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Introduction
Radcliffe
College offers you to study City & Guilds IT (computing) course.
City & Guilds is a recognised qualification in the UK. It is
structured similar to the NVQ course scheme.
The program
of study covers 3 levels
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Beginners
level
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Diploma
(intermediate level)
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Advanced
diploma (advanced level)
In each
level the student will study a selection of modules (computer subjects) and
are aimed at preparing for City & Guilds examinations leading to Degree
courses.
The full
list of component modules that we teach are:
| City & Guilds component no. |
Component name |
| 203 |
Coding and programming in PASCAL 1 |
| 205 |
Visual Basic 1 |
| 212 |
Computers and computing 1 |
| 223 |
Coding and programming in PASCAL 2 |
| 224 |
Coding and programming in C 2 |
| 225 |
Visual Basic 2 |
| 229 |
Coding and programming in C++ 2 |
| 244 |
Coding and programming in C 3 |
| 245 |
Visual Basic 3 |
| 249 |
Coding and programming in C++ 3 |
| 251 |
Data processing 3 |
| 253 |
Object oriented programming in Java 3 |
| 269 |
Coding and programming in C++ 4 |
| 400 |
Word-processing 1 |
| 401 |
Database methods 1 |
| 402 |
Spreadsheet methods 1 |
| 407 |
Desktop publishing 1 |
| 420 |
Word-processing 2 |
| 421 |
Database methods 2 |
| 422 |
Spreadsheets methods 2 |
| 424 |
Using the Internet 2 |
| 425 |
Webpage design 2 |
| 427 |
Desktop publishing 2 |
| 441 |
Relational database methods and programming 3 |
| 442 |
Spreadsheets methods 3 |
| 460 |
Word-processing 4 |
Course
durations
| Course level |
Duration |
| Beginner's |
6 months |
| Intermediate (Diploma) |
1 year |
| Advanced Diploma |
1 year |
The
computer industry is constantly changing. In order to keep up and to become
a part of the computing world, our School of Computer Studies can provide you
with the skills necessary to be competitive in the workforce.
However, it all begins with computer basics that will prepare
you for common office software, programming, or web design.
Description of
computer subjects
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Word-Processing (MS
Word) |
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The student will learn how
to word-process, which means learning to create, edit, format and
process all types of documents using the computer. This area is very
important and valuable in the IT office or home use, whether personal
or business. You will learn how to use the software MS Word, the most
popular application to date. The student will also improve typing
skills during the course. You will feel confident enough to create
different types of letters such as CV, cover letter, personal/informal
letters, etc. |
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Spreadsheet (MS Excel) |
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This area is for students to
learn the use of computers to help in table calculations, create charts
and numerical analysis such as forecasting. This area is used in
accounting, stocks and shares control, banking, or any other business
that requires calculations. |
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Internet Web Page (MS
FrontPage, HTML, JavaScript) |
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With the increasing
popularity of the Internet, many businesses are starting or have already
started their own Internet website. This, of course, will require people
who can design, create and maintain the pages that make up these
websites. |
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Desktop Publishing (MS
Publisher, Adobe PageMaker) |
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This area is also known as
DTP for short. It is concerned with being able to create and, most
important; design pages for newspapers, flyers, brochures, calendars,
books and so on. DTP is used in companies which design newspapers,
advertisements, magazines and reports. |
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Borland Pascal Programming |
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This are is suitable for
those who are new to programming. It is essential that they begin
learning an easier computer language before they start on more difficult
ones such as C/C++. |
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C/C++ Programming |
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In this area we will teach
you how to write C++ language code to produce all sorts of computer
programs. Although C++ is more difficult to learn than other computer
languages, most commercial software is written using the C or C++
language. |
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MS Visual Basic Programming |
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This is also a fairly easy
language to learn. It allows for creation of window screens and is
suitable for producing commercial looking applications. The language is
also convenient for all companies allowing for easy maintenance and
quick development of custom software. |
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Database (MS
Access) |
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You learn how to use, design
and implement relational database systems which are an essential
computer tool in many companies. They are concerned with organising and
managing large amounts of data. |
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