Undergraduate Catalogue of Courses 2012/2013
CENTRE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING - SCIENCE
Course Co-ordinator: Dr Sally Middleton
Pre-requisite(s):
Note(s): Students should not take this course if they are currently registered for, or have already obtained credit points in Tools for Science (KL107F).
As well as basic concepts it will introduce the more advanced concepts associated with long documents such as section breaks, table of contents and index. It will also introduce the concept of macros and if statements and construction of graphs using spreadsheets.
Lectures are recorded and uploaded onto MyAberdeen.
Regular access to a networked computer and broadband is also highly recommended.
A headset (compulsory) and webcam (optional) will be required for online tutorials. Students will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables.
1st Attempt: One one-and-half hour examination (25%); continuous assessment (consisting of 3 practicals) (75%).
Resit: Candidates only resit those components which they have failed (CAS <9) at first attempt. Multiple choice examination (25%) at resit is 1.5 hours, practical assessments are 45 minutes each.

