Course objectives:

To be fully competent in the use of a personal computer and common computer applications and to know the essential concepts of IT.

Course outline:

In this lecture/tutorial course, students will be introduced to the following topics:

Module 1 - Concepts of Information Technology (IT)
Module 2 - Using the Computer and Managing Files
Module 3 - Word Processing
Module 4 - Spreadsheets
Module 5 - Presentations
Module 6 - Information and Communication

Technology is playing an important role in the translation profession today. This course aims at raising students awareness in computer tools and applications including software,

translation memories, spell checker, data base banks, concordancers, etc., which assist in the process of translation. It, also, aims at providing students with practical training on these translation tools and software. Students are also trained to get acquainted with dictionaries and the web sites related to the field.

The general objectives of this course are: