the kinds of  clas  Identify the kinds
* Metropolitan area networking protocols s of networking protocols
network discussio
 To identify the kinds of  Identify the kinds
(Man) n
network operating system of network operating
* Wide area network (Wan)
 To be able to know the system
> Network operating system
> Network Protocols kinds of network hardware  Discuss the kinds
> Networking hardware and of network hardware
cabling
 Office Application
> Microsoft Word  Discuss the
a) the importance of word  To understand the  lect 8 Hours function of office
b) the tools function of office application ure application
b.1 creating  Identify the menu,  clas  Identify the menu,
b.2 editing toolbars, text area, and s toolbars, text area, and
b.3 formatting different commands discussio different commands
b.4 saving  Perform opening, n  Perform opening,
b.5 printing formatting, editing, saving, formatting, editing,
b.6 closing printing, and closing of saving, printing, and
b.7 opening document closing of documents
b.8 exiting
 Discuss how to manage  Discuss how to
b.9 tables and borders
files manage files
c) drawing
d) managing files  Perform software  Perform software
e) creating macro automation automation
f) web page wizard  To understand the  Discuss the
g) case study function of Microsoft excel 8 Hours function of Microsoft
> Microsoft Excel  Perform formatting of excel
a) spreadsheet cell  Perform formatting
orientation  To understand the of cell
b) the tools function of Microsoft  Discuss the
b.1 creating PowerPoint function of Microsoft
b.2 editing power point
 b.3 formatting  Demonstrate power
b.4 saving point presentation using
b.5 printing different kinds of
b.6 closing slides and animation
b.7 opening  Demonstrate a
b.8 exiting simple web page wizard
b.9 tables and borders  To create power point
c)Formatting a cell presentation using different
d) working with data kinds of slides and animation
e) Graphing and chart  To create a simple
f) creating macro webpage using Microsoft word’s
g) case study web page wizard
> Microsoft Power Point
a) power point
orientation
b) tools
b.1 creating
b.2 editing
b.3 formatting
b.4 saving
b.5 printing
b.6 closing
b.7 opening
b.8 exiting
b.9 tables and borders
c) Applying and modifying
text and graphic object
d) class power point
presentation
e) case study

 Introduction to  To know the function of  Discuss the

Internet and web page the internet function of the internet
design  To identify the  lect 8 Hours  Identify the
a) Internet overview approaches to making an HTML ure approaches to making an
 b) Basic approaches to page  clas HTML page
making an HTML page  To create web page or s
b.1 text –editor HTML (hypertext markup discussio
application language) page n
b.2 graphical  To identify commands in
application creating a web page

 Demonstrate how to
create web page or HTML
(hypertext markup
language)page
 Identify commands
in creating a web page.
VII – Grading System:

Major Exam (Prelim, Midterm, Pre-Final and Final) 60%

Participation (quizzes, oral, projects and assignment etc.) 30%
Attendance 10%

VIII - References:

Basic Concept of Microsoft Office Turbo C/C++ the complete reference

Hirata, Evaneline, Manila, Hyperbit International Inc. 2003 Second Edition
By Herbert Schilt
Running Microsoft Word 2000 @2002 MCGraw –Hill Incorporated
Borland, Russell, Microsoft press, 2000

Running Microsoft Excel 2000 Using C

Dodge, Mark Kinata, Chris and Stinson, Craig, Microsoft by Lee Atkinson and Mark Atkinson
Press 2000 @ 2000 Que Corporation

C by Dissection C for Scientists and Engineers

Third Edition International Edition
By Al Kelley and Ira Pohl By Richard Johnsonbaugh and Martin Kalin
@ 2000 Addition-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. @ 2000 Prentice – hall, Inc.
Prepared by: Approved by:

Meljun Cortes,MBA,MPA,BSCS,ACS Engr. Val Quimno

IT Program Head Dean of CIT