The types of skills that are covered in MS-CIT viz. 21st Century Daily Life Skills, 21st Century Citizenship Skills, 21st Century Study Skills, and 21st Century Office Skills along with operating system/s, MS Office Tools, LibreOffice Tools, and other useful mobile apps and websites are mapped to the following international IT Literacy Standards:
Sr. No. | International IT Literacy Standards |
1 | California Common Core Standards (CCCS) |
2 | National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS) |
3 | Northstar Digital Literacy Standards (NDLS) |
4 | Microsoft Office Standards (MOS) |
Comparative Analysis of Curriculum and Learning methodology with standards
Following table explains comparative analysis of MS-CIT with other skills courses.
Digital Literacy & Technology Skills for Job Readiness | ||||
Technology Skills | California Common Core Standards | Microsoft Digital Literacy Standards | Northstar Standards | MS-CIT (MKCL Compliance) |
Typewriting | - | - | - | Yes |
Basic Operations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
21st Century Office Skills | ||||
Word Processing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Spreadsheet | Yes | Yes | - | Yes |
Presentation Tools | Yes | Yes | - | Yes |
21st Century Daily Life Skills | ||||
Internet & Communication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mobile Apps | - | - | - | Yes |
Online Collaboration | Yes | - | - | Yes |
21st Century Citizenship Skills | ||||
Online Services | - | - | - | Yes |
21st Century Study Skills | ||||
Study Tools and Technology | Yes | - | - | Yes |
Ethics | Yes | - | - | Yes |
Health & Safety | Yes | - | - | Yes |