Introduction to Informatics
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Course informations
| Study program level |
Undergraduate |
| Study program |
Management |
| Study program direction |
Management of rural tourism |
| Course year |
1. |
| Course semester |
II |
| Course status |
Core |
| ECTS |
3 |
| Lectures (h) |
30 |
| Excercises (h) |
30 |
| Seminars (h) |
- |
Course objectives
- Students will be able to understand and distinguish basic concepts in the area of information technology and to understand the rough principles of how a computer functions.
- Students will be able to independently use the computer for office-based business in a typical business environment.
- Students will master the most important software tools for formatting and processing text, spreadsheets, communication and presentations.
Course outcomes
Name of the learning outcomes set: Introduction to the basic terms and principles of ICT
Level: 5
- Being able to describe and understand the basic concepts of ICT
- Understand the basic principles of ICT work and application
- Understand and be able to comment on the reasons and the need to use ICT in business
- Understand and be able to set up a personal computer for everyday use and to know how to protect its data content from viruses and external intrusion
Name of the learning outcomes set: Office tools (MS Office / Open Office)
Level: 5
- Produce self-generated professional presentation documents in MS Word and PowerPoint and present them.
- Use advanced Word and PowerPoint functions in various professional, educational and personal situations.
- Take control of your own mailbox, create and systematize the address book and calendar using MS Outlook
Name of the learning outcomes set: Spreadsheets (MS Excel / Open Office Calc)
Level: 5
- Create and manage table-based calculations for different middle difficulty business needs
- Understanding and using functions
- Link between worksheets and books in the same or different files
- Protect fields, blocks, worksheets, and workbooks
- Import and export data into a workbook / sheet
- Prepare reports and print data as needed
- Analyze and present data using charts
Course content
Development of digital computers, concepts and architecture. Code schema. Computer parts. Use of personal computers - settings, protection and maintenance. Programs and programming - concepts and programming languages. Software - types and purposes. Application software - types and purposes. Open source software. Internet and the web. Information society / economy. Types and Purpose of Office Software Tools (package). Processing and editing text documents. Presentations. Electronic mail and communication. Spreadsheets: term, concept and purpose. Basic use of PT. Advanced use of PT.
