ECDL/ICDL Basic Syllabus Modules

About the basic ECDL/ICDL  Modules

ECDL/ICDL Module 1 - Basic Concepts of Information Technology

Getting Started - Computer Terminology; Computer Hardware; Computer Accessories; Memory and Storage; Computer Software.

Using Information Technology - Using Networks; The Internet and Email.

Computers in Everyday Life - Computers for Home, Work and Education; Working Safely with Computers; Protecting your Work; Protecting your PC.

Legal Issues - Copyright; The Data Protection Act.

ECDL/ICDL Module 2 - Using the Computer and Managing Files (using Windows 2000/XP)

The Desktop - Desktop Icons; Desktop Settings.

Finding Out More - Using Help; Viewing System Information; Changing Date/Time and Volume Settings.

Looking at Files and Folders - Drives, Files and Folders; Using My Computer.

Managing your Files - File Management; Recycle Bins; Finding Files; Using Floppy Disks.

Programs and Printing - Using Applications; Printing.

ECDL/ICDL Module 3 - Word Processing (using Word)

Getting Started - Opening and Closing Word; Opening and Closing Documents; Entering Text and Saving Documents; Selecting Text with the Mouse; Selecting Text with the Keyboard; Using Help; Correcting Mistakes; Views; Displaying Toolbars; Print Preview; Printing.

Formatting Text - Changing the Look of the Text; Aligning Text; Inserting Symbols and Special Characters; Bullets and Numbering; Indenting Text; Putting Borders and Shading to Text; Using the Format Painter; Styles; Hyphenation; Page Numbering.

Working with Long Documents - Moving and Copying Text; Page Breaks; Margins; Line Spacing; Headers and Footers; Changing the Page Orientation and Paper Size; Tabs; Spelling and Grammar; Go To, Find and Replace.

Tables - Creating and Editing Tables; Borders in Tables; Shading in Tables; Formatting in Tables.

Using Graphics in Word; Drawing Shapes; Formatting Shapes; Inserting, Moving and Resizing ClipArt.

Working with Files - Using and Creating Templates; Saving as a Different Format; Importing Excel Worksheets into Word; Creating an Embedded Excel Chart; Importing Charts from Excel into Word.

Mail Merge - Creating a Data Document for a Mail Merge; Creating a Standard Letter for a Mail Merge; Carrying Out a Mail Merge; Creating Mailing Labels.

ECDL/ICDL Module 4 - Spreadsheets (using Excel)

Getting Started - New, Opening, Saving and Closing Files; Moving Around a Workbook; Viewing a Spreadsheet; Working with Toolbars; Entering Text and Using Numbers; Using Help; Selecting Cells; Adding Numbers up with AutoSum; Typing the Sum Function to Add Numbers Up; Entering Simple Formulae; Using Undo; Correcting Mistakes; Editing Formulae.

Editing a Worksheet - Copying and Moving Data with Drag and Drop; Using More than One Worksheet; Using AutoFill to Copy Text and Formulae; Find and Replace; Checking the Spelling; Symbols and Special Characters; Sorting.

Functions and References - Using Absolute Cell References; Finding the Average; Print Preview and Printing a Worksheet; Printing Ranges and More than One Copy; Margins; Page Setup; Creating Headers and Footers.

Formatting Worksheets - Inserting and Deleting Rows; Resizing Columns and Rows; Changing the Font and Font Size; Changing the Number Format; Changing the Alignment; Changing the Text Colour; Applying Borders; Rotating Text.

Charts - Creating a Chart; Moving, Resizing and Deleting Charts; Formatting Charts; Using the Chart Toolbar; Changing Chart Options; Printing Charts.

Saving in Other File Formats - Saving a Spreadsheet as HTML; Creating and Editing Templates; Importing from and Exporting to Other Applications; Saving in Other Formats.

ECDL/ICDL Module 5 -Databases (using Access)

Getting Started - Opening and Closing a Database; The Parts of an Access Database; Using a Table; Using Help in Access; Using Toolbars.

Queries (Extracting Information from a Database) - Creating a Simple Query; Adding Criteria to Queries; Adding More Than One Criteria to Queries; Sorting Queries; Adding Filters.

Forms (Inputting Data into a Database) - Creating a Form with Form Wizards; Changing Form Design; Adding Pictures; Creating an AutoForm.

Reports (Displaying Information) - Creating Reports; Changing the Design of a Report; Creating AutoReports; Creating Calculations on a Report.

Creating a Simple Database - Planning and Getting Started on a Database; Creating a Database with the Database Wizard; Creating Tables; Changing Form Field Properties.

ECDL/ICDL Module 6 - Presentations (Using PowerPoint)

Getting Started - Opening and Closing PowerPoint; Opening and Closing a Presentation; Changing the View in PowerPoint; Moving Around a Presentation; Creating a Presentation from a Template; Using Help; Displaying Toolbars; Adding Text to Slides; Selecting Text and Placeholders; Moving, Resizing and Deleting Placeholders; Moving and Copying Text; Adding Text in Outline View; Working with Slides.

