Cape Peninsula University of Technology Applied Sciences Faculty Department of Horticultural Sciences Diploma in Horticultural Sciences Computer Skills COR150S Subject Guide 2025 Subject information Full subject name Computer Skills Subject code CPU 150S NQF level 5 SAQA credits 9 This subject guide contains information pertaining to Computer Skills only. Please refer to the Horticultural Science Programme Guide for additional information such as the departmental structure, policies, guidelines and student support services. Lecturers Name Office no. Email address MVUYISI MTSHISAZWE ROOM: 0.54 MTSHISAZWEM@CPUT.AC.ZA Classes Class location: Horticulture classroom 0.39 Lecture times: As per timetable Introduction This subject will teach students how to use generic computer software (such as MS Word, Mavis beacon, MS Power Point, MS Publisher, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project, Internet Explorer, Emails, Social media (Facebook, WhatsApp, You Tube, Linked-in, Twitter), Google doc Blackboard and One drive. The subject will also cover the computer vocabularies such as: turn computer on and off, central processing unit, clicking, cursor, desktop, disk drive, disks, file, folder, hardware, icon, operating system, keyboard, monitor, mouse, tool bars, recycling bin, blackboard, spreadsheet, scroll bars, programs, menu bar, bold, dialogue box, underlined, font and font size, alignment, line spacing, bullets or numbering, cut and paste, shift, tab and caps lock, inserct picture, one drive, short cut. These basic computer skills will enable students to be able to write a business letters, assignments, presentation, data analysis, project management, creating business cards, file management and process, sending emails, searching for information and effective communication using technology. The course has a higher credit weighting because there is emphasis placed on practice and computer literacy exercises. Subject content Introduction To Basic Computer Skills ● Computer Vocabularies: Turn Computer On And Off Operating System Underlined Central Processing Unit Keyboard Font And Font Size Clicking Monitor Alignment Cursor Mouse Line Spacing Desktop Tool Bars Bullets Or Numbering Disk Drive Recycling Bin Cut And Paste Disks Blackboard Shift, Tab And Caps Lock Turn Computer On And Off Spreadsheet Inserct Picture File Scroll Bars One Drive Folder Programs Hardware Menu Bar Icon Bold Operating System Dialogue Box Softwares: Ms Word Internet Explorer Mavis beacon Emails MS Power Point Social media (Facebook, WhatsApp, You Tube, Linked-in, Twitter), MS Publisher Google doc MS Excel Blackboard MS Access One drive MS Project Subject Schedule Suggested class schedule Week Week 1 Topic covered Computer vocabularies and Internet Explorer, Emails, Social media (Facebook, WhatsApp, You Approximate times for assessments Task 1 10% Tube, Linked-in, Twitter), Google doc, Blackboard and One drive Week 2 MS Word and Mavis beacon Task 2 10% Week 3 MS Power Point Task 3 10% Week 4 MS Excel Task 4 10% Week 5 MS Publisher Task 6 5% Week 6 MS Access Task 7 5% Week 8 Revision / Assignment Week 9 Revision / Assignment Week 10 Revision / Assignment Week 11 Revision / Assignment Week 12 Revision / Assignment Study week 2 Tests Portfolio of work Portfolio of work (50%) Student Responsibilities Welcome to Professional Practice 2A We would like to take this opportunity to set out some ground rules for Professional Practice 2A. We would like to think that these are not for the sake of having rules, but to encourage a professionalism that is expected from landscape technicians in the working environment. Attendance Students are required to attend class. If you miss class for whatever reason, it is your responsibility to find out what you may have missed. ANY absence must be explained - call into the office and have a note left for the lecturer, send an email or Whatsapp your subject lecturer. Two un-excused absences will affect your final mark. Chronic lateness can also affect your final mark. If something is seriously wrong, please talk to us about it. Arrangements can be made to cope with serious illness, family or personal crises. DP Please note that all courses in the Applied Sciences Faculty are required to implement the DP system. What is DP? DP means Duly Performed – these are academic requirements which must be met by a student before he or she can be admitted to write the final summative assessment for a subject. What are these academic requirements? The DP requirement for all subjects offered in the Applied Sciences Faculty are that the student must achieve BOTH of the following conditions: ● an achievement of 40% in the class mark average at the end of the semester. This average is calculated according to the assessment weightings of the subject (see below) ● attendance of at least 80% of the contact sessions of the subject (lectures and/ or practicals and/or other sessions as may be specified in the Study Guide) How will I know if I have DP or not? A list of students who do not meet DP requirements will be published on noticeboards and Blackboard before the last day of lectures in the semester in which the FISA is written. It is the student’s responsibility to find out if he or she has obtained DP. If I do not obtain DP and feel that this is unfair, what can I do? Students have the right to appeal against the refusal of a DP. The appeal must first be made to at the Head of Department by, at the latest, five days before the first day of FSA for the assessment period concerned. At departmental level a DP Appeals Committee shall be chaired by the Head of Department. At Faculty level the Dean or nominee shall chair the Appeals Committee, and shall include the student’s Head of Department or nominee, and a representative of the SRC. Academic Honesty Students are expected to adhere to all of CPUT’s academic honesty policies. Committing plagiarism is not acceptable at CPUT and there are serious consequences for any person found guilty of plagiarism. Any instance of copying (outside sources or other students’ work) in this course will result in the student receiving 0% for that assignment, without the opportunity for resubmission. All the work that you produce for this course (including tests, exams, projects and assignments) must be your own. The following are “traditional” examples of plagiarism: ● copying during a test or exam ● copying directly from printed or electronic sources ● copying another student’s assignment or part thereof ● paraphrasing without citation What is Blackboard? Blackboard is the official communication tool between students and lecturers. All course content, notes, assignments, announcements, test dates and all administrative tasks are always accessible to students on or off campus. How do I log onto Blackboard? http://www.cput.ac.za/ Click on “My classroom” Login Don’t forget that CPUT has a mobile app for all Android devices. ASSESSMENT This is a continuously assessed subject. Students will complete weekly tasks that will form part of a final portfolio of work to be submitted at the end of the semester. 40% Tutorials / exercises 60% Portfolio of work Rubrics Rubrics for the assignments are included in the subject notes. Recommended Reading Material and Information Literacy Additional information will be added to lecture notes but this is some general information on recommended landscape material and where to find it. What is Information literacy? Information literacy refers to an understanding of and set of abilities empowering students to recognize when information is needed, and the skills of how to locate, evaluate, and use it effectively. Information literacy enables people to recognize the value of information and use it to make informed choices in their personal, professional and academic lives. An information literate student is one who: ● Recognizes the need for information. ● Recognizes that accurate and complete information is the basis for intelligent decision making. ● Identifies potential sources of information. ● Develops successful search strategies. ● Accesses sources of information, including computer-based and other technologies. ● Evaluates information. ● Organizes information for practical application. ● Integrates new information into an existing body of knowledge and ● Uses information in the process of critical thinking and problem solving. Horticulture & Landscape Library page Horticulture & Landscape has its own CPUT library page which can be accessed by going to CPUT website / Library / Our Services / Faculty Librarians / Veliswa Tshesha / Horticulture & Landscape or by going to this link: http://libguides.library.cput.ac.za/content.php?pid=667775 This page includes many helpful resources including how to find books and journals, information literacy and referencing. Please also look under the “Useful links” tab for recommended websites. Faculty Librarian Ms Mkiva-Johnson, Faculty Librarian: Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology Bellville, 7535, + 27 21 959 6948; http://www.cput.ac.za/library
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