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Course informations
| Study program level |
Undergraduate |
| Study program |
Management |
| Study program direction |
Informatics management |
| Course year |
1. |
| Course semester |
II |
| Course status |
Core |
| ECTS |
3 |
| Lectures (h) |
15 |
| Excercises (h) |
30 |
| Seminars (h) |
- |
Course objectives
Introduce students with basic concepts and principles of information technology. Through practical lessons (exercises), allow students to master basic knowledge and skills in office software tools.
Course outcomes
- Analyze core concepts in the field of information technology
- Distinguish the computer components and their function and application
- Use basic tools for working with the Windows operating system (creating folders and documents and manipulating them, reviewing resources within the OS)
- Use basic tools for working with text documents such as MS Word (creating a document, editing text and tables, inserting images, creating page breaks, inserting page numbers, creating page folders, preparing
- Use basic tools to work with spreadsheets such as MS Excel (creating a document, creating spreadsheets, using basic functions, writing macros)
Course content
Introduction: introduction to the underlying concepts of the course. Computer development through history: computer ideas and assumptions, mechanical devices, more mature ideas. First digital computers, commercial development, microprocessors, personal computers. Concepts of architecture and organization of digital computers: von Neumann's architecture, parts, connectivity, logical and circuit-based foundations. Basic concepts of a personal computer: hardware, software, peripherals, computer types according to purpose. Machine support elements: motherboards, processors, chipset, memory, external memory. Program support elements: concept of program and programming, software, software types, features. Internet. Informatics as an applied activity: basic concepts, information systems, business information technology, strategy, management, development, IT management. Office applications - Office software tools: Microsoft tools, word processors, spreadsheets, internet tools, mail tools, remote work, collaboration, good and bad side of office tools - integration and consistency issues. Open-source office tools. Introduction to office databases. Programming logic basics. Information society - characteristics and consequences: characteristics, state of affairs in the world and the influence of IT on business, society, social group of IT users, computer literacy, dependence of society and economy on IT, globalization and IT. Security, protection and privacy in applying and using information technology: security risks in applying and using IT, licenses, and open-source, personal security, privacy, and legal consequences.
