Course Code 219903 Marks: 75 Credits: 3
Course Title Information and Communication Technology
Course Objectives
The main objective of the course is to develop students' understanding and skills in using,
managing, and applying technology to solve problems and enhance various aspects of life and
work. Key areas of focus include understanding ICT systems, software, hardware, networks, and
their applications.
Course Learning Outcomes: The student will be able to:
CLO 1 Explain foundational ICT concepts, including the information processing cycle.
CLO 2 Operate standard computer hardware and software systems effectively.
CLO 3 Use office productivity tools (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) for academic and
professional tasks.
CLO 4 Apply safe internet practices and use internet tools for communication and
information retrieval.
CLO 5 Understand and explain the concepts of Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
(AI), and Machine Learning (ML)
Teaching and
Unit Specific Objectives Content Learning
Approach
Unit 1: The student will be Definition of ICT, basic Classroom
Introduction to able to: concepts and Lectures
Information and • Explain the terminologies.Data,
Communications concept of ICT and Information
Technology (ICT) its related
Application of ICT,
and Computer terminologies.
Advantages and
System • Describe the
Disadvantages of ICT,
information
Impact of ICT Career
processing cycle.
opportunities in ICT
• Analyze the impact education
of ICT on
educational, social Information Processing
and economic Cycle.
development.
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• Identify career
opportunities in Classification of Computers
ICT education. The Vital Components of the
• Differentiate Systems Unit.
among the classes
of computers and
the usages of them.
• Identify the vital
components of the
Systems Unit.
Unit 2: Computer The student will be Categories of Computer Classroom
Hardware and able to: Hardware: Input devices, lectures and Lab
Software • Describe the Processing devices, Output
categories of devices, Storage devices
Computer
Communication devices,
Hardware.
Main Processing Devices:
• Describe the
The Processor, Control Unit
commonly used
and Arithmetic and Logic
Input and Output
Unit
devices
• Identify the main Software Packages,
processing devices, Operating Systems, Types
storage devices and and uses of Operating
media. Identify the Systems, Types and uses
main Application Software:
communication Educational software, Games
devices. software, Graphics software
• Identify types of Browsers: Internet explorer,
Software packages. Google chrome, Mozilla
• Distinguish Firefox, Opera, Internet
between an explorer, Mozilla Firefox;
Operating System Proprietary and Open Source
and Application Software
software.
• Identify different
types, examples
and uses of
Operating Systems
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and Application
software
• Distinguish
between Open
Source and
Proprietary
Software.
Unit 3: • The student will be Word Processing Packages Classroom
Introduction to able to: and Their Uses Lectures, Lab,
Word Processing • Identify Word and Hands-on
Creating a Document Using a
Application Processing Practice
Word Processor Saving a
packages.
Document Using the ‘Save
• Create and save a As’ command
document using the
Word Processor. Editing a Word Document
• Format a Word Using Common Editing
document using Tools: Copy/cut, paste, Undo
formatting tools. and redo,find, replace,
Demonstrate the clipboard
ability to perform Creating a Document with
collaborative More Sub-Headings and
editing. Paragraphs
• Insert tables in a Text correction, Wrapping
Word Processing options, Text orientation
document. Formatting and saving a
• Insert symbols and Word document using the
pictures in Word formatting tools: font (style,
Processing size, color, etc.), bold,
documents. underline, italic, superscript,
subscript, shadow, strikeout,
• Use layout
font color
techniques in
Paragraph Editing:
document creation.
alignment, bullet &
• Inserting headers
numbering, indent, line
and footers.
spacing, table border
• Print documents
using the various Collaborative Editing: Using
print options. the highlighting option to
track changes in a document,
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accepting or rejecting
changes
Insert: Adding text
comments, Inserting Tables
in a Word Document and
inserting Symbols and
Pictures in a Word
Document. Header, footer,
page number, drop cap, word
art
Page Design: watermark,
page border
Layout: Page setup/print
Unit 4: • The student will be Spreadsheet Packages, e.g. Classroom
Spreadsheet able to: Excel Lectures, Lab
Application • Identify and Hands-on
Importance of Spreadsheet
Spreadsheet Practice
application in Data
Packages.
