UFMM015 Introduction to Personal Computers I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jan Novotný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jaroslav Zeman (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Jaroslav Zeman
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Nothing.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of semester course Introduction to Personal Computers I is to learn students basic skills in working with PC (including administration and maintenance) and their integration into computer networks of the Institute of Physics and networking in general. Students will learn about office programs MS Word and Excel (and their equivalents in OpenOffice.org) and some other programs to the extent that enables them to independently develop protocols of practices in the computer laboratory and other written work. Students will try to adapt and work with commonly used Internet browsers and email clients. In order to improve the culture of computer writing the course involves an introduction to typesetting and typography.
Syllabus
  • A brief overview of the history of computing: the historical stages, generations of computers, research and production, current development.
    Working under Windows 8/7/XP: Basics of Windows, basic networking: network logon, changing user passwords, mapping and using network drives.
    Working with programs for managing files, folders and computers (Windows Explorer, Total Commander, WinZip, WinRAR, 7-Zip, Dropbox, Unison, CCleaner), their properties and internal commands. Basic user maintenance and settings. Names of files and folders. Localization of systems and programs.
    Working with Microsoft Office: Microsoft Word and its use, creation of text documents. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and its use, document creation in Excel, graphing. The integration of Microsoft Office via OLE technology, data sharing. Microsoft Outlook. The OpenOffice.org Office Suite and its equivalents for Word (Writer) and Excel (Calc).
    Typesetting, fonts, typography: content vs. form = author vs. typographer, basic typesetting rules, typographic treatment, fonts, their basic classification and use. Design of printed matter, or less is always more. Web design. The mention of typographical system LaTeX.
    Work on the Internet: Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Outlook Express (Microsoft Mail), connection settings, settings of the software, accessories.
    Drawing graphs: portable program gnuplot and its use in processing protocols for practical exercises.
    Current information and additional study materials can be found here: http://www.hledik.org/
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Martin Žemlička. E-mail, chat, sms - Praktický průvodce elektronickou komunikací. Computer Press. ISBN 80-7226-928-3. info
  • Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Training Kit. Computer Press. ISBN: 80-7226-717. info
  • Rostislav Zedníček. Outlook 2003. Grada, 2004. ISBN 80-247-0701-2. info
  • Peter Norton a John Mueller. Kompletní průvodce operačním systémem Windows XP. Softpress, 2003. ISBN 80-864-9728-3. info
  • Mark Minasi. Windows XP Professional. Grada, 2002. ISBN 80-247-0326-2. info
  • John Walkenbach. Microsoft Excel - vzorce a funkce. Mobil media, 2001. ISBN 80-865-9301-0. info
  • Michal Osif. Windows 2000 Professional. Grada, 2000. ISBN 80-7169-936-5. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Attendance at seminars at least 80%. Preparation and submission of apractical exercises that will be created directly in the classroom. Successful completion of the test (content and success criteria will be specified in the exercises). Submission of final project consisting of two tasks: Word and Excel. Both tasks must be submitted and approved to obtain the credit.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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