Course detail

Informatics (MI)

FAST-BUA004Acad. year: 2023/2024

Operation system usage and management.
Computer networks, Internet (principles, network protocols, Internet services).
Computer network security.
Basic principles of computer graphics and image processing.
Computer document processing, basics of typography.
Advanced engineering computations using MS Excel.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Computer Aided Engineering and Computer Science (AIU)

Entry knowledge

Basics of Computer Science within the scope of secondary school.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Basics theoretical knowledges of computer science necessary for the whole study of civil engineering. Mastering of spreadsheets for engineering calculus.
Knowledge of the use of spreadsheets for data processing, engineering calculations and general problems of civil engineering.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Lasák Pavel, Praktické použití funkcí v Excelu, 2021, Grada (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-MI Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Computer lab use policy, FCE computer network, computer network security, faculty information system. 2. Rudiments of spreadsheets: cell addressing, entering names, copying, formatting, built-in Excel functions, formulas. 3. Conditional formatting, data validation, data import (measurement data import). 4. Graphic output. 5. Advanced computations in engineering science using spreadsheets. 6. Database applications (sorting, pivot tables, filtering). 7. Analytical tools: goal seek, solver. 8.–9. Basics of computer typography: text processing, document structure, styles, headings, references, footnotes, content, etc. 10. Typesetting of technical documents. Formulas, tables, pictures, etc. 11.–12. Basics of computer graphics: Image/photo processing using text processor and raster editor, image parameters for typesetting. 13. Final test, final work (document) evaluation.