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OOoCon 2005
The OpenOffice.org ECDL
About the Austrian way
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Agenda
Speaker IntroductionsSome generic statements and politicsAbout the ECDL/ICDLAbout the test and the difficulty having good trainingmaterialStrategic ideas
The ECDL in particularAbout test centersObvious problems and not obvious problemsSome demo questions
Q & A
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About me
Angelika Gößler, owner ofagami systems integrationand agami TrainingCompany started with CD distribution in 2002Authorized iForce training partner since 2004Authorized ECDL testcenter since 2005
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About the ECDL/ICDL
The European Computer Driving Licence(ECDL) is internationally recognised as theglobal benchmark for end-user computer skillsand is an important certification to be adoptedby governments and education, internationalorganisations and corporations alike.The ECDL/ICDL Syllabus is unique in that it hasbeen designed to be entirely vendor-independent.
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Who is behind the ECDL/ICDL
ECDL FoundationCouncil of European Professional InformaticsSocieties
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ECDL Core
Concepts of Information Technology (IT)Using a Computer and Managing FilesWord ProcessingSpreadsheetsDatabasePresentationInformation and Communication
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Products of the ECDL/ICDL
ECDL CoreECDL AdvancedECDL CADECDL WebStarterECDL ImageStartere-Kids, ECDL PD,...
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How to get the ECDL(from the view of a candidate)
Order a skills card (valid for 3 years)contains an identity numberwebaccess to the databaseall exams are saved forever
Attend courses (optional), learn for yourself orjust trust in your knowledgePass the examsGet your certificate!
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Creation of Syllabi
Most important functions for daily usageState of the artEvery software fitting this standard can beused for the examsSame Syllabus world wide
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About the testand difficulties with training material
Manual versus automatic test (ManualQuestion Test Base – MQTB)Some countries do not offer a manual test(Germany)Costs: working out the questions (each countryhas its own tests)Costs: programming the automatic tests ORhigher costs for the training center withmanual testsCosts: approving training material
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Solution!
Cooperation between OpenOffice.org countrygroups and consultingProduct circles of software are too short versioncycles to have good certified training material– recommend good material withoutcertification (some kind of nice2have)Handbook authors should keep an eye on theECDL syllabus to facilitate certificationProblem correlates to market share ofOpenOffice.org and StarOfficeLow market shares – manual tests!
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Strategy for theOpenOffice.org ECDL
Contact to local ECDL organisationConsulting regarding the test base (feed back),teacher and other test centerWorkshops for trainers and teachers who wantto offer the Open Source ECDLPR within the project: always keep in mind thatthe ECDL syllabus is designed platformindependent
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The marketing thing
Recent development: it is not the question –take Microsoft or do not, but:Do both!The Austrian Computer Association decided toallow additional exams and write the title on it.Many candidates want to “add on” the OpenSource ECDL to improve their job chances.
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About the tests – mixture betweenmultiple choice....
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... and practical exercises (Demotest)
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How do we train atthe testcenter workshop
“didactics”: Do's and Don'ts likeUse “Usually users do not find the pageformatting dialog, explain the logic behindthat”instead of: “In MS Office it's here, but in OO.o itis in the Format dialog, I don't know why theyput it there.”
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How do we train atthe testcenter workshop
Missing features:Format BrushHow to format with pt, pxHow to print 9 slides on one sheet of A4 paper?How to format a paragraph with a 1,5pt border?
Converting problems:Data tables built with MS Graph (both directions)Database dataSymbols in theory questions
Preparation of workstationsAdabas installation, printer
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Examples
(Demotests MQTB 4.01)
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Questions to the auditorium
What is the biggest problem?Getting people to think “Open Source”IT trainer not knowing anything about the subjectmatterSame certificate for all exams (platformindependent)
Which module do we fear most?database, which was easy thenImpress which behaves completely strange
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OpenOffice.org - general
Earlier intention: making transparent thecontext of file extensionsBut file extensions are not platformindependent!The test files are kept in .doc when they areused generically, and eg. .sxi when there areconversion troubles (demo6_open.sxi)
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OpenOffice.org Writer
Change the font size in the whole document to12pt.Change the line height to 2 cm.Change the border line to 1,5pt.Confusion!We have to consult the trainers to teach how todo that, what is possible or notIn case of changing the border the tester isallowed to to change the value during theexam, if it is not possible with the chosensoftware
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OpenOffice.org Writer
Delete the last paragraph symbolBut there is none!Questions like this should not be in the test, in thiscase the candidate gets the point in every case
Open the document and correct all errorsTake care that the error reporting is installedIn case of using Windows PC take care that thesystem language is German (German) instead ofGerman (Austrian) if you have troubles with theerror reporting tool
Fonts
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OpenOffice.org Writer
Serial letters: addresses were saved in .docfiles as address sourceSecond file for OO.o test in Calc format isneeded“Printing serial letters” is seen again quiteliberally, the intention is that the candidatereally unterstands
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OpenOffice.org Calc
Line heights – the original question “changethe line height from 5 to 15” was completed by“(20 pixel)”Teaching language – very important to usegeneric words instead of Excel OR OO.odeduced word (“new table sheet” instead of“working map” or “new table”)
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OpenOffice.org Database
With OO.o1.1 decision for AdabasBest fitting integration according to the questions1:n relations, Drag and Drop relations, ...
Description for test center how to prepare thedata (backup and restore) for test centersThanks to the Software AG who gave mesupport although I was not a paying customerKeep in mind: candidates should understandprinciples of database, they are not told tobecome database administrators!New evaluation will be done with HSQL
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OpenOffice.org Impress
“I will have finished the evalution in 30minutes”. 3 hours later....Big troubles with data sources and graphs onLinux or Windows without MS Graph installedBig troubles with fontsAfter a long discussion we decided to offerdifferent questionaires (only differentdocument files) since diagrams is one mainissue of this moduleFile Extension Format:First version: “Open the document liechtenstein.ppt”Now: “Open the document liechtenstein”
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The real demo test for Calc
1. Open the file kino.xls. In the table sheetkartenverkauf enter following text in cell no.A4: Kalenderwoche 172. Enter a function in cell no. B14 whichcalculates the sum of the cells starting from B7to B13. Copy this function to its neighbour cellsC14, D14 and E14.Format all numbers in the region from B7 toE14 with dots as thousands separators, acomma as decimal separator and with 2decimals.
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Demotest Calc 4.2
Format cell E14 with a double lined border atthe bottom.Mark both cell regions from A6 to A13 and E6to E13 and create a 3D bar chart with this data.Change the size of the chart so that it coversthe cell region from A16 to E30.Delete the legend from this diagram.Change to the table sheet besucheranzahl.Add the text besucheranzahl pro Saal to thetext besucheranzahl .
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Demotest Calc 4.3
Reduce the height of row no. 5 to the value 15(20 pixel).In cell no. F15 enter a function which calculatesthe average of the cells from B7 to E13.Enter a function in cell no. F 17 whichcalculates the minimum value of the cell regionfrom F7 to F13.Change the page offsets of the table sheet tothe following values: margin to the top: 5cm,margin to the left: 3cm
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Demotest Calc 4.4
Insert a field with the current date into theheadline of this table sheet and position it inthe middle.Change to the table sheet abrechnung.Calculate all income per day with the formula:B8 times C5 by using cell no. C8. Use theadaequate cell relations and copy this formulato the cells at the bottom until cell no. C14.
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Thank you!
Contact:
Angelika Goeszler
Picture sources and copyrights: StarOffice 7 Clipart, agami, www.photocase.de
