Course detail

Informatics

FP-BinfKAcad. year: 2017/2018

The course focuses on the following topics: user competence in Windows operating system (philosophy of multitask information system, user interface, basic setting-up, work with objects, etc.). application software for personal computers (within Windows, work with MS Word text editor, MS Excel chart processor, tools for creating presentations in MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, fundamentals of data modeling).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Bernard Neuwirth, Ph.D., MSc

Department

Institute of Informatics (ÚI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with new trends in IT development in the area of PC architecture. They will acquire skills necessary for using MS Windows operating system and MS Office application instrument. These skills and experience may be used by them as an tool for elaborating projects and tasks in other courses.

Prerequisites

1. Basic competence in PC (theoretical and practical)
2. Basic competence in MS Windows operating system.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The lecture combines theory with illustrative examples.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Conditions for awarding the course-unit credit:
1. Delivery of semester project marked at least with "E".

Form of examination: Combined, composed of two parts:
1. Written part – case study from the field of fundamentals of databases
2. Practical part – solution of a task on PC regarding the practical knowledge of acquired topics.

Course curriculum

- Introduction to Computer Science, number systems, conversions of units, ASCII a UNICODE
- MS Powerpoint
- MS Outlook
- MS Excel - basic function, formating, sorting, filtering, advanced functions, grafs
- MS Word - basic function, formating of text, grids
- Fundamentals of Data Modeling

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The main objective of the course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for solution of tasks in the field of computer technology focused on software: operating systems (MS Windows), application software (MS Office). The course is also focused on fundamentals of data modeling.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Control of results of independent work on specified tasks.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BARILLA, Jiří, Květuše Sýkorová a Pavel Simr. Microsoft Excel 2016 :podrobná uživatelská příručka. Brno: Computer Press, 2016. 1. vyd. 456 s. ISBN 978-80-251-4838-9.
PECINOVSKÝ, Josef. Microsoft Word 2013: podrobná uživatelská příručka. Brno: Computer Press, 2013. 367 s. ISBN 978-80-251-3831-1.

Recommended reading

Pecinovský Josef a Rudolf Pecinovský. Office 2016 Průvodce uživatele. Praha: Grada, 2016. 1. vyd. 256 s. ISBN 978-80-247-5691-2

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-KS Bachelor's

    branch BAK-EPM-KS , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

16 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Bernard Neuwirth, Ph.D., MSc

Syllabus

Topics of lectures are as follows:
- Introduction to Informatics
- Application software (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint)
- Introduction to the Data Modeling