INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

Information Communications technologies are, increasingly, the single most important weapon in a Manager’s store. The course is designed to give the students an exposure into an understanding of the theoretical/ practical concepts, design and implementation of Information communications technologies. The students are expected to gain an understanding and be able to use a personal computer and common computer applications at a recognized level of competence. The following areas are covered: the basics of computing, introduction to networking and the internet, operating systems, storage devices, email, search engines and introduction to databases in access; manipulate text and graphics and documents; use MS Excel for budgeting and analyzing financial and statistical data; add charts and objects to worksheets; the world- wide web; MS PowerPoint