Course Overview
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, QR codes have become part of life.
Some restaurants now use QR codes to take your order. Some doctors write scripts that are QR coded, so you can go to the pharmacist to get you prescription.
In QR Codes Explained you will learn what QR codes are, where they came from and how to use them.
Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!
What you will learn
Course outline
- What are QR codes?
- How to recognise them
- Where they came from
- How to use QR codes?
- What to do if your phone can’t read a QR code?
- Are QR codes Safe?
- Useful uses of QR codes
- Sign in a venue using your driving license on the Services NSW app
- Get medical prescriptions as a QR code
- Go to a restaurant that uses QR codes to order your meal
- Make your own QR code for any website of your choice
- Why would you want to do this?
- How to do it?
- How to use the QR code once you have created it?
Course outcome
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Know what a QR code is
- Know how to read a QR code
- Know what to do if your phone cannot read a QR code
- Know how to make your own QR codes
What you need to know
Entry requirements
- A basic knowledge of smart phones – ability to access the camera app
- If you have an older smartphone
- Ability to access the Apple Appstore or Google Play Store
- Ability to install apps
Prerequisite: Essential
Participants must be over 60 years old. Tech Savvy Seniors is an initiative of the NSW Ageing Strategy and is funded in partnership between the NSW Government and Telstra.
What you need to provide
- Notepad and Pen
- Bring your own smart device – Apple iPhone, Apple iPad or Android phone or tablet.
On campus students will be provided with a computer during the class.