Unit of Siddha Medicine
Information Technology – For BSMS
Theory-15 hours
Practical-40 hours
The Information Technology is expected to provide sufficient knowledge, skills and attitudes to make use of the Information Technology for effective learning and practice. The teaching and learning activities include Lectures for theoretical aspects and practical training for applications.
Objectives
Students would be able to
- describe the basic concepts of ICT
- identify the basic components of a computer and describe the function of each, identify different types of software and general concepts relating to software categories
- identify network fundamentals and the benefits of networks
- design and produce various types of documents such as notes, research reports etc.
- prepare and do effective presentations using computers
- create and format spreadsheets, including the use of formulae
- use statistical packages to do data analysis for their needs.
- Be able to use internet to perform literature search and electronic communication.
and students would be knowledgeable of computer ethics.
Outcome
At the end of the course student will be able to describe the basic concepts and components of IT and do Word processing, Graphical presentation, Spreadsheet and statistical packages.
Syllabus Details
No | Topics | Hrs |
1 | Fundamentals to IT | 15 Hrs – Lectures |
2 | Word Processing | 16 Hrs – Practicals |
3 | Presentation Techniques | 06 Hrs – Practicals |
4 | Application of Statistical packages | 20 Hrs – Practicals |
Fundamentals to IT (15 Hrs.)
No | Topics | Hrs |
1 | Basic Concepts of ICT: ICT and its Promises, Computer System, Characteristics of Computer, Type of computers and its classifications, Data versus Information, Units of measurement for capacity and encoding data. | 2 |
2 | Hardware: System Unit, Input devices and its functions, Output devices and its functions and Secondary storage devices. | 4 |
3 | Software: System software and Application software | 4 |
4 | Networks and communication services: Types of Networks, Major Components of a Simple Network, Data communication standards, IP Addressing and Network Services (Web Browsing, e-mail, Short message services, Downloading, Teleconferencing, Shared resource, Telnet, E-Learning, E-Commerce, Portable works and etc) | 3 |
5 | Challenges of Information Technology: Health Issues, Ergonomics & the Environment, Cyber Ethics, Threats and Safeguarding Computers and Communications Systems | 2 |
Word Processing (14 Hrs.)
No | Topics | Hrs |
1 | Introduction to Windows | 2 |
2 | Working with Text, Formatting Pages, Formatting Characters and Paragraphs, Tabs, Working with Tables, Documents with Columns and Art | 8 |
3 | Automating Tasks, Creating simple web pages, Mail merge, Previewing and Printing Documents | 2 |
Presentation Techniques (6 Hrs.)
No | Topics | Hrs |
1 | Creating presentations, applying and modifying design templates, viewing and formatting presentations | 2 |
2 | Adding and modifying slide text, animating text and objects | 2 |
3 | Inserting multimedia information into powerpoint, drawing and modifying shapes | 1 |
4 | Setting up and delivering a slide show and printing a presentation | 1 |
Statistical packages
Spreadsheet Application (12 Hrs.)
No | Topics | Hrs |
1 | Environment settings, working with cells, formatting cells and worksheets | 2 |
2 | Working with formulas and functions | 8 |
3 | Creating and modifying charts, page set up and printing | 2 |
SPSS (8 Hrs.)
No | Topics | Hrs |
1 | Use of Social science packages like SPSS | 8 |