Computer Training Courses

For College Students and

General Public
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SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ UNVIVERSITY
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Computer Science and Information Department

College of Arts and Science
Wadi ad Dawaser
 Computer Training Courses
For College Students and
General Public

In order to meet the growing needs of Computer and Information Technology

requirements, we make an attempt to serve the society by providing Basics as well as
advanced level of knowledge/training in the field of IT/ Computer Science. This will
enhance the level of aspirants, who wish to serve the society as well as will fulfill the
industrial needs of the days to come. So that tomorrow will be better than today.

DATABASE CONCEPTS
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Prerequisites: None
This course introduces database design and creation using a DBMS product. Emphasis is
placed on data dictionaries, normalization, data integrity, data modeling, and creation of
simple tables, queries, reports, and forms. Upon completion, students should be able to
design and implement normalized database structures by creating simple database tables,
queries, reports, and forms.

Duration: 2 months
Course Hours per Week: 2 sessions and each session 2 hours.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
 Identify database objects using correct database terminology.
 Create an Entity-Relationship Diagram to describe a database.
 Create a database file.
 Create and modify a table.
 Create and modify one-to-many relationships.
 Create and modify several types of forms.
 Create and modify several types of queries.
 Create and modify several types of reports.
 Validate data.
 Enter, edit, delete, and display data.
OUTLINE OF INSTRUCTION:
Week Topics Subtopics

1 Introduction to databases A. Functions of a database

B. Terminology
C. Popular DBMS
D. Uses in business and industry

2 Getting started A. Opening the database

B. Application window
C. Menu bar
D. Status bar
E. Toolbar
F. Dialog boxDBA
3,4 Creating a database A. Designing the database
B. Creating a table structure
C. The primary key
D. Indexes
E. Adding records
F. The Table Wizard

5 Editing a database A. Modifying the table structure

B. Adding or deleting records
C. Inserting or deleting fields
D. Changing column sizes
E. Validating data

6 Retrieving Information A. Finding records

B. Using Queries
C. Performing calculations
D. Querying multiple tables

7 Presenting the data A. Designing reports

B. Creating reports using Report Wizard
C. Adding graphics to a report

8 Using forms A. Forms design

B. Command buttons
C. Managing database objects
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK AND MATERIALS:
Text to be assigned by the instructor each semester

Proposal for a short term computer course

Structure of program: The structure of this program is organized in 3 various
levels to meet the industry needs of a student. Basic level deals with Fundamentals of
IT and computing which contains managing professional documents using office,
creating & maintaining data bases intermediate level deals with hardware &
networking concepts on windows & Linux platforms. At the advanced level the student
is learned with client server & java technologies and object oriented analysis & design.
Course Description: Basic level: Fundamentals of IT and computing this
program addresses the need to understand the world of business and the world of
computer applications in an organized way. It introduces students to the exciting world of
IT and the associated services. This program is intended for those who are willing to
enhance their career by using the office productivity tools and different technologies and
applications used for storing and reporting information. This program will make a student
acquainted with various database concepts and implementation.
Intermediate level: Hardware and Networking domain which is amongst the
highest paying and fastest growing domain in IT sector. Significant talent shortage in the
Networking space has opened up multiple career options for aspiring students and
professionals. Student is trained with assembling, trouble shooting of PC, installation &
configuring of windows, Linux operating systems.
Advanced level: At this level the student is learned with java technologies, client
server computing using RMI, BDK, creating sockets for client server computing using
Linux .At last the student makes expertise in doing the projects by using object oriented
analysis and design concepts.
Duration of the course:
This course is divided in 3 months consisting of 4 weeks in each month. One month for
each level. Each level is trained with lectures and practical work.

Duration: 3 months
Course Hours per Week: 2 sessions and each session 2 hours.

Basic Level: Fundamentals of IT and Computing

Week 1
1. I.T Fundamentals and Computing
 Work with various components of the Microsoft Office Word.
 Create a document.
 Edit documents by locating and modifying text.
 Add tables to a document.
 Add graphic elements to a document.
 Proof documents to make them more accurate.
 Control a document's page setup and its overall appearance.
Week 2
2. Creating and Managing Professional Documents Using Office Word .
 Work with various components of the Microsoft Office Word 2007 environment.
 Create a document.
 Edit documents by locating and modifying text.
 Add tables to a document.
 Add graphic elements to a document.
 Proof documents to make them more accurate.
 Control a document's page setup and its overall appearance.
Week 3
3.Presenting and Managing Data Effectively
 Calculate data with advanced formulas.
 Present Data using Charts.
 Analyze Data using pivot tables and pivot charts.
 Customize and Enhance workbooks and the Excel environment.
 Import and Export data.
 Structure workbooks with XML.
 Automate business operations.

