This book is a new, updated edition of the indispensable class text for use by both non-IT specialists and IT teachers. It covers all the IT skills needed to achieve the Key Skills Certificate in Information Technology at Levels 2 and 3, and explains exactly how the student can build a portfolio of evidence to achieve the qualification. It will be a useful text for students doing project work for GCSE Information Technology. It covers techniques in Windows, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Publisher. It covers topics in the use of IT as required by the Key Skills Specifications. It demonstrates how to gather evidence and build a portfolio to gain the Key Skills qualification. It contains advice and examples of activities to demonstrate IT key skill competences. Sample exam questions are included to give students practice for the externally set test. Each chapter is cross-referenced to the relevant key skill specification.Answers to questions, OHP masters, sample forms and sample portfolio evidence can be downloaded from the publisher's website .

 

This book is part of a book series called Key Skills in It .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 216 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Pearson Education Limited .

Pat Heathcote has worked as a programmer and systems analyst, and has many years of experience in teaching Computing and Information Technology. She has served as an Assistant Examiner with AQA, is on the Subject Committee for Computing and is Chair of Examiners for Edexcel AVCE and GNVQ. She is now a full-time author and publisher. Rosemary Richards has taught IT for many years at an FE College. She is now in publishing and has written several books on IT.

This book has the following chapters: Introduction to IT Key SkillsIntroduction to WindowsIntroduction to Word ProcessingIntroduction to SpreadsheetsIntroduction to DatabasesFinding, Selecting and Sharing InformationWorking with ITMore on SpreadsheetsPowerPoint PresentationsDeveloping a Database ApplicationFurther Word Processing TechniquesDesk Top Publishing and Web Page DesignAppendix