ECO149 Computer Skills for Economists I

Course Name

Code

Semester

Theory
(hours/week)

Application(hours/week)

Laboratory(hours/week)

National
Credit

ECTS

 

ECO149

Autumn

3

 

3

3

4

Perquisites’

--

Course language

English

Course type

Elective

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Learning and teaching strategies

Lecture, Drill and Practice, Homework

Instructor (s)

Nilgün Çokça

Course objective

The aim of this course is to teach effective use of the computer skills to the students. To ensure the students to create electronically articles, reports, and similar works, to edit and publish their own movies.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the lesson, the students will ;

  •          learn to use the computer and the internet effectively

  •          learn word processing and movie design programs

  •          have idea about desktop publishing and web design, and can create web pages.

Course Content

  •          Basic Computer Concepts

  •          Data Communication and Internet 

  •          Internet and data searching

  •          Introduction To Microsoft Word

  •          Document Settings

  •          Tips for Using Word

  •          Enhancing a Document

  •          Frames, Arts

  •          Equations

  •          Table of Contents and Index

  •          MovieMaker applications

  •          Creating a film

References

Lecturer Notes Volume 1, Nilgün Çokça, 2012

Windows 7 Inside Out, Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, Craig Stinson, Microsoft Press, 2010

Exploring Microsoft Office 2010, Volume 1 (2nd Edition) by Robert Grauer, Mary Anne Poatsy, Michelle Hulett and Cynthia Krebs (Jan 21, 2012)

Exploring Microsoft Office 2010 Volume 2 by Robert Grauer, Mary Anne Poatsy, Michelle Hulett and Cynthia Krebs (Dec 18, 2010)

Microsoft® Office Word 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft)) by Joyce Cox and Joan Preppernau (Jan 31, 2007)

Microsoft Word 2010: Comprehensive (Shelly Cashman) by Gary B. Shelly and Misty E. Vermaat (Jan 18, 2011)