In recent years, there has been an expansion in the use of IT tools. However, using these tools efficiently has been detected by the teachers as one of the main weaknesses of the students of the Humanities and Documentation Degrees at the University of A Coruña. Taking advantage of the introduction of the European Higher Education Area, the need to improve these weaknesses providing the student with the basics of the most common computer applications is considered. This article describes the “Applied Informatics” subject that is currently taking place at the University of A Coruña, as part of the Documentation and Information Degree.