Adding, Deleting and Moving Slides - Slide Setup; Printing Slides; Changing the Appearance of Text; Advanced Text Formatting; Aligning Text Horizontally and Vertically; Formatting Placeholders; Formatting Background; Changing the Colour Scheme; Line Spacing; Modifying Bulletpoints.

Masters and Templates - Using a Master Slide; Applying a Template; Creating Speakers Notes.

Drawing - Using the Drawing Toolbar; Formatting Shapes; Adding 3D and Shadow to Shapes; Moving, Resizing and Deleting Shapes; Rotating and Ordering Shapes.

Graphs and Charts - Creating a Chart; Moving Resizing and Deleting a Chart; Using the Chart Toolbar; Creating an organisation Chart; ClipArt and Pictures.

Adding Pictures to Slides - Moving, Copying Resizing and Deleting Pictures; Using the Picture Toolbar.

Spell-checking - Spell-checking; On-Screen Shows.

Using Slide Show View - Adding Slide Transitions; Adding Animation to Slides; Hiding Slides; Saving as a Different Format; Hiding Slides; Saving as a Different Formats and for the Web.

Importing - Importing Slides from Another Presentation; Importing Text from Word; Importing Charts from Excel.

ECDL/ICDL Module 7- Information and Communication

Getting Started - Using Help; Changing the Display; Web Addresses (URLs).

Using Search Engines - Search Engines; Searching the Web.

Viewing and Saving Web Pages - Your Favourite Web Site; Saving a Web Page; Image Files.

Printing - Printing a Web Page; Page Setup.

Getting Started with Outlook - Opening Outlook and the Inbox; Using Help in Outlook; Toolbars and Views.

Working with Email - Creating and Sending an Email; Forwarding and Replying to Email; Sending and Receiving Attachments; Moving and Copying Text; Customising your Email in Outlook; Checking Your Spelling.

Organising Your Email - Organising Your Email; Deleting Email; Finding Messages; Creating Contacts; Using the Address Book; Distribution Lists in Outlook.

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Information & Communication ECDL Module 7

