Subject: Information technology and applications
Course: Information technology fundamentals
ECTS credits: 3
Language: Croatian
Duration: 1 semester
Status: compulsory
Method of teaching: 1 hour lecture and 1 hour of practical classes per week
Prerequisite: none
Assessment: written and oral exam
Course description:
Lectures cover: introduction to information sciences, the process of communication, data types and structures, introduction to data processing, how computers and their components work, electronic information systems, introduction to the principles of operation and architecture of computer networks, network services, protection of data in the electronic environment.
Practical classes follow the courses. Students gain skills in text processing, spreadsheets processing, presentation organization and development.
Course objectives:
The main objective of the course is to gain knowledge of the basic problems and principles of information sciences, the process of communication, data types and structures and their processing. Understanding the way of operation of computers and their parts. Understanding the types and methods of networking, devices needed for interconnection as well as the principles of data protection. The main objective of the practical classes is to learn the basic priciples of text processing, spreadsheets processing and presentation organization and development.
Quality check and success of the course: Quality check and success of the course will be done by combining internal and external evaluation. Internal evaluation will be done by teachers and students using survey method at the end of semester. The external evaluation will be done by colleagues attending the course, by monitoring and assessment of the course.
Reading list:
1. Šušanj, Dalibor, PC računala iznutra i izvana, BUG & SysPrint, Zagreb, 2002.
2. Gralla, Preston, Kako funkcionira Internet, Algoritam, Zagreb, 2004.
3. Šušanj, Dario, Brzi vodič kroz Windows XP, Biblioteka Prvi korak, Bug & SysPrint, Zagreb, 2002.
4. Benčić, Roberto, Word - 111 koraka za sve što o Wordu trebate znati, Biblioteka Mogu sam, Vidi-To, Zagreb, 2001. or
Bobinac, Mladen, Brzi vodič kroz Word 2002, Bug & SysPrint, Zagreb, 2002. or
Prevarek, Ivica, Word 6 for Windows – više od riječi, Znak, Zagreb, 1994.
5. Baronica, Damir, Brzi vodič kroz Excel 2002, Bug & SysPrint, Zagreb, 2002.
6. Šušanj, Dario, Brzi vodič kroz PowerPoint 2003, Biblioteka Prvi korak, Bug & SysPrint, Zagreb, 2002.
Additional reading list:
1. Bošnjak, Goran, Photoshop: 66 najpotpunijih trikova, Vidi-To, Zagreb, 2001.
2. Božić, Duško, Excel za Windows, Napredno korištenje, Biblioteka Klik, Mozaik knjiga, Zagreb, 1995.
3. Ilišević, Saša, Brzi vodič kroz kućne mreže, Biblioteka Prvi korak, Bug & SysPrint, Zagreb, 2003.
4. Kolapis, Rókus, 101 korak za vaš PC, Biblioteka Mogu sam, Vidi-To, Zagreb, 2001.
5. Maštruko, Oleg, Brzi vodič kroz MP3, Biblioteka Prvi korak, Bug & SysPrint, Zagreb, 2003.
6. Šušanj, Dario, Brzi vodič kroz osobna računala, Biblioteka Prvi korak, Bug & SysPrint, Zagreb, 2003.
7. Ždrnja, Bojan, Što su i kako rade virusi, Biblioteka Prvi korak, Bug & SysPrint, Zagreb, 2003.
The Future of Information Sciences (INFuture) is a series of biannual international conferences aimed at researchers and professionals from the broad field of information and communication sciences and related professions. The objective of the conference is to provide a platform for discussing both theoretical and practical issues in information organization and information integration.