COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course equips learners with theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for the creation, organization, management, evaluation, preservation, and access of electronic information resources. Emphasis is placed on the lifecycle of electronic documents, digital libraries, metadata standards, electronic publishing, and legal and ethical issues related to electronic resources.
COURSE AIM
To enable learners to develop the capacity to create, manage, evaluate, retrieve, preserve, and provide access to electronic information resources in diverse information environments.
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Explain the nature and characteristics of electronic information resources.
- Describe the lifecycle of electronic documents.
- Demonstrate the ability to create, organize, manage, and preserve electronic resources.
- Apply metadata standards and indexing techniques to digital collections.
- Evaluate electronic resources for effective access and use.
- Analyze legal, ethical, and socio-economic issues affecting electronic resources.
INTELLECTUAL, PRACTICAL AND TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Intellectual Skills
- Understanding principles and practices of electronic resource management
- Critical evaluation of electronic information systems
Practical Skills
- Creation and organization of electronic documents
- Application of metadata standards and digital library tools
- Managing access, storage, and preservation systems
Transferable Skills
- Information retrieval and evaluation
- Digital literacy and problem-solving
- Teamwork and professional communication
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the fundamentals and applications of computers, focusing on their nature, components, and various uses. Students will gain foundational knowledge of computer systems, operating systems, and basic application software.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts of computers, including hardware, software, and data processing.
- Describe and operate different types of operating systems, with emphasis on Windows.
- Use common computer applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation software.
- Operate and manage various computer systems effectively.
- Illustrate practical uses of computers in different fields.
- Identify and describe the major parts of a computer system.