British Youth International college are happy to announce a new class aimed at our younger learners, in weekly courses for 6 – 9 age bracket. A lot of children at this age have minimal experience with computers and we will aim to familiarise them with basic windows functionality, some beginner programming using python while giving them a fun experience.
This class will run for 12 weeks and will cover a variety of subject areas.
The start date for this class is shown below. Please contact us here, email at [email protected] or call on 0141 237 3350 if you are looking for more information or interested in booking a place.
Course Title |
Length |
Age |
| Intro to IT and Programming Fundamentals | 12 weeks | 6 – 9 |
Syllabus
Week One
Introduction
- What is a computer?
- Windows Introduction
- Operating Systems
Week Two
- File Structure
- Files, Folders and Paths
Week Three
Finding out about your PC
- Windows Versions
- CPU
- RAM
Week Four
- Hard Drives
- Control Panel
Week Five
Software
- What is software?
- File Types
- Downloading Software
- Installing Software
- Uninstalling Software
Week Six
Hardware
- What is hardware?
- Examples of Hardware
- What is the difference between hardware and software?
- Opening a PC
- Identifying Hardware components
Week Seven
The Internet
- Browsers
- Default Browsers
- Cookies
- Search Engines
Week Eight
- Password Safety
- Websites
- Web Addresses
- Downloading Pictures from the Internet
Week Nine
- Installation of Open Office
- Open Office
- Making a document
- Customising Text
- Headings and text
- Alignment
- Text Effects
Week Ten
- Open Office
- Making a presentation
- Slide animations
- Custom animations
- Images
- Titles and Text
- Running a slideshow
Week Eleven
- Programming Fundamentals using Python
- Variables
- Loops
- Decisions
Week Twelve
- Programming Fundamentals using Python
- Quiz Game using Python