An Introduction to Search Engines
Search engines are one of the most-used tools at work, yet few of us are taught how to use them well. This short course explains how search engines find and rank pages, shows you simple techniques for sharper searches, and helps you judge sources, manage your privacy and understand the basics of how businesses get found online.
- Modules
- 3
- Duration
- About 20 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 8 questions from a bank of 12
Learning outcomes
- ✓Describe how search engines crawl, index and rank web pages
- ✓Use keywords, quotation marks, the site: and minus operators and filters to refine searches
- ✓Distinguish sponsored results from organic results and judge the reliability of sources
- ✓Check AI-generated answers against original sources before relying on them
- ✓Manage search history and privacy settings, and outline the basics of search engine optimisation for a business
Course contents
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Module 1: How Search Engines Work
Video (4 scenes) · 1 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: Searching Smarter
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: Privacy and Being Found Online
Video (3 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate