T175 - Overview

T175 - Overview

Nigel Gibson

Objectives

To try to show the shape of the course

Background

Context

T175 is a 30 point, first level course

It replaced T171 a course used by the AOU

Multimode delivery print, web based, online dialogue

Aimed at students new to studying at HE level, many might have been out of formal education for some considerable time

Plenty of study skills, including collaborative working, introduced

The shape of T175

Four blocks, each has three units

Living in a networked world

Communication and identity

Entertainment and information

Health, Transport and Government

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Living in a networked world

The early parts of the course introduce the language and concepts of ICTs and also study skills

ICTs in Everyday Life

ICTs in the home and thinking about futures

Introducing ICT Systems

Systems using ICTs as a structure

Technology News

Whats happening right now? (also critical thinking)

Communication and identity

People to Information

Using the web, effective searches, etc

People to People

Online communication; email, IMS, VOIP

Device to Device

Communications without people includes wired and wireless networks

Entertainment and information

Entertainment

Computer games, video and animation

Information

Gathering and transmitting news

Computer activities

Spreadsheet skills

Health, Transport and Government

Health

Road transport

eGovernment