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VOVI 0742: Windows 2 with Screen Reader
Effective date
May 2025
Department
Visually Impaired
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course builds on Windows 1 with JAWS or NVDA. It provides students who are blind or visually impaired with intermediate knowledge and skills to use Microsoft Windows with a screen reader. Students will learn to navigate and use settings, customize some aspects of Windows, and practice computer maintenance tasks.
Credits
0.0
Year of study
Post-secondary Preparatory
Prerequisites
VOVI 0740, or VOVI 0741, or department permission.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Customize desktop, start menu and taskbar.
- Create virtual desktops and navigate between them.
- Customize file explorer.
- Manage recycle bin and restore files.
- Perform maintenance tasks such as file backup, defragmenting, and disk cleanup.
- Navigate Windows settings.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 48
Total Hours: 48
Total Hours: 48
Instructional Strategies
Self paced, individualized instruction.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
70% - Student must get an S on each item in the evaluation plan to receive an S for the course
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
S/U |
Demonstration of skills |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
S/U |
Lesson quizzes on course concepts |
Course topics
- Customizing desktop, start menu and taskbar
- Virtual desktops
- Customizing views in file explorer
- Recycle bin
- Device maintenance (e.g., file backup, defragmenting, disk cleanup)
- Windows settings
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.