Week 4
4.Creating and Managing Presentations Using Office PowerPoint
 Work with PowerPoint environment.
 Create a presentation.
 Add text and apply themes to a presentation.
 Format text on slides.
 Add graphical objects to a presentation.
 Modify objects on slides.
 Add tables to a presentation.
 Add charts to a presentation.
 Prepare to deliver a presentation.
 Week 5
5.Designing and maintaining databases.
 Create an entity-relationship model.
 Query data.
 Manage databases and tables.
 Implement stored procedures and functions.
 Implement triggers and transactions, managed code.
 Implement services for message-based communication.

6. Oracle 10g: Introduction to SQL Ed 3

 Identify the major structural components of Oracle Database 10g.
 Retrieve row and column data from tables with the SELECT statement .
 Create reports of sorted, restricted and aggregated data.
 Run DML statements to update data in Oracle Database 10g.
 Obtain metadata by querying the dictionary views.

Intermediate level: hardware & networking concepts

Week 6 & 7
8. Hardware & networking concepts
 Hardware components assembly & trouble shoot.
 Installation of windows.
 Networking basics
 Connection using networks.
Week 8
9. Fundamentals of Linux.
 Identify Linux as an operating system.
 Identify standard device files, filters, and pipes.
 Basic shell scripting in Linux.
 Create advanced shell scripting.
 Manage files and processes.
 Work with Linux utilities.

Advance Level: client server & java technologies

Week 9
10. Programming concepts
 Problem solving approaches.
 Arrays
 Functions.
 Strictures
Week 10
11. Object Oriented programming using java
 Describe the concept and features of object-oriented programming.
 Implement the different conditional statements and looping statements.
 Create event-driven GUI interfaces using Java.
 Define packages; identify thread priorities, and garbage collection.
 Implement the file class, character stream classes, and object serialization.
Week 11
Client Server computing

 Create a distributed application to download various files from various servers

 using RMI
 Create a java bean to draw various graphical shapes and display it using or
without
 using BDK.
 Creating the sockets for connection oriented and connection less services.

Week 12
Object Oriented analysis and design
 Identify the types of UML diagrams.
 Analyze a problem by using business and system modeling.
 Set system boundaries, define project scope, and refine the system definition.
 Apply the concepts of static modeling.
 Apply the concepts of dynamic modeling.
 Apply frameworks and patterns to design a software system.

Lecturer: Mujthaba Gulam Muqeeth

Get Familiar with the Microsoft Office

Prerequisites: None
Duration: 2 months
Course Hours per Week: 2 sessions and each session 2 hours.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The course is a performance based module for learners to become proficient
with Microsoft Office and designing tools like flash and Photoshop, for the purpose: of
either enhancing the learner’s present employment position or exhibiting skills to seek
new employment or to enhance their knowledge. The performance based objectives
specifications are a list of criteria the learner must meet to complete the assignment.
The criterion is embedded in each Learning Outcome. The performance objectives will
clearly communicate the instructional goals. The meta-cognitive performance skills help
to determine growth and development of the learner. Each learner is provided a
computer and the necessary job aids to complete the learning outcomes.
Introduction to Personal Computing System
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate practical knowledge and use of the Windows operating system.
2. Demonstrate best practices in file management procedures.
3. Demonstrate basic knowledge navigations.
4. Demonstrate the mechanics of creating a Word document.

Microsoft Word
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate basic knowledge navigating the Word Ribbon Interface.
2. Demonstrate the basic mechanics of creating Word documents for office use.
3. Demonstrate introductory formatting techniques and presentation styles.
4. Demonstrate working knowledge of producing a mail merge.
5. Demonstrate the mechanics and uses of Word tables to organize and present data.
6. Demonstrate working knowledge of using Word’s themes and clip art to create a
variety of visual effects.
7. Demonstrate working knowledge of Word’s advanced formatting techniques and
presentation styles.
8. Demonstrate applicable knowledge and uses of accepted business style formatting
conventions.

Microsoft Excel
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Create and design a spreadsheet for general office use.
2. Demonstrate the basic mechanics and navigation of an Excel spreadsheet.
3. Demonstrate formatting techniques and presentation styles.
4. Demonstrate the use of basic functions and formulas.
5. Demonstrate working knowledge of organizing and displaying large amounts and
complex data.
6. Demonstrate working knowledge of using clip art to enhance ideas and information in
Excel worksheets.
7. Demonstrate the need and use of using Excel templates.
8. Demonstrate how to secure information in an Excel workbook.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the basic mechanics of creating a PowerPoint presentation.
2. Demonstrate introductory formatting techniques and presentation styles.
3. Demonstrate working knowledge of using clip art to enhance ideas and information in
a PowerPoint presentation.
4. Demonstrate working knowledge of integrating information from other Microsoft
programs into a PowerPoint presentation.

