4.1 The introduction
In professional and private life, it has become extremely rare for someone to have absolutely nothing to do with computers or smartphones. Most people, therefore, have some basic understanding of the possibilities and tools that computers and the internet provide us with. The problem: things are constantly changing, different topics become more important, and others move into the background. A great illustration of this is online meetings, which have become the standard for meetings in many companies as a result of the events that have taken place around Covid-19.
Digital competence involves the “confident, critical and responsible use of, and engagement with, digital technologies for learning, at work, and for participation in society. It is defined as a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes.”
(Council Recommendation on Key Competences for Life- long Learning, 2018)
Constantly refreshing and dealing with your digital skills is very helpful – in your job and also in your private life. In this module, we will look at four topics that will improve digital skills.
We look at security aspects in the digital space, how you can protect yourself from hacker attacks and secure your professional and private devices up-to-date and what cybercrime is.
Furthermore, we will deal with the basics of spreadsheet calculation with Microsoft Excel and how you can evaluate and present data in it. We will also show you how to use Zoom and Microsoft Teams correctly. Finally, there will be a brief overview of how to create appealing presentations on the computer and helpful presentation techniques in general.
In this unit you will learn:
- You understand the basic characteristics of data security.·
- You understand the terms cybercrime and hacking.·
- You are able to recognize malicious and unsolicited emails.·
- You know measures to physically secure computers and mobile devices.·
- You know the important mathematical and statistical functions of Excel.·
- You are able to visualise the data adequately.
- You are able to create a pivot table.
- You know filters and data analysis tools.·
- You know the most important functions of ZOOM and teams.·
- You know the most important manners in the digital space.·
- You know basic presentation techniques.·
- You know how to design content in an appropriate way.
