Today I had my first lecture for the unit Accessing and Organising Knowledge, in the University Preparation Course. The lecturers name is Helen and she made me feel welcome as well as the rest of the class. I learnt basic things such as what is expected of me throughout the course. The course seems very interesting and I look forward to learning new things which will benefit me in the future. The Learning Log is worth 40 percent of my mark. The exam is worth 30 percent and the assignments are also worth 30 percent. I really look forward to this particular course.
Main Points:
- The unit requires 1 hour lecture and 2 hours in the computer lab
- The 6 Modules to the course structure are: Using Computers, Online Research Strategies, Communications, Information Management, Building Knowledge and Social and Ethical Issues
- My responsibilities are to attend lectures, attend tutorials, complete all workshops and log onto blackboard regularly.
I am familiar with computing skills but I do feel that there is room for improvement. I am keen on learning new skills.
Tutorial:
Today's tutorial was very basic and it gave me an insight on the course. This course looks very interesting, as I can improve my computing skills. Today we were taught about setting up our blog. I look forward to setting up my blog because I can write about my work through out the week.
Reading Extra 1: PC Lube and Tune
PC Lube and Tune is a Service Station as well as a convenience store which has been open since February 1994. The aim of PCLT is to provide services to a large audience of computer consumers. In comparison to an ordinary Service Station, PC Lube and Tune offers much more. Some of the articles which are available for free on the Internet are: An introduction to PC Hardware, Exceptional Handling in Java and C#, The Graphic User Interface, Distributed Applications and the Web and many more.
Reading Extra 2:How Stuff Works
Technology is in our everyday lives. Wether it's our car or our mobile Phone. When technology is mentioned to a person, their first impression of the word is "computers". Yes Computers are a single part of technology but there is much more. A PC contains pertinent parts such as a modem, a hard disk, memory etc. The word PC stands for Personal Computer, in which it can be used for personal use such as creating documents emailing etc.
