- Docente: Luca Vittuari
- Credits: 3
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Luca Vittuari (Modulo 1) Alessandro Lambertini (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Techniques and Management for Construction and Land (cod. 5817)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the laboratory students have knowledge to understand the basic structure of Internet, the most important tool of the World Wide Web (e-mail, instant messaging, social networking, ...) and the debate on the knowledge and network society; they are also able to use ICT to find, assess, produce, present and exchange information and to communicate and participate to collaborative networks on Internet; they can analyze and evaluate critically tools and technologies for teaching and learning; they are able to use ICT for critical thinking, creativity and innovation; they are able to use ICT to design, document, monitor and assess activities.
Course contents
Introduction to the most used PC operating systems. Fundamental structure of the Internet as a packet network and the main services offered by the World Wide Web such as e-mail, instant messaging, remote connections, the evolution of social networking services or Web2, the processes of searching for information on the Web.
Files structures (binary and ASCII) and description of some commonly used formats in the management of graphics and images. Interfaces and communication protocols between PC and external instrumentation. Spreadsheets, calculation functions, statistical functions and functions for generating graphs. Techniques of data interpolation and numerical approximation.
Readings/Bibliography
Didactic material provided by the teachers
Teaching methods
The teaching is carried out through presentations and practical exercises carried out by students under the guidance of the teachers using the students' laptops.
Assessment methods
Verification of learning takes place by completing two test sections, the first completing a set multiple choice questions, the second is carried out by solving a problem by the student using a spreadsheet.
Teaching tools
The lctures are made using slide projections or multimedia tools. Part of the course takes place through practical exercises, also carried out on students' personal computers using software available through University licenses or through open source applications provided by the teachers.
Office hours
See the website of Luca Vittuari
See the website of Alessandro Lambertini