Course detail
Informatics
FAST-BU001Acad. 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
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Attendance and active participation in class sessions are required. There are two assessment tasks – advanced document processing and theoretical test. Both must be completed in order to pass the subject.
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Aims
- The purpose of the course is a basic level of knowledge and skills for the effective use of computer technology. In addition to the overview of the general technical solutions in the field, students absolved the course are ready to use advanced software for engineering calculations.
- Students will acquire basic knowledge of computer networks and network security. They obtain an overview of the main tasks of operating systems and applications software.
- In addition, students will learn about the principles of computer graphics, image processing and the basic rules of computer typography.
- The purpose of the course is a basic level of knowledge and skills for the effective use of computer technology. In addition to the overview of the general technical solutions in the field, students absolved the course are ready to use advanced software for engineering calculations.
- Students will acquire basic knowledge of computer networks and network security. They obtain an overview of the main tasks of operating systems and applications software.
- In addition, students will learn about the principles of computer graphics, image processing and the basic rules of computer typography.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Rybička, J., Čačková, P., Přichystal, J. Průvodce tvorbou dokumentů. Bučovice: Nakladatelství Martin Stříž, 2011. (CS)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Computer lab use policy, FCE computer network, computer network security
- Rudiments of spreadsheets: cell addressing, entering names, copying, formatting, built-in Excel functions, formulas.
- Conditional formatting, data validation, data import (measurement data import).
- Graphic output.
- Advanced computations in engineering science using spreadsheets.
- Database applications (sorting, pivot tables, filtering).
- Analytical tools: goal seek, solver.
- Basics of computer typography: text processing, document structure
- Styles, headings, references, footnotes, content, …
- Typesetting of technical documents. Formulas, tables, pictures, …
- Basics of computer graphics: Image/photo processing using text processor and raster editor
- Image parameters for typesetting.
- Final test, final work (document) evaluation.