COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE SUBJECT TITLE: Information and Communications Technology

SEMESTER: 1st and 2nd

NO.OF HOURS: 160 hour

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Information and communication technologies as a tool for curating,

contextualizing, collaborating, and creating content and experiences for learning in the professional
tracks.

TIME FRAME
CONTENT NO. OF
CODE
HOURS
FIRST SEMESTER

I. Introduction to information and Communication Technologies

a. Definition and Concepts of Information and
Communication Technology
b. Static vs. Dynamic Web Pages
Ia-b 4
c. Features of Web 2.0
d. Web 3.0 and the Sematic Web
e. Issues realized in Web 3.0
f. Trends in ICT

II. Rules of Netiquette

a. Online safety and security
b. Tips to stay safe online
c. Internet Threats Ia-b 4
d. Protecting Reputations Online
e. Copyright Infringement
f. Online Research
III. Advance Word Processing Skills
a. Brief Introduction and definition of terms in Word
Processing
b. Creating Business Letters
Ic-d 4
c. Creating Certificates
d. Mail Merge and Label Generation
e. Steps in creating a Simple Mail merge
f. Integrating images and External Materials
IV. Advance Spreadsheet Skills
a. Brief Introduction and commonly used excel functions
Ic-d 4
b. Estimating the product cost using Microsoft Excel
c. Analyzing Data using Microsoft excel
 V. Advance Presentation Skills
a. Short introduction and commonly terms used in
PowerPoint presentation Ie-f 4
b. Creating an effective Presentation
c. Using Hyperlinks in Microsoft PowerPoint

VI. Imaging and Designing for Online Environment

a. Basic Principles of Graphics and layout
b. Infographics Ie-f 4
c. Principles and Basic Techniques of Image Manipulation
d. Inserting, uploading and sharing photos over the internet

VII. Online Platforms for ICT Content Development

a. Social Media Platforms
b. Blogging Platforms Ig-h 4
c. Content Management System
d. Cloud Computing

VIII. Basic Web Page Creation

Ig-h 4
a. Ways to create a Website
IX. Collaborative ICT development
a. Web Portals Ii-j 4
b. Online Collaborative Tools
X. Interactive Multimedia
a. Multimedia Content IIk 4
b. Insert videos on blog post like youtube and other videos.
SECOND SEMESTER
I. ICT as a platform for change
a. The Role of ICT in Recent History IIl
b. Signing in Online Petition

II. ICT Project for Social Change

a. Concept paper definition and how to integrate web
development
b. Simplified ICT Project Process overview
III. ICT Project Publication and Statistics
a. Monitoring Site Statistics on Different Platforms
b. Creating Online surveys/Feedback forms
c. Analyzing google Form Result
IV. The disadvantages of ICT
a. Cybercrimes
b. Combating Cybercrimes