Management, Related
• Explain the Concepts and Terminologies
importance of the (e.g., cell(s), rows, columns,
Spreadsheet worksheet, workbook)
application in data
management. Features in the Spreadsheet
• Explain related Window Tool Bars:
concepts and formatting bar, standard bar,
terminologies in the formulae bar
Spreadsheet. Types of Data and Their Uses
• Identify features in (e.g., number, date, text,
the Spreadsheet currency), Creating and
application Saving a Workbook,
window. Constructing and Inserting
• Create and save a Simple Formulae and
Workbook. Functions
• Construct and insert
simple formulae Formatting Worksheet Using
Formatting Tools
and functions.
• Format the Draw a Graph/chartEditing
worksheet using and Printing Worksheet
formatting tools.
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• Printing a
worksheet.
Unit 5: • The student will be Presentation Applications Classroom
Presentation able to: Packages, Devices used for Lectures, Lab
Application • State the Presenting, Importance of and Hands-on
importance of the Presentation Application, Practice
Presentation Principles for Designing
application. Presentations, Terminologies
• Identify the in Presentation
commonly used Application (eg, Slide
features of a Layout, Slide transitions,
Presentation Slide show, etc.),
application while Identification of Commonly
prepare a Used Features of Presentation
presentation. Application Window:
• Create and save Toolbars, Different
presentations using presentation view modes
a template, Add
new slide(s). Edit Prepare a Presentation:
text , Format text, Adding elements and
Insert objects, formatting slides, slide Show,
images and pictures slide transition, animation
, Run slide show, Effects
Apply transition, Selection of Print Option:
animation effects to Entire presentation, Specific
slides slides, Handouts, Notes
• Select the print pages, outline view of slides,
option for printing. and Number of copies
• Prepare a
presentation on a
selected topic and
present it.
Unit 6: Privacy The student will be Introduction to Information Classroom
and Security able to: Security, cybercrime, DoS Lectures,
and DDoSAttack, Key Lab and
• Understand the Management, Digital Hands-on
basics of digital Signature and Certifications, Practice
security privacy, Data Security,
Vulnerability, Threat and
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• Use some security Risk, Malware, Social
tools. Engineering, Hacking,
• Understanding Plagiarism, Fishing, Software
digital ethics. Piracy, Worms and Viruses,
Spam, Adware, Malware,
Spyware, Antivirus Software
Ethics in the digital world
Unit 7: Using The • The student will be Internet, Intranet, Extranet, IP Classroom
Internet to able to: Address, Masking, MAC Lectures, Lab
Communicate and • Explain basic Address, Internet Services, and Hands-on
Accessing concepts, OSI Reference Model, Practice
Information requirements, and TCP/IP protocol stack, IPv4,
terminologies of IPv6, subnet Masking, MAC
the Internet Address, Internet Services,
• Apply the rules Network Configuration and
and regulations in Troubleshooting, Wi-Fi,
the use of the Broadband, Email Usage.
internet. Rules and Regulations in the
• Using email Use of the Internet: Spam-
• Use the internet Unsolicited Emails, People’s
social network to Privacy, Intellectual Property
communicate. Rights, etc.
• Use Uniform E-mail: Creating an Email
Resource Locators Account, Sending, Accessing
(URLs) to access Email Messages, Attaching
Information. Use Documents to Email
search engines to Messages,
access information Using the Internet: Social
• Upload files to Networks to Communicate,
Uniform Resource Locators
virtual drives and
(URLs) to Access
work on it.
Information, Using Search
Engines, Downloading
Information from the
Internet. Transferring
Information from the Internet
to a Different Application
Intellectual Property Rights,
ICT Policy, Software Piracy
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etc.
Using Cloud Space: Google
Drive, Google Workspace,
OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.
