Course details

Summary

To provide Aotearoa New Zealand organisations and communities with graduates who have attained a range of introductory digital technology skills, and who can be employed in a range of general entry-level roles and contribute to community outcomes.

Course Content

• 2781 Manage and protect data in a personal computer
• 2784 Create and use a computer spreadsheet to solve a problem
• 2786 Create and use a computer database to solve a problem
• 2788 Produce desktop published documents to meet a set brief
• 2791 Integrate spreadsheet and database data into word processed documents to meet a set brief
• 5940 Produce a presentation using a desktop presentation computer application
• 6743 Demonstrate an understanding of ergonomic principles for computer workstations
• 20332 Use the Internet for information retrieval in an organisation
• 25662 Use digital communications technologies
• 12884 Create electronic documents and manage a file for generic text and information management
• 107 Apply text processing skills to produce communications in a business or organisational context
• 111 Use a word processor to produce documents for a business or organisation

Satisfactory Completion

To satisfactorily complete the New Zealand Certificate in Computing (User Fundamentals) (Level 2), and be awarded this qualification the student must successfully achieve: -

• A minimum of 40 credits in accordance with the Programme Schedule for the New Zealand Certificate in Computing (User Fundamentals) (Level 2).
• The student will normally be expected to complete the New Zealand Certificate in Computing (User Fundamentals) (Level 2) full-time over three months or part-time over 2 years.

Entry criteria

There are no entry requirements for this course.