Functional ICT - Autumn Term: Site Joseph Wright Centre

Course Content: The basics – security and safety, passwords, viruses, storage, managing files and folders. The internet and email – searching, sending and receiving emails, contacts lists, organising your inbox. Word processing – formatting text and documents, tables, mail merge, graphics. Spreadsheets – entering, editing, sorting and filtering data, formatting and formulas. Charts and graphs – producing different types of charts and graphs: bar, column, line and scattergraphs and pie charts. Presentations – understanding, making and editing presentations. Databases – sorting and filtering data, running queries and reports How will I be assessed? You will be assessed continually through the development of an individual learning plan. The end test is made up of a number of tasks based around one main theme, including: Using the internet Working on a spreadsheet Producing a document in a word processing program. Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required? No What can I do after this course? What you do next is up to you: Use the skills you learn in work, study or everyday life Use the skills you learn in any future course of study that you may be considering