Unit8: Emerging • Define Data Introduction to Data Classroom
Technologies: Data Analytics, Analytics: What is Data? Lectures,
analytics, Artificial Artificial Types of Data,Basic Steps in Lab and
intelligence, Intelligence (AI), Data Analytics, Simple Hands-on
Machine learning and Machine Tools; Artificial Intelligence Practice
Learning (ML). (AI): Making Machines
• Understand how Capable of Performing Tasks
data is collected, that Require Human-Like
processed, and Thinking.
used for decision- Common Examples: Voice
making. Assistants, Facial
• Recognize the role Recognition, GPS Route
of AI and ML in Suggestions, Chatbots.; AI
everyday life. Capabilities: Understanding
• Explain basic Language, Recognizing
differences Patterns, Making Decisions;
between AI and Machine Learning (ML):
ML. Define Machine Learning
• Discuss benefits (ML), How It Works,
and challenges of Classification and Examples;
these technologies. Relationship Between Data
• Recognize current Analytics, AI, and ML
trends and career Benefits & Challenges of
opportunities in Data Analytics, AI, and ML.
these fields. Future Trends & Career Paths
List of Books
Norton, P. (2008). Introduction to computers (9th ed.). The McGraw-Hill.
Comer, D. E. (2018). The internet book: Everything you need to know about computer networking
and how the internet works (5th ed.). Chapman and Hall/CRC Press.
Lambert, J., & Frye, C. (2015). Microsoft Office 2016 step by step. Microsoft Press.
Hassan, N. A., &Hijazi, R. (2017). Digital privacy and security using Windows: A practical guide.
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Apress.
Maheshwari, A. (2024). Data analytics made accessible. Jay Cobb.
Russell, S. J., & Norvig, P. (2020). Artificial intelligence: A modern approach (4th ed.). Pearson.
Alpaydin, E. (2020). Introduction to machine learning (4th ed.). MIT Press.
Course Code 219904 Marks: 25 Credits: 1 Class Hours: 15
Course Title: Lab: Information and Communication Technology
Course Objectives
The main objective of the course is to teach the students' understanding and skills in using, and
applying technology to solve problems and enhance various aspects of life and work. It includes
assembling hardware, installing software, preparing PPT slides, and producing Word and Excel
documents.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
The student will be able to:
CLO 1 Learn assembling hardware
CLO 2 Prepare, edit and print word documents and excel
CLO 3 Prepare power point presentation.
CLO 4 Access information from e-mail
CLO 5 Installation of anti-virus software
CLO 6 Data collection, Prediction using AI, ML, Data Analytics
List of Experiments
CLO Unit Experiments Teaching
Addressed Learning
Approach
• Assemble different hardware
CLO1 1-4 • Install different software Lab and Hands-
• Operate the computer - Drive, folder and file on Practice
management
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• Maintenance
CLO 2 3 Word Lab and Hands-
• Prepare a Word document on a specific topic on Practice
(e.g,routine, question paper, CV,reports,
applications)
• Formatting the document (Alignment, table,
border, watermark, etc.), e.g., newspaper article,
academic report, or documentation used in daily
life, book, poster
• Print documents with different paper and
printers
CLO 2 4 • Excel
• Prepare a grade sheet Lab and Hands-
• Prepare a family expenditure on Practice
• Prepare a business expenditure report
• Prepare payroll management, with a report
• Create graphs on the given data
• Print Excel files
CLO 3 5 Power point Lab and Hands-
• Prepare an academic presentation on a specific on Practice
topic.
• Formatting the slides & using different tools.
• Apply animation and transition
• Print PPT files in different modes: Hand note,
Slides shorter, outline
CLO4 6 • Install antivirus software, e.g., Norton Lab and Hands-
Antivirus, McAfee, Kaspersky, Avast. on Practice
CLO5 7 • Use of email Lab and Hands-
• Access information from the internet, use a on Practice
search engine.
• Use of virtual drive for collaboration
• Google Meet, Zoom
CLO6 8 • Data Collection and Visualization Lab and Hands-
• Simple Prediction Using Trendlines on Practice
List of Books
Comer, D. E. (2018). The internet book: Everything you need to know about computer networking
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