Course Aims
The ICDL/ECDL operates on a skills card basis. This card records the skills you demonstrate in each of the four computer-related modules. As you pass each module successfully, the corresponding skill is noted on your card. The aim is to achieve a full card, which leads to the award of your licence.
Modules
1. Computer Essentials
- Understand key concepts relating to ICT, computers, devices and software.
- Start up and shut down a computer
- Work effectively on the computer desktop using icons, windows
- Adjust the main operating system settings and use built-in help features
- Create a simple document and print an output
- Know about the main concepts of file management and be able to efficiently organise files and folders
- Understand key storage concepts and use utility software to compress and extract large files
- Understand network concepts and connection options and be able to connect to a network
- Understand the importance of protecting data and devices from malware, and the importance of backing up data
- Recognise considerations relating to green IT, accessibility, and user health
2. Online Essentials
- Understand web browsing and online security concepts
- Use the web browser and manage browser settings, bookmarks, and web outputs
- Search effectively for online information and critically evaluate web content
- Understand key copyright and data protection issues
- Understand concepts of online communities, communications and e-mail
- Send, receive e-mails and manage e-mail settings
- Organise and search e-mails and use calendars
3. Word Processing
- Work with documents and save them in different file formats
- Choose built-in options, such as the Help function, to enhance productivity
- Create and edit small-sized word processing documents that will be ready to share and distribute
- Apply different formats to documents to enhance them before distribution; recognise good practice in choosing the appropriate formatting options
- Insert tables, images, and drawn objects into documents
- Prepare documents for mail merge operations
- Adjust document page settings
- Check and correct spelling before finally printing documents
4. Spreadsheets
- Work with spreadsheets and save them in different file formats
- Choose built-in options, such as the Help function, within the application to enhance productivity
- Enter data into cells; use good practice in creating lists
- Select, sort and copy, move and delete data
- Edit rows and columns in a worksheet
- Copy, move, delete, and appropriately rename worksheets
- Create mathematical and logical formulas using standard spreadsheet functions; use good practice in formula creation; recognise error values in formulas
- Format numbers and text content in a spreadsheet
- Choose, create, and format charts to communicate information meaningfully
- Adjust spreadsheet page settings
- Check and correct spreadsheet content before finally printing spreadsheets
Career Opportunities
- ICDL/ECDL is a certificate, which is officially recognised throughout Europe.
- ICDL/ECDL is a basic requirement of major employers.
Duration/Start
Wednesday, 7pm – 9pm, 10 weeks
Fees
€395 plus €124 Exam Fee