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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄS643 The Computer at School 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q1-4

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
General entrance requirements.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that the students develop ability to use computers and other IT aids in their own learning, and also acquire knowledge of how these facilities can be used in teaching. The students are therefore to learn how to
- analyse the role of IT as an educational tool at school and in teaching
- search, work on and evaluate information via the computer
- communicate via the computer
- study and evaluate software
- integrate IT into practical work as a teacher

CONTENTS
Operating systems
Word processing
Graphics
Calculation
E-mail
Multimedia and presentation
Issues of ethics and values
Internet and home pages
Communication and mass media
The course is focused on use of computers as an educational tool and has a practical-didactic orientation. Learning, and in particular learning with the computer as a tool, will be treated. Organizational and other consequences of the use of computers in teaching will be considered. The computer and data communication, school intranets/the Internet, multimedia and presentation, and use of different types of soft and hardware are also included. The course participants' own development work with the computer as an educational tool is an important aspect of the course.

TEACHING
Lectures, lessons and group work.

EXAMINATION
Presentations individually and in groups will be evaluated by the students themselves together with the teacher. Presentation of multimedia production, Internet including homepage and literature seminars. Compulsory attendance applies to all group work and seminars.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Computers and learning/literature seminars 1.50ECTS
Applied computer science/presentations 6.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Meddelas senare

Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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