103-001 Computer Applications

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103-001 Computer Applications
Note	Formerly available as 121-230 and 103-101. Students who have completed 121-230 or 103-101 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This subject is suitable for students who are inexperienced with computer applications, and for students who have had limited experience who would like a systematic exposure to current-version computer applications and methods. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Information Systems and the Bachelor of Computer Science and those students who have passed an introductory level computing subject at tertiary level are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Availability	1st year
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Dr Michael Arnold
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	A 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour laboratory session per week
Subject Description	This subject provides students with the opportunity to develop practical skills, and introduces students to theoretical concepts and issues relating to contemporary computer use. The subject has six goals: to achieve an understanding of personal computers; to provide a basis for an informed decision concerning the suitability of personal computers, and types of software to be used, for particular projects; to develop skills in the use of standard types of software including a word processor, graphics software, a spreadsheet, a database management system, and contemporary operating systems; to acquire skills in problem-solving through the use of specific types of software; to enhance newly acquired skills through exposure to some of the more powerful features of the software; to demonstrate an awareness of controversies and issues related to computing and computer use in contemporary society.
Assessment	Computer assignments equivalent to 3000 words and critical writing totalling 1000 words.

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