Certificate of Digital Learning (ECDL)
Digital Literacy Certification for the Graduates of the Department of Early Childhood Education and Care of the University of West Attica
According to the decision of the Departments’ General Assembly on 20/29-9-2021, the undergraduate students of the Department, following successful completion of their studies, can receive, upon request, a certificate in Digital Literacy from the Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, as determined by the relevant decisions of the Supreme Council for Civil Personnel Selection [ASEP] on digital literacy and more specifically according to the issuance of three (3) annexes (Special Annex A1) dated 17-09-2020, 17-05-2021, and 31-08-2021 on “Digital Literacy – Method of Proof”.
The undergraduate students, whose transcript of records show that they have attended and successfully accomplished at least five (5) of the following courses, are eligible to apply for the Certificate in Digital Literacy. These courses are compulsory or elective from the broader field of computer science or computer literacy. Each of these seven (7) courses is taken as part of the acquisition of a bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education and Care.
The courses offered under the new curriculum that reflect an adequate level of computer/digital competence are:
- ΓΕΝ27: APPLIED STATISICS [Compulsory – 5th Semester]
- ΠΑΙ21: INTEGRATION OF STEAM/STEM APPROACH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD [Compulsory – 4th Semester]
- ΠΑΙ30: CREATIVE INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION [Compulsory elective – 5th Semester]
- ΚΔΟΕ52: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION [Compulsory elective – 6th Semester]
- ΚΔΟΕ68: MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE [Compulsory elective – 7th Semester]
- ΚΔΟΕ86: ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES [Compulsory elective – 8th Semester]
- ΣΤΠ96: STATISTICAL PACKAGE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES (SPSS) [Optional – 6th semester]