Microsoft Access
Introduces the workings and concepts of relational databases in Microsoft Access,
including select queries, forms and reports
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate practical knowledge and use of the An Introduction to Access.
2. Understand the basics of Access Tables.
3. Demonstrate the working knowledge of using Table Properties.
4. Demonstrate applicable knowledge and uses of Forms.
5. Demonstrate working knowledge of applying Queries.
6. Demonstrate working knowledge of producing Reports

Publisher Introduction
Upon completion of this course delegates will be able to produce professional looking
publications including posters, flyers, booklets and newsletters.

OUTLINE OF INSTRUCTION:
WEEK Topics Subtopics

1 Introduction  Windows Operating System

 Hardware/Software
to Personal  Turning on your PC/ Logging on
Computing  The Desktop:
System Document/Original/Application/Fold
er icons
 Taskbar
 Start Button/Menu
 Mouse Clicks
 Moving/Copying files and folders
 Creating/Renaming/Deleting a file or
folder
 Parts of a Window:
Bars/Buttons/Scroll Bars
 Resizing/Moving a window
 Opening/Saving a document
  Editing text
 Drag and Drop
2,3 Microsoft  Getting Started
 Views
Word  Working with Files
 Working with Text
 Formatting Text
 Lists
 Columns
 Graphics
 Print Documents
 Paragraph Formatting
 Text Formatting
 Tables
 Drawing Canvas
 Spelling and Grammar
 Page Formatting
 Symbols and Special Characters
 Smart Tags and Other Markers
 Keyboard Shortcuts
 Track Changes
 Inserting Comments
 Window Splitter
 Compiling a Table of Contents
 Creating an Index
 Saving a Word Document as a Web
Page
 Page Margins and Gutter Margins
 Indentations
 Setting Tabs
4,5 Microsoft  Spreadsheet Basics
 Modifying Worksheets
Excel  Formatting Cells
 Formulas and Functions
 Referencing
 Sorting and Filling
 Page Properties and Printing
 Charts
 Commonly Used Features
 E-mail an excel file
 Functions & Formulas Fundamentals
 Excel Functions Overview
6 Microsoft  Introduction
 Create a new presentation
PowerPoint  PowerPoint screen
 Working with slides
  Add content
 Work with text
 Working with tables
 Graphics
 Save & Print
 Tips on Creating Better Presentations
 Editing a graphic
 Graphs and charts
 Changing the type of chart
 Master slides
 Protecting a presentation
 Slide animation
7 Microsoft  An Introduction to Access
 Access Basics
Access  Tables
 Table Properties
 Forms
 Queries
 Reports
8 Microsoft  Creating a new document
 Page Layout and Wizards
Publisher  Objects and Frames
 Layout guides
 Creating and importing text
 Formatting Text
 Connecting Text Frames
 Importing graphics
 Working with Tables
 Word Art
 Colour
 Printing.
9 Basic  Introduction
 Internet Explorer & other Browsers
Internet  Getting Started
 Loading and Saving Web pages
 Bookmarks
 List of shortcut keys
 Email
 Managing PC to PC Calls

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK AND MATERIALS:

Microsoft Office 97: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Outlook (Quick Reference
Guide)

Lecturer : Mohammed Mushtaq Ahmed

 Course Name: Information Technology

Duration: 2 months
Course Hours per Week: 2 sessions and each session 2 hours.

Course Description/ Weekly Plan

Unit Contents No. of

Weeks
(Theory+
Lab)

1 PC Software: Fundamental of Computer, Hardware and 3 Weeks

Software, Memory Model & Processor, Introduction to
Operating Systems - DOS, Features of DOS, Various DOS
Commands, Windows, Features of Windows – various
Windows Commands, Microsoft Office – MS Word, MS
Excel, MS Power Point, MS Access etc

2 INTRANET: What is Intranet? Intranet Vs LANs, 3 Weeks

Components of an Intranet, Workstation and Client
Software, Server, Server and Network Operating System,
Network Cards, Cabling and Hubs, Steps for Creating
Intranet, Maintenance, Connecting to Internet

3 INTERNET: Internet Connection Concept – Server, Client 4 Weeks

and Ports, Domain Name Server, Telephone Cable and
Satellite Connection, Dial-up, ISDN, ADSL, Base
Connection and Lease Connection, Cable and DSS
accounts, Web-TV and Intranet, ISP features

