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| Thread ID: 77763 | 2007-03-21 05:51:00 | Computer Skills "Driving" Licence? | Lizard (2409) | PC World Chat |
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| 534833 | 2007-03-21 23:38:00 | Oh.. did you mean the trainers are supposed to be experts?! :P | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 534834 | 2007-03-21 23:43:00 | What does the current school computing sylabus contain?Useless info... when I was studying for my B.Ed a few years ago I was offered a job in the US by a co-student's brother. She said I could earn NZ$145 000 pa as an IT teacher in a school. All I needed was my A+ plus computing experience plus the teaching degree. | Tum Tum (12017) | ||
| 534835 | 2007-03-21 23:50:00 | but Id like to think That would probably be quite enough to separate you from a lot of the "chaff" presenting itself with a "World owes me a living" attitude. :) A lot of these academic computer courses are not worth the trouble of sitting down, the graduates are actually worse off than a person who has never seen a computer before.:2cents: Of course, the odd gem of tuition is available. Quite probably It is the one that doesn't spend a lot on advertising.:thumbs: |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 534836 | 2007-03-21 23:59:00 | Greg mate, why didnt you take the job?!?! ;) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 534837 | 2007-03-22 00:34:00 | See story here (www.nzherald.co.nz) I've lost track of the number of times I've seen people trying to open an Excel spreadsheet file by going into the "file > open" menu in Word, as they don't know any other way to open a file... Maybe the interface is not logical. Maybe Office should have a general File Open control, which depending on which Office document type you open, fires up the appropriate app (maybe there already is - I am not an Office guru). |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 534838 | 2007-03-22 09:40:00 | Hrm, the high school computing curriculum really needs to be improved. I mean, a vast majority of the things they teach us are horribly basic(sending an email anyone? - Level One), then the rest of the standards are about using certain applications(eg; MS Word/Excel, File Maker Pro) - I really do not want to be constrained to using applications that only work on a few different operating systems. |
byte (11156) | ||
| 534839 | 2007-03-22 09:58:00 | I mean, a vast majority of the things they teach us are horribly basic(sending an email anyone? - Level One), then the rest of the standards are about using certain applications(eg; MS Word/Excel, File Maker Pro) - I really do not want to be constrained to using applications that only work on a few different operating systems. File maker pro is ok but only for a limited niche. Editing video or basic software coding or even game or web design (graphic and code) would be more use and would give students more of a head start when they go on to tertiary edu or want to enter the workforce. I think the problem schools have is finding the teachers who know how to use the software - students probably know it better. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 534840 | 2007-03-22 10:20:00 | The ICDL may only teach basic principles of computer usage but for some jobs all you need is that piece of paper to let an employer know their risk is minimised. Most people I've spoken to about it seem to have found it simple and rather dull (admittedly being an IT student my proximate crowd isn't exactly balanced) but I would look at it in the same way as a normal driver's licence - anybody should be able to get it if they put in a bit of effort and really aren't a hazard. The one objection I have is that many of the skills taught aren't portable. Knowing the menus of Office inside out is only useful as long as Microsoft keep it the same (anybody having fun with the ribbon yet?). It is technically possible to teach the ICDL using any software, but it might not work so well with alternative systems like LaTeX :) P.S. I haven't done one - I didn't do computing at school. |
TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 534841 | 2007-03-22 10:52:00 | The one objection I have is that many of the skills taught aren't portable. Knowing the menus of Office inside out is only useful as long as Microsoft keep it the same (anybody having fun with the ribbon yet?). It is technically possible to teach the ICDL using any software, but it might not work so well with alternative systems like LaTeX :) P.S. I haven't done one - I didn't do computing at school. Personally I would have to say that knowing the menus of Office inside out is about as much use to the user as tits in on a bull, however knowing how to use a wide variety of software would be a lot more use. Knowing the general aspects of Office should be sufficient. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 534842 | 2007-03-22 11:17:00 | ICDL (standard) in my opinion is a waste of time (i have it). I didn't even bother studying. Anyone that has used the office suite regulary for a year or so would be able to pass no trouble. But they have now bought out an advanced version (which i hope will need more skills) |
Dannz (1668) | ||
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