INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE
ABILITÀ INFORMATICHE
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| 2019/2020 | 2 |
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| Cuno Lorenz Klopfenstein | Wednesday, 10:00–12:00 |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
This course will teach fundamental computer science notions for an aware and well-informed usage of the Internet, the Web, productivity tools, and modern computing devices. The course includes basics of coding and computational thinking.
Program
1. Computer science basics
1.1. Digital information
1.2. Encoding and information representation
1.3. History of computing
2. Computational thinking
2.1. Programmable objects
2.2. Algorithms
2.3. Coding
3. Hardware and Software
3.1. Hardware architecture
3.2. Software architecture
3.3. Operating systems
3.4. Applications
3.5. File management
4. Communication
4.1. Computer networks
4.2. The Internet
4.3. The Web
5. Web applications and the Cloud
5.1. Web applications
5.2. Client/server model
5.3. Overview of application models
6. Productivity tools
6.1. Overview
6.2. Online collaboration, permissions, problems
6.3. Structure and features of an electronic sheet
6.4. Examples
7. Online life and security
7.1. Social networks
7.2. Privacy, security, and responsibility
7.3. Credential management
7.4. Information and disinformation
Bridging Courses
None.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
The student will learn to:
- Master basic notions in computer science, how to represent and encode digital information,
- Know how to use common productivitz tools (like G Suite, Microsoft Office, etc.) and know how to share information and collaborate online,
- Acquire basic digital security and privacy notions.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Slides and other materials prepared by the lecturer. All materials are avaiable through the Moodle platform, in English.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lectures.
- Attendance
Attending more than 2/3 of lectures (i.e., at least 5 of 7).
- Course books
Attending more than 2/3 of lectures (i.e., at least 5 of 7).
- Assessment
Written exam.
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Notes
Students can be exempt from mandatory attendance and the online quiz with adequate certifications of previous computer science courses or lectures.
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