Fabrizio BARONE | BASIC COMPUTER SCIENCE

cod. 0760200006

BASIC COMPUTER SCIENCE

	0760200006
	DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA
	CORSO DI LAUREA MAGISTRALE A CICLO UNICO DI 5 ANNI
	PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
	2015/2016

PERCORSO COMUNE

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	NN	3	24	LESSONS	VