73273 - Informatic Tecnologies for Fashion (1)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student has the necessary knowledge to apply computer technologies to the context of fashion. The student acquires the skills required to use state of the art platforms aimed at developing office and communication activities. The student learns to interact with IT specialists in order to translate ideas into concrete software implementations.

Course contents

Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 of the book (7th edition). SEO, WIX and Excel lab hours with applications in the field of fashion. Brief notes on Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

Readings/Bibliography

Recommended textbook: "Fluency - Conoscere e usare l'informatica", Lawrence Snyder e Alessandro Amoroso, Pearson.

Teaching methods

Lectures and lab hours.

Assessment methods

Student assessment is based on:

(a) a written test (multiple choice) covering the textbook material discussed in class, with the aim of verifying how the student masters basic computer science concepts and terminology (50% of credit);

(b) a project (50% of credit). The project includes the implementation of a web project, following the instructions provided during lab hours (the file describing the requirements is available on the Virtuale platform pages associated with the course).

Note: Subject to the favorable opinion of the teacher, the project mentioned in point (b), which involves the creation of a web interface, can be replaced with another project related to the topics covered during the course and of greater interest to the student. Interested students must coordinate with the teacher on the new project during the course or, in any case, before taking the exam.

Teaching tools

Slides and free software available online.

Office hours

See the website of Pasquale Cascarano