Course Title Applications of Information & Communication Technologies Lab
Course Code GE-160-L
Credit Hours 1 (0,3)
Category General Education
Prerequisite None
Co-Requisite None
Follow Up None
At the end of the course, the students will be able to: BT PLO
CLO1: Explain the fundamental concepts, components, and
C2 (Explain) 1,2
scope of ICT.
Course CLO2: Identify uses of various ICT platforms and tools for C4
1,2,3
Learning different purposes. (Identify)
Outcomes CLO3: Apply ICT platform and tools for different purposes to
(CLOs) address basic needs in different domains of daily, academic, and C3 (Apply) 3,4,5
professional life.
CLO4: Understand the ethical and legal considerations in use of C2
1,2,3
ICT platforms and tools. (Understand)
Implementation of courses contents applications of Information and
Communication Technologies: Interaction with components of ICT (basics of hardware,
software, ICT platforms, networks, local and cloud data storage, etc.), Basic ICT
Productivity Tools: Effective use of popular search engines to explore WWW, Formal
communication tools and etiquettes (Gamail, Microsoft Outlook, etc.) 1. Guided tutorials
and exercises to ensure that students are proficient in commonly used software
applications such as word processing software (e.g., Microsoft Word), presentation
software, (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint), spreadsheet software (e.g., Microsoft Excel) among
such other tools, Google Workspace (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides), Dropbox (cloud storage
and file sharing), Google Drive (Cloud storage with Google Docs integration) and Microsoft
OneDrive (Cloud storage with Microsoft integration), Evernote (Note-taking and
organization applications) and OneNote (Microsoft’s digital notebook for capturing and
organizing ideas), Video conferencing (Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc.), social
Syllabus media applications (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, etc.). ICT in Education: Working with
learning management systems (Moodle, Canvas, Google Classrooms, etc.), Sources of
online education courses (Coursera, edX, Udemy, Khan Academy, etc.), Interactive
multimedia and virtual classrooms. ICT in Health and Well-being: Health and fitness
tracking devices and applications (Google Fit, Samsung Health, Apple Health, Xiaomi Mi
Band, Runkeeper, etc.), Telemedicine and online health consultations (OLADOC, Sehat
Kahani, Mahram, etc.). ICT in Personal Finance and Shopping: Online banking and
financial management tools (JazzCash, Easypaisa, Zong PayMax, 1Link and MNET, Keenu
Wallet, etc.), E-commerce platforms. Digital Citizenship and Online Etiquette:
Intellectual property and copyright issues, Ensuring originality in content creation by
avoiding plagiarism and unauthorized use of information sources, Content accuracy and
integrity (ensuring that the content share through ICT platforms is free from
misinformation, fake news, and manipulation). Students may be assigned practical tasks
that require them to create documents, presentations, and spreadsheets etc.
1. “Discovering Computers” by Vermaat, Shaffer, and Freund.
2. Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker, Understanding Computers: Today and
Tomorrow, 16th edition, Cengage Learning, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-1337251853
3. “Computing Essentials” by Morley and Parker.
Suggested
4. “GO! With Microsoft Office” Series by Gaskin, Vargas, and McLellan.
Instructional/
5. “Exploring Microsoft Office” Series by Grauer and Poatsy.
Reading
6. “Technology in Action” by Evans, Martin and Poatsy.
Material
7. Livesley, Robert Kenneth. An introduction to automatic digital computers. Cambridge
University Press, 2017.
8. Joan Lambert, Curtis Frye, Microsoft Office 2019 Step by Step, First Edition. ISBN: 978-
1-50-930597-1.
