General transferable skills: information technology
(Transcript of a section of the General transferable skills report, 1998)
| competence statement |
A student is able to:
- make use of IT tools and develop that use by
integrating it into their work
|
| basic level |
Able to:
-
make use of and become competent in use of basic IT packages (includes
basic use of a standard wordprocessing package, library and other
information retrieval systems)
- make use of computer-assisted learning packages
- to use e-mail for simple communication
- to locate materials on the Internet from a given address
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| advanced level |
Able to:
-
undertake certain more sophisticated IT tasks, for example:
- complex Web searches
- make use of databases and spreadsheets
- transmit documents by e-mail and establish mailing lists
- develop an IT strategy to carry out work
- identify the relevant package to enable you to procure the work you
want to do
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| illustrations of activities |
At basic level:
- research projects (information retrieval)
- wordprocessed essays
- able to use Iolis
- communicating with tutors - arranging interviews/tutorials (e-mail)
-
accessing the Internet to get details of the course materials and work to be carried
out
At advanced level:
-
research projects: developing templates for questionnaires and/or interview
schedules
- research projects: template for thesis
- SPSS for statistical analysis of research data
- creating databases to hold information
- spreadsheets
-
transfer documents, for examples, essays and work to be undertaken for tutorials to
their tutor
- extensive use of the Internet for research and course purposes
- extensive use and knowledge of information retrieval systems
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| illustrations of evidence |
- work produced by wordprocessor, found from websites
- communication by e-mail
- use of IT packages and computer-assisted learning
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ability to plan work and develop an IT strategy to help them in their
aims and objectives
- ability to determine IT requirements for their study/practice
-
ability to assess what their needs are for a specific task
and procure it
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In this section:
information technology
last updated:
25
November
2008
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