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Short Course in Computer Basics

An introduction to word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software.

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Short Course in Computer Basics

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This beginner-friendly course builds essential computer skills for study and everyday work, covering common applications, online research, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Beginner

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Builds the core computer skills needed for study — word processing, spreadsheets and presentations — built around the Microsoft Office suite but adaptable to any equivalent software.

Introduction to Word Processing; Editing & Formatting (Parts 1 & 2)
Finding and Using Information from the Internet
Introduction to Spreadsheets; Formulae, Functions & Formatting; Creating Graphs
Introduction to Presentation Software; Producing a Multimedia Presentation

Demonstrable prior study in English at secondary school level.

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