Courses listed here are created by lecturers at the Petroleum Institute for the purpose of enhancing interaction with students taking Foundation Computing courses at the PI, where Moodle is deemed to be the most appropriate vehicle for that interaction.

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    Advanced Excel functions and VB Macros for AUP students at Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • An introduction to computing basics for all students taking computing courses in the Advanced University Placement program at the PI. This course teaches typing/keyboarding skills using a touch-typing program.
  • This is the part of the second foundation computing course which covers an introduction to Spreadsheets and Graphs and integration of Excel with Word.

  • This is the first basic MS Word 2007 course for Foundation Computing students at the PI

  • An introduction to PowerPoint basics for AUP (Dept) computing students at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  • An introduction to computing basics for NEW students taking their first computing course at the PI in the Advanced University Placement (AUP) Department. This course consists of an introduction to computer hardware and software, the Windows operating system, security over networks, and social networking.
  • An introduction to computing basics for students on the three-semester Foundation programme. This course consists of an introduction to the Windows 2000 operating system and using the Windows 2000 interface, keyboarding using a touch-typing programme, and file management.

  • This course was created by Vance Stevens, Computing Dept. at the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi, to assist students in teaching themselves to create web pages using HTML code and Font Page. The course starts with HTML because a working knowledge of HTML code is important in understanding how to fine-tune documents created in MS Front Page.