58157 - Computer Skills

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the students will know the theoretical concepts of computer science, the principles of the illustred software applications and the technical lexicon of the discipline.

Course contents

The course is oriented to the new information technologies: treatment of electronic documents, Internet and WWW, planning and creation of multimedia objects, creation of Web pages.
The presence to the introductive lessons is recommended. Then the study will procede individually under the A3 platform (a Web site with training aids).
All the information necessaries to enter the platform (in particular ID and PIN) are available in the course guide: http://campus.cib.unibo.it/11696/.
It's necessary to activate the institutional e-mail

Readings/Bibliography

The training materials are on the A3 platform. Eventually is available also a book: Fondamenti di Informatica (Zanichelli 2007), 2 volumes. 
The modules to be studied are:

- Il sistema A3
- Che cos'è l'informatica (prefazione, vol. 1)
- Internet, il www ed i loro servizi (cap. 1, vol. 1)
- Elaborazione di documenti elettronici (cap. 2, vol. 1)
- Elaborazione di testi (modulo A., vol. 1)
- Fondamenti di elaborazione multimediale (cap. 7, vol. 2)
- Creazione di pagine Web (modulo F., vol. 2)

Teaching methods

The method is based on the training possibilities throughout a Web platform, specifically ideated for learning the bases of computer science.

Assessment methods

A test in multiple answers will be erogated. The date of the test will be indicated on the A3 platform, module "Il Sistema A3". The registration is compulsory.

Teaching tools

The course will be erogated in a blended-learning way: lessons in presence (room) and the rest managed individually under the A3 platform. A tutor will help students in learning process.

Chat and forum, on the platform, could be used for discussing collectively on difficulties. The tutor will reply to the questions on the forum. 

Links to further information

http://a3.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Francesca Tomasi