Basic IT Course                          

 Date  Trainer  Venue  Duration  Member
 Price
  Non Member
 Price
28/03/2011

New Horizons

New Horizons  - Dublin

3 Hours

 Free € 50

Objective:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: - identify the basic components and capabilities of personal computers. - explore Windows. - customise the Windows desktop. - use common tools and programs available in Windows and Microsoft Office. - manage folders and files. - browse the Internet using Internet Explorer. 

Who should attend this course?

This course is designed for any knowledge worker, business professional, or private individual who needs to use entry-level Windows computer skills in a business or personal environment. 

Travel details to the venue/parking:

Courses are held at Strand House 22-24 Strand Street Great Dublin 1 which is behind the Jervis Shopping Centre in the heart of Dublin.
Parking is in multi-level car park nearby on Jervis Street or on Parnell Street.  The Luas stops nearby as well as many bus routes. 
 

What do you need to bring with you?

Nothing.

 

This course will cover:

Day 1.
Lesson 1 – Getting Started with Computers
• Turning a computer on
• Logging on and off a computer
• Understanding Usernames and passwords
• Exploring the desktop with a mouse
• Explanation of terminology
Lesson 2 – Help 
• Using Help features
• Searching for files and folders

Lesson 3 – Working with Windows Explorer
• Creating folders
• Naming and Re-naming Folders
• Creating Files
• Saving Files
• Moving files into folders
• Deleting files and folders

Lesson 4 – Opening Applications
• Opening and Closing Applications eg. MS Word and Excel
• Opening the internet
• Using search engines to search the internet
• Accessing informative and relevant websites
• Explanation of general internet guidelines

Questions and Answer session to close.