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Introduction to Morse CodeDiploma Course

Introducing you to Morse code, you’ll learn the Morse code alphabet, numbers, punctuation and several of the most commonly-used abbreviations and codes signs. You’ll also gain an insight into the world of radiotelegraphy – the community in which Morse code is most widely used today.

Course overview:

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What Will You Learn?

The course begins with an introduction to the origins of Morse code, its historical importance and its importance today.

You’ll build up your knowledge incrementally – first, learning the letters that are comprised solely of dots and solely of dashes (both of which are explained with mnemonics to aid retention). From there, you’ll learn letters comprised of a single dash and dots, several dots and dashes, and rounding off with a final few letters to complete the entire Morse alphabet. You’ll also learn the most commonly used abbreviations in radiotelegraphy.

You’ll learn the numbers in Morse code, as well as Q-codes – specific codes that replace whole sentences and questions. You’ll discover how to put together and decipher QSOs and use punctuation and prosigns.

Finally, you’ll follow examples of how everyday speech is converted into Morse code – learning how the meaning of entire questions and responses can be put across in just a few letters of Morse code via Q-codes.

By studying this course, you will:

Learn the Morse alphabet
Become familiar with commonplace abbreviations
Know how to use punctuation and prosigns
Be able to recognise and use numbers in Morse code
Understand and be able to use Q-codes
Discover how to put together and decipher QSOs

Who Would Benefit from This Course?

The Introduction to Morse Code Diploma Course has been designed for complete beginners – taking you from your first dot to everyday speech with plenty more about the subject in between. Whether it’s curiosity or the wish to learn this essential, and possibly even lifesaving, skill, this course will provide you with the knowledge you need to start using Morse code.

Modules

Module 1: What is Morse Code?6 Parts

Introduction
Part 1: The Origins of Morse Code
Part 2: The Applications for Morse Code Today
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1 Assessment

Module 2: Starting with Dots6 Parts

Part 1: What is a Dot?
Part 2: E, I, S, and H
Part 3: Morse Code and the Titanic
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2 Assessment

Module 3: Starting with Dashes7 Parts

Part 1: What is a Dash?
Part 2: T, M and O
Part 3: Koch Method
Part 4: Morse Code in Music
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3 Assessment

Module 4: Dots with a Dash7 Parts

Part 1: A and N
Part 2: U, D, V and B
Part 3: Mnemonic and the Farnsworth Method
Part 4: Better Days with Morse Code
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4 Assessment

Module 5: Dots with Dashes7 Parts

Part 1: F and L
Part 2: G, W, Q and Y
Part 3: R-S-T and Signal Quality
Part 4: A Secret Message Broadcast Worldwide in Morse Code
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5 Assessment

Module 6: Rounding Off the Alphabet7 Parts

Part 1: C, J, K, P, R, X and Z
Part 2: Salient Abbreviations in Morse Code
Part 3: Transatlantic Murderer Caught via Morse Code
Part 4: Exercises
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6 Assessment

Module 7: Numbers and Q-Codes7 Parts

Part 1: Numbers
Part 2: Q-Codes
Part 3: Conveying a Lot Through a Little Morse Code
Part 4: Exercises
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 7 Assessment

Module 8: Punctuation and Prosigns7 Parts

Part 1: Punctuation
Part 2: Prosigns
Part 3: Some Things are Said Best in Morse Code
Part 4: Exercises
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 8 Assessment

Module 9: Putting Together a QSO7 Parts

Part 1: What is a QSO?
Part 2: Tips and Etiquette
Part 3: History’s First Wireless Hack: Maskelyne vs Marconi
Part 4: Exercises
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9 Assessment

Module 10: Transmitting6 Parts

Part 1: How to Decipher a QSO
Part 2: Royal Telegrams: Celebrating a Centennial with Morse Code
Part 3: Exercises
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 10 Assessment

Module 11: Adapting Everyday Speech into Morse Code7 Parts

Part 1: How to Convert Everyday Speech into a QSO
Part 2: Hidden Clues in Morse Code
Part 3: Exercises
Conclusion
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 11 Assessment

Accreditations

The Introduction to Morse Code Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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