7.1 THE INTERNET

7.1.1 CONCEPTS / TERMS

7.1.2 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

7.1.3 FIRST STEPS WITH THE WEB BROWSER

7.1.4 ADJUST SETTINGS

7.2 WEB NAVIGATION

7.2.1 ACCESSING WEB PAGES

7.2.2 USING BOOKMARKS

7.2.3 ORGANISING BOOKMARKS

7.3 WEB SEARCHING

7.3.1 USING A SEARCH ENGINE

7.3.2 PREPARATION

7.3.3 PRINTING

7.4 ELECTRONIC MAIL

7.4.1 CONCEPTS / TERMS

7.4.2 SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS

7.4.3 FIRST STEPS WITH E-MAIL

7.4.4 ADJUST SETTINGS

7.5 MESSAGING

7.5.1 READ A MESSAGE

7.5.2 REPLY TO A MESSAGE

7.5.3 SEND A MESSAGE

7.5.4 DUPLICATE, MOVE, DELETE

7.6 MAIL MANAGEMENT

7.6.1 TECHNIQUES

7.6.2 USING ADDRESS BOOKS

7.6.3 ORGANISING MESSAGES

7.6.4 PREPARE TO PRINT

Presentation ECDL Module 6

6.1 GETTING STARTED

6.1.1 FIRST STEPS WITH PRESENTATIONS

6.1.2 ADJUST SETTINGS

6.2 DEVELOPING A PRESENTATION

6.2.1 PRESENTATION VIEWS

6.2.2 SLIDES

6.2.3 USING DESIGN TEMPLATES

6.2.4 MASTER SLIDE

6.3 TEXT AND IMAGES

6.3.1 TEXT INPUT, FORMATTING

6.3.2 PICTURES, IMAGES

6.3.3 DUPLICATE, MOVE, DELETE

6.4 CHARTS/GRAPHS DRAWN OBJECTS

6.4.1 USING CHARTS/GRAPHS

6.4.2 ORGANISATION CHARTS

6.4.3 DRAWN OBJECTS

6.4.4 DUPLICATE, MOVE, DELETE

6.5 SLIDE SHOW EFFECTS

6.5.1 PRESET ANIMATION

6.5.2 TRANSITIONS

6.6 PREPARE OUTPUT

6.6.1 PREPARATION

6.6.2 PRINTING

6.6.3 DELIVER A PRESENTATION

Databases ECDL Module 5

5.1 USING THE APPLICATION

5.1.1 DATABASE CONCEPTS

5.1.2 FIRST STEPS WITH DATABASES

5.1.3 ADJUST SETTINGS

5.2 TABLES

5.2.1 MAIN OPERATIONS

5.2.2 DEFINE KEYS

5.2.3 TABLE DESIGN/LAYOUT

5.2.4 TABLE RELATIONSHIPS

5.3 FORMS

5.3.1 WORKING WITH FORMS

5.4 RETRIEVE INFORMATION

5.4.1 MAIN OPERATIONS

5.4.2 QUERIES

5.4.3 SORT RECORDS

5.5 REPORTS

5.5.1 WORKING WITH REPORTS

5.6 PREPARE OUTPUTS

5.6.1 PREPARE TO PRINT

5.6.2 PRINT OPTIONS

Spreadsheets ECDL Module 4

4.1 USING THE APPLICATION

4.1.1 FIRST STEPS WITH SPREADSHEETS

4.1.2 ADJUST SETTINGS

4.2 CELLS

4.2.1 INSERT DATA

4.2.3 ROWS AND COLUMNS

4.2.4 EDIT DATA

4.2.5 DUPLICATE, MOVE, DELETE

4.2.6 SEARCH AND REPLACE

4.2.7 SORT DATA

4.3 WORKSHEETS

4.3.1 HANDLING WORKSHEETS

4.4 FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS

4.4.1 ARITHMETIC FORMULAS

4.4.2 CELL REFERENCING

4.4.3 WORKING WITH FUNCTIONS

FORMATTING

4.5.1 NUMBERS/DATES

4.5.2 CONTENTS

4.5.3 ALIGNMENT BORDER EFFECTS

4.6 CHARTS / GRAPHS

4.6.1 USING CHARTS/GRAPHS

4.7 PREPARE OUTPUTS

4.7.1 WORKSHEET SETUP

4.7.2 PREPARATION

4.7.3 PRINTING

Word Processing ECDL Module 3

3.1 USING THE APPLICATION

3.1.1 FIRST STEPS WITH WORD PROCESSING

3.1.2 ADJUST SETTINGS

3.2 MAIN OPERATIONS

3.2.1 INSERT DATA

3.2.2 SELECT DATA

3.2.3 EDIT DATA

3.2.4 DUPLICATE, MOVE, DELETE

3.2.5 SEARCH & REPLACE

FORMATTING

3.3.1 TEXT FORMATTING

3.3.2 PARAGRAPH FORMATTING

3.3.3 DOCUMENT FORMATTING

3.4 OBJECTS

3.4.1 TABLES

3.4.2 PICTURES, IMAGES AND CHARTS

3.5 MAIL MERGE

3.5.1 CONCEPT AND PRACTICE

3.6 PREPARE OUTPUTS

3.6.1 PREPARATION

3.6.2 PRINTING

Using the Computer & Managing Computer Files ECDL Module 2

2.1 COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT

2.1.1 FIRST STEPS WITH THE COMPUTER

2.1.2 BASIC INFORMATION AND OPERATIONS

2.1.3 TEXT EDITING

2.2 DESKTOP

2.2.1 WORK WITH ICONS

2.2.2 WORK WITH WINDOWS

2.3 MANAGING FILES

2.3.1 CONCEPTS

2.3.2 DIRECTORIES / FOLDERS

2.3.3 WORKING WITH FILES

2.3.4 DUPLICATE, MOVE

2.3.5 DELETE, RESTORE

2.3.6 SEARCHING

2.3.7 COMPRESSING FILES

2.4 VIRUSES

2.4.1 CONCEPTS

2.4.2 HANDLING VIRUSES

2.5 PRINT MANAGEMENT

2.5.1 SETUP

2.5.2 PRINT OUTPUTS

Concepts of Information Technology ECDL Module 1

1.1 GENERAL CONCEPTS

1.1.1 HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1.1.2 TYPES OF COMPUTER

1.1.3 MAIN PARTS OF A PERSONAL COMPUTER

1.1.4 COMPUTER PERFORMANCE

1.2 HARDWARE

1.2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

1.2.2 MEMORY

1.2.3 INPUT DEVICES

1.2.4 OUTPUT DEVICES

1.2.5 INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES

1.2.6 STORAGE DEVICES

1.3 OFTWARE

1.3.1 TYPES OF SOFTWARE

1.3.2 OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE

1.3.3 APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE

1.3.4 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)

1.3.5 SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

1.4 INFORMATION NETWORKS33

1.4.1 LAN AND WAN

1.4.2 INTRANET, EXTRANET34

1.4.3 THE INTERNET

1.4.4 THE TELEPHONE NETWORK IN COMPUTING

1.5 THE USE OF IT IN EVERYDAY LIFE

1.5.1 COMPUTERS AT WORK

1.5.2 ELECTRONIC WORLD

1.6 HEALTH AND SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT

1.6.1 ERGONOMICS

1.6.2 HEALTH ISSUES

1.6.3 PRECAUTIONS

1.6.4 THE ENVIRONMENT

1.7 SECURITY

1.7.I INFORMATION SECURITY

1.7.2 COMPUTER VIRUSES

1.8 COPYRIGHT AND THE LAW

1.8.1 COPYRIGHT

1.8.2 DATA PROTECTION LEGISLATION

ABBREVIATIONS & TERMINOLOGY