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        <title>Course Overview</title>
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">About the Course</emphasis></para>
 
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">About the Course and Objectives</emphasis></para>
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        <para>Ubuntu is a community developed Linux-based operating system freely available and
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        suitable for laptops, desktops and servers. This course provides a comprehensive overview
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        of Ubuntu 7.10 and assists users to smoothly migrate to Ubuntu. The course also covers how
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        to use key Ubuntu features. Many hands-on exercises that are based on real-life scenarios
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        are also included.</para>
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">Course Objectives</emphasis></para>
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        <para>This is a two day course which aims to train new users of Ubuntu on how to use various
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        features, applications, graphics arts tools, games and music of Ubuntu, customise it to
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        their requirements. After completing this course, you will be able to:</para>
 
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        suitable for laptops, desktops and servers. This course is based on Ubuntu 7.10 and aims to train new users of Ubuntu
 
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        how to use key applications including mainstream office applications, Internet connectivity and browsing, graphics arts tools, multi-media and music. After completing this course, you will:</para>
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                <listitem><para>Identify Open source ideology and Ubuntu</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Compare Ubuntu with Windows.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Customise the look and feel of the GNOME desktop.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Navigate through the file system and search for files.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Connect to and use the Internet.</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Understand the concepts of open source and how they tie in with Ubuntu</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>See the benefits and differences in using Ubuntu as an Operating system</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Customise the look and feel of the Ubuntu desktop</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Navigate through the file system and search for files</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Connect to and use the Internet</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Perform basic word-processing and spreadsheet functions using
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                OpenOffice.org.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Install and play Ubuntu and Windows games.</para></listitem>
 
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                OpenOffice.org</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Install and play games</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Add, remove and update applications using different package
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                managers.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>View, draw, manipulate and scan images using different tools.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Play, edit and organize music and video files.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Seek help on Ubuntu from various sources of help.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Create partitions and make them available.</para></listitem>
 
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                managers</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>View, draw, manipulate and scan images</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Play, edit and organize music and video files</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Seek help on Ubuntu from free and commercial sources</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Create partitions and dual-boot options</para></listitem>
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">Target Audience and Pre-requisites</emphasis></para>
 
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        <para>This course provides both home and office users with hands on training on Ubuntu. No prior knowledge of Ubuntu is required, although
 
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        computer literacy is assumed and is a pre-requisite. Ubuntu 7.10 must be installed on the computer hard disk before starting this course.</para>
 
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        <para>The Ubuntu 7.10 desktop course is designed to be modular. If it is studied in a classroom in its entirety, it should be completed within 
 
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        two full days. However, topics and lessons can be selected as required and a day's content designed to suit the key learning objectives.</para>
 
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">Student Responsibilities</emphasis></para>
 
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                <listitem><para>Unless otherwise specified, class commences at 9:00 am. Students should arrive on time and stay until the session is dismissed. The instructor should be notified if you
 
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                expect to arrive late.</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Participation in class discussions is strongly encouraged. Even when some
 
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                topics are already familiar to some, sharing relevant experiences can be very helpful to
 
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                other people.</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Cell phones and pagers should be placed on silent mode during
 
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                class.</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Feedback is vital to the improvement of our course development and
 
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                delivery. All students must complete the course evaluation form at the end of the last
 
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                day in order to receive a certificate of completion.</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Please provide any and all feedback regarding this course to:
 
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                training@canonical.com.</para></listitem>
 
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">Ubuntu Session Plan</emphasis></para>
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                                        <entry><para><emphasis role="strong">Introducing
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                                        Ubuntu</emphasis></para></entry>
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                                        <entry><para><emphasis role="strong">40</emphasis></para></entry>
 
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                                        <entry><para>About Open Source</para></entry>
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                                        <entry><para>Software Repository Categories</para></entry>
 
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                                        <entry><para>Software Repositories and Categories</para></entry>
 
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                                        <entry><para>Key Differences between Ubuntu and Microsoft Windows</para></entry>
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                                        <entry><para><emphasis role="strong">Comparing Ubuntu to Microsoft
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                                        <entry><para>Lesson Summary</para></entry>
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                                        <entry><para><emphasis role="strong">Using the Internet</emphasis></para></entry>
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                                        <entry><para><emphasis role="strong">Fun and Games</emphasis></para></entry>
 
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                                        <entry><para><emphasis role="strong">Ubuntu and Games</emphasis></para></entry>
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                                        <entry><para><emphasis role="strong">40</emphasis></para></entry>
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                                        Photos</emphasis></para></entry>
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                                        <entry><para>Introducing Graphics Applications</para></entry>
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                                        Videos</emphasis></para></entry>
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                                        <entry><para>Legal Restrictions</para></entry>
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                                        <entry><para>System documentation</para></entry>
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                classroom environment is conducive to learning; this includes adhering to the schedule
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                for start times, breaks, and lunches.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Available during lab sessions to answer questions and assist students
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                in completing the exercises. If you cannot answer a question during class, please follow
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                up and respond as soon as possible.</para></listitem>
 
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                in completing the exercises.</para></listitem>
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                students.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Responsible for providing you with a course feedback questionnaire at
 
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                the end of the course.</para></listitem>
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">Pre-Training Preparation/Checks</emphasis></para>
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                elements of the course may need to be customised.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Pre-run and check all student and instructor computers and make sure
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                they are functional and running well on Ubuntu.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Test each lab exercise and troubleshoot problems encountered, if
 
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                any.</para></listitem>
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                before getting into the classroom.</para></listitem>
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                content in the presentation slides. Please ensure to cover the related topics prior
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                to posing the questions to the students.</para></listitem>
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                not to teach some optional topics. The optional topics are indicated in the Instructor
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                Notes in each lesson. The remaining topics necessarily need to be taught to meet the
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                Notes of each lesson.</para></listitem>
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">Instructional Methods</emphasis></para>
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        <para>Here are some instructional methods that will be used to teach:</para>
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                illustrate the step-by-step procedure to perform each task.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Demonstrations: Instructor will perform live demonstrations of procedures
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                that may be complicated for students, before doing a hands-on exercise</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Review exercise: The review questions are interspersed and distributed at
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                the end of each lesson, to ensure student understanding of key concepts.</para></listitem>
 
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                <listitem><para>Review questions: Should be interspersed throughout each lesson, to ensure student understanding of key concepts.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Lab exercises: At regular intervals, students will be performing
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                hands-on lab exercises that replicate the real work environment.</para></listitem>
 
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                hands-on lab exercises that replicate the real life scenarios.</para></listitem>
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                cover the main points without forgetting anything. Glance at a specific point and
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                quickly return attention to the students. Avoid reading out the slide word by
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<listitem><para>To encourage interactivity, use the lab exercises throughout the lesson.</para></listitem>
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">Lecture Components</emphasis></para>
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        <para><emphasis role="strong">Introduction</emphasis></para>
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                points.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Reiterating how the topic relates with the learner's job.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Unless otherwise specified, class commences. Students should be asked to
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                arrive on time and stay until the session is dismissed. You should be notified if they
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                expect to arrive late.</para></listitem>
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                topics are already familiar to some, sharing relevant experiences can be very helpful to
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                other people.</para></listitem>
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                class.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Feedback is vital to the improvement of our course development and
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                delivery. All students must complete the course evaluation form at the end of the last
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                day in order to receive a certificate of completion.</para></listitem>
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                <listitem><para>Please provide any and all feedback regarding this course to:
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