Course: Access Technology

Course Outline

Days and times: Full-time  Daytime course.  Part-time  Daytime/evening course.

Length of course: 26 Weeks.

Venue: OBAC 1st Floor Camberwell New Road London SE5 0TA

Course outline: Aimed at all HE staff who need to know how to support blind students: lecturers, disability officers, student advisers, support staff, special needs coordinators, staff development officers, learning assistants.

Through a combination of practicals, lectures, group work, presentations and individual research you will explore aspects such as using the Microsoft Office short cut keys, Microsoft Office 2000 applications, specifically file management and  e-document, Creating Spreadsheets and Database manipulation.

OCN Certificate in Access Technology

● Units 1 and 2
● Duration: 4 weeks

Unit1: History of Access Technology

This looks at some of the specific training issues relating to blind or partially sighted clients

Unit 2: Screen Magnification and alteration
This looks at some of the most practical and popular forms of access technology.

Level 1 qualification

OCN delivering IT with access technology

Duration:  10 weeks

  1. History of Access Technology
  2. Introduction to Access Technology
  3. Introduction To Access Technology
  4. History of Access Technology
  5. Screen Magnification and alteration
  6. Switching on Magnification
  7. Switching on Magnification Switching on magnification.

 

Level 2 qualification

OCN Access Technology

Duration: 12 weeks.

  1. Screen Magnification and Alteration
  2. Increasing/decreasing magnification
  3. Magnification modes
  4. Keyboard limitations and keystroke abbreviations
  5. Using roll boxes
  6. Reading and Spelling text
  7. Applying and checking text formats
  8. Using Find and Replace
  9. Entering text and Numeric data
  10. Basic editing
  11. Selecting Cells
  12. Changing Column Width
  13. Replicating Formulae

Entry requirments:
There is no specific requarments, but participants must acquire at least GCSC at grade A-C and Some experience of using a Windows PC will be helpful. Complete newcomers should consider starting with our PC Foundation course.

Assessment methods:
Coursework and exam.

Progression from this course:
You can progress to university or work in areas like: Educational Institutions, Retails, Civil Service and cooperate organisations and self employment.

Enrolment details:
How to apply for Admission?

Send completed application form to the OBAC Registration Department .You can download an application form from the website or send us an email or contact us and we will send a form to you either by email or by post. The student may fill the application form and either send it directly to OBAC or may submit it to the authorised local representative along with the following:

A copy of all qualifications attained.

  1. Letters from past and present employers confirming work experience
  2. Three passport size photographs
  3. Non-refundable registration fee of £100 (for International Students)

Or Phone the administrative staff for further information about this course on 020 77353400

Student Expectations:

Attendance and Participation: Students are expected to attend and participate in each class session of the term. If a student cannot attend a class session, as a professional courtesy s/he is expected to contact the instructor in advance via email or phone. For more detail on policies concerning attendance, please refer to Section 8: Appendix of Additional Class Policies.

1. Requirements:  In addition to (1) attending classes, (2) completing reading assignments, (3) contributing to class discussions, (4) engaging in a tutorial, (5) completing technology integration mini-projects, (6) completing an Internet Research Project and Presentation with a co- student. (7) taking a final examination if they so desire. Additional information about these requirements is provided in section 4 of this course outline: Assessments of Student Performance and Mastery.

Access to computer and Internet Resources: Completing these course requirements necessitates regular access to computer technology and the Internet. If a student does not have a personal computer with Internet access, computers on the university campus are available for student use.

Deadlines for Assignments: Students are expected to turn in each assignment on or prior to the specified due date and time. Late assignments will not be accepted and will receive zero credit. Students are expected to complete assigned course readings prior to the start of each class.

Note that only 4 of the 5 assigned mini-Projects are required: one of the projects (to be specified by the student) is optional

2. Civility, Courtesy and respect: As professionals the instructor expects all class members to communicate in a professional and courteous manner. While everyone may feel passionate
about a particular subject and is entitled to their opinions, classroom discourse must always be conducted in a respectful and civil tone. Ad hominem remarks or disparaging comments about gender, ethnicity, religion, etc. will not be tolerated.

Disruptive behaviours such as cell phones or beepers ringing, leaving and returning to class during lectures/presentations, arriving late to class, talking during lectures / presentations, eating or drinking in class, etc. will minimally result in substantial reduction in the participation portion of one's grade and a request that such students leave the class. Additional offences will result in the offending student's referral to the university's administration with the instructor's recommendation for disciplinary action. No children are allowed to attend class sessions. Please find alternative childcare facilities for your child (ren). No one who is not officially registered is allowed to attend.

3. Honour Code: Regulations on plagiarism and other forms of cheating are enforced. Since engaging in either activity usually results in a very serious penalty (e.g., a failing grade on the assignment or course and may involve dismissal from a degree program and the university), students should avoid both activities. Any assignment or work submitted for this class must not have been submitted for any other class. No written or digitally authored work may be submitted for academic credit more than once. If you have questions about how this may apply to an assignment you are considering for this class, please ask the instructor

4. Assessments of Student Performance and Mastery
Student grades will be assigned at the end of term based on the following performance criteria. Individual rubrics for each assignment / project will be posted here, linked to the respective assignment in the Course Schedule.
Class Attendance and Participation (20 points)
Weekly Posted Article Reflections and Responses (15 points)
Submitted Mini-Projects (4 of 5 projects, 5 points each, 20 points total)
Co-Teaching Assignment (15 points)
Individual Tutorial (20 points)
Internet Research Project and Presentation (10 points)

TOTAL: 100 Points

Students may complete an optional final examination, consisting of three essay questions worth a total of 30 points. If a student chooses to take the final examination, his/her final grade will be calculated based on 130 total points, rather than 100.

Grades (pluses and minuses may be used to indicate degrees of accomplishment within a range) are awarded as follows:

A - Performance indicates an excellent to remarkable understanding of the ideas and materials examined (93 - 100 points for assignment or course)
B - Performance indicates borderline to a very good understanding of the ideas and materials examined (85 - 92 points for assignment or course)
C - Performance indicates a somewhat inadequate understanding of the ideas and materials examined (77 - 84 points for assignment or course)
D - Performance indicates an unsatisfactory understanding of the ideas and material examined (70 - 76 points for assignment or course); and
F - Performance indicates an almost completely unacceptable understanding of the ideas and material examined (0 - 69 points for assignment or course).