Course: Information and Communication Technologies

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Course title Information and Communication Technologies
Course code KI/KICT
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sýkorová Květuše, Mgr.
  • Kuba Pavel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction 2. The individual hardware components of a computer and work with them, work with computer peripherals, the safe use of a computer, computer network 3. Presentation of the currently used version of the operating system MS WINDOWS, orientation in the system, work with folders, system administration at the user level, basic programs, data compression 4. The Linux operating system, an overview of basic distributions, orientation in the system, live distribution, work in the console, stability, Linux compared to MS Windows 5. Software competence (MS WORD): basic font and paragraph formatting, bullets, numbering in the document, the creation of custom styles, creation of basic list (table of contents, list of figures, custom list), inserting images, tables and other objects, header, footer, use of partitions 6. Software competence (MS WORD): the creation of a coherent document such as seminar work, bachelor's thesis and letter, sharing document and mail merge 7. Software competence (MS EXCEL): basic settings and editing the document, the formatting of data in a cell, the creation and formatting of simple tables, using basic functions 8. Software competence (MS EXCEL): creating and formatting charts, effective work with data, conditional formatting, creation of charts using Gnuplot 9. Software competence (MS EXCEL): comprehensive data processing, statistical data processing, creation of schemas 10. Software competence (MS POWERPOINT): principles of making professional presentations, methods of presentation, appearance settings, text formatting, use of objects 11. Software competence (MS POWERPOINT): making professional presentations, and common mistakes 12. Other IT skills: a basic overview, safe use of public computer network, netiquette, news in the area of IT (hardware, software, applications) 13. Test

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course will provide students with competencies in three main areas, i.e. hardware, software and other IT skills, which could be used at work with computer and its administration. Students will acquire basic knowledge about PC components and will practice the use of the Office packages, Windows, Linux, and gain awareness of safety in the network, especially on the Internet. Competence in the area of software applied in the course will be practiced in seminary work. Students will also learn how to use the more advanced features of Office packages.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active work at given tasks (to be specified at the seminar) Passing practical test.
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): - (A14) Category: Informatics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter