78664 - Information Technology Skills (LM)

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Language, Society and Communication (cod. 8874)

Learning outcomes

The student acquires a good comprehension of the use of the main informatics instruments, with special reference to the contexts within their province.

Course contents

The issues to be covered in the course include:

• Internet and the WWW

• HTML

Students are allowed to sit the exam with this syllabus until February 2019.

ECDL is not valid in order to obtain credits.

Calendar of the lessons:

16 and 30 november 2017

5 december 2017

from 17:15 to 18:45 in Aula 2 di Fisica (via Filippo re 2).

Readings/Bibliography

No textbook is needed, since all material will be available on-line.

Further information will be provided at the first meeting with the tutor.

Teaching methods

The course is an example of "blended-learning" activities, combining self-access distance learning with face-to-face tutor-student seminars. These meetings with the tutor aim to introduce the subjects of each of the modules covered in the course and to guide students in their self-access of the contents. Basic notions of the upcoming module are explained and any problematic areas of the previous one are also clarified when necessary. Students are expected to attend these meetings and to make the most of them.

Assessment methods

The examn will consist of a multiple choice test about the contents on the e-learning Platform (HTMl and Internet/WWW) and will give a grade on a 30/30 scale.

Information about assessment methods will be provided at the first meeting with the tutor.

Teaching tools

  • Slides will be provided by the teacher.
  • Additional didactical material will be available on-line.

Office hours

See the website of Catia Nannoni