4 E-Mail Technology: Features and Concepts, Message 3 Weeks

Header Address Book, Attachments, Filtering and
Forwarding emails, Introduction to HTML, DHTML

5 VIDEO CONFERENCING AND INTERNET TELEPHONY: 3 Weeks

Voice Vs Video Conferencing, Video Conferencing,
Hardware and Features of Video Conferencing Software,
Digital Telephony as ISDN Application, Multipoint
 Conferencing

Course objective

After the completion of this course the student would be able to:
- Understand the Basics of Computer and its Hardware/ Software.
- Comfortably work on different Operating Systems like - DOS and Windows.
- Understand Basics of Intranet, its Components, Server, Client and Network
Operating System.
- Understand Basics of Internet, its Components, Server, Client and Network
Operating System.
- Utilize the many features of E- Mail Technology
- Know how to conduct Video Conferencing and the many Features of Video
Conferencing

Khozema Ali Shabbar

Course Name: Web Technology

Duration: 2 months
Course Hours per Week: 2 sessions and each session 2 hours.

Course Description/ Weekly Plan

Unit Contents No. of

Weeks
(Theory+
Lab)

1 Web Essentials: Clients, Servers, and Communication. 3 Weeks

The Internet-Basic Internet Protocols -The World Wide
Web-HTTP request message-response message-Web
Clients Web Servers. Markup Languages: XHTML. An
Introduction to HTML History-Versions-Basic XHTML
 Syntax and Semantics-Some Fundamental HTML
Elements-Relative URLs-Lists-tables-Frames-Forms-XML
Creating HTML Documents

2 Style Sheets: CSS-Introduction to Cascading Style 3 Weeks

Sheets-Features-Core Syntax-Style Sheets and HTML
Style Rle Cascading and Inheritance-Text Properties-Box
Model Normal Flow Box Layout-Beyond the Normal Flow-
Other Properties-Case Study. Client- Side Programming:
The JavaScript Language-History and Versions Introduction
JavaScript in Perspective-Syntax-Variables and Data
Types-Statements-Operators-Literals-Functions-Objects-
Arrays-Built-in Objects-JavaScript Debuggers.

3 Host Objects: Browsers and the DOM-Introduction to the 4 Weeks

Document Object Model DOM History and Levels-Intrinsic
Event Handling-Modifying Element Style-The Document
Tree-DOM Event Handling-Accommodating Noncompliant
Browsers Properties of window-Case Study. Server-Side
Programming: Java Servlets- Architecture -Overview-A
Servelet-Generating Dynamic Content-Life Cycle-
Parameter Data-Sessions-Cookies- URL Rewriting-Other
Capabilities-Data Storage Servelets and Concurrency.

4 Representing Web Data: XML-Documents and 3 Weeks

Vocabularies-Versions and Declaration - Namespaces
JavaScript and XML: Ajax-DOM based XML processing
Event-oriented Parsing: SAX-Transforming XML
Documents-Selecting XML Data: XPATH-Template based
Transformations: XSLT-Displaying XML Documents in
Browsers. Separating Programming and Presentation: JSP
Technology Introduction-JSP and Servlets-Running JSP
Applications Basic JSP-JavaBeans Classes and JSP-Tag
Libraries and Files-Support for the Model-View-Controller
Paradigm

5 Web Services: JAX-RPC-Concepts-Writing a Java Web 3 Weeks

Service-Writing a Java Web Service Client-Describing Web
Services: WSDL- Representing Data Types: XML Schema-
Communicating Object Data: SOAP Related Technologies-
 Software Installation-Storing Java Objects as Files-
Databases and Java Servlets.

Course objective

After the completion of this course the student would be able to:
 Understand the Basics of HTML, XHTML and XML etc.
 Understand the Basics of Cascade Style Sheet.
 Understand the Basics of JavaScript
 Design and implement a basic website.
 Implement different navigation strategies.
 Use client-side technologies (XHTML, CSS, forms, JavaScript, and
HTML5) to implement web pages.

Duration: 4 months
Time per week: 2 sessions and each session 2 hours.

Khozema Ali Shabbar

Basics of Networking
Duration: 2 months
Course Hours per Week: 2 sessions and each session 2 hours.

The course will give a basic knowledge of networking and

help to do better on the job.

Topics:
Networking Essentials Week 1
Protocol Basic Week 2
OSI Model - Open Systems Interconnect Week 3
 OSI Layers In-depth Week 4
TCP/IP Fundamentals Week 5
TCP/IP Utilities Week 6
WAN and Remote Access Technologies Week 7
Network Access and Security Week 8
Fault Tolerance and Disaster Recovery Week 9
Network Trouble Shooting Week 10
LAN Setup(Practical) Week 11
Small Office setup(Practical) Week 12