Course detail

Informatics

FAST-BU001Acad. year: 2023/2024

Operation system usage and management
Computer networks, Internet (principles, network protocols, Internet services)
Computer network security
Basic principles of computer graphics and image processing
Computer document processing, basics of typography
Advanced engineering computations using MS Excel

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Computer Aided Engineering and Computer Science (AIU)

Entry knowledge

Basics of Computer Science within the scope of secondary school.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Attendance and active participation in class sessions are required. There are two assessment tasks – advanced document processing and theoretical test. Both must be completed in order to pass the subject.


Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

  • The purpose of the course is a basic level of knowledge and skills for the effective use of computer technology. In addition to the overview of the general technical solutions in the field, students absolved the course are ready to use advanced software for engineering calculations.
  • Students will acquire basic knowledge of computer networks and network security. They obtain an overview of the main tasks of operating systems and applications software.
  • In addition, students will learn about the principles of computer graphics, image processing and the basic rules of computer typography.

  • The purpose of the course is a basic level of knowledge and skills for the effective use of computer technology. In addition to the overview of the general technical solutions in the field, students absolved the course are ready to use advanced software for engineering calculations.
  • Students will acquire basic knowledge of computer networks and network security. They obtain an overview of the main tasks of operating systems and applications software.
  • In addition, students will learn about the principles of computer graphics, image processing and the basic rules of computer typography.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Rybička, J., Čačková, P., Přichystal, J. Průvodce tvorbou dokumentů. Bučovice: Nakladatelství Martin Stříž, 2011.

(CS)

Novotná, H. a kol.: Základy informatiky. Internetové učební texty, 2009.


Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI (N) Bachelor's

    branch VS , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme B-K-C-SI (N) Bachelor's

    branch VS , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

39 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

  1. Computer lab use policy, FCE computer network, computer network security
  2. Rudiments of spreadsheets: cell addressing, entering names, copying, formatting, built-in Excel functions, formulas.
  3. Conditional formatting, data validation, data import (measurement data import).
  4. Graphic output.
  5. Advanced computations in engineering science using spreadsheets.
  6. Database applications (sorting, pivot tables, filtering).
  7. Analytical tools: goal seek, solver.
  8. Basics of computer typography: text processing, document structure
  9. Styles, headings, references, footnotes, content, …
  10. Typesetting of technical documents. Formulas, tables, pictures, …
  11. Basics of computer graphics: Image/photo processing using text processor and raster editor
  12. Image parameters for typesetting.
  13. Final test, final work (document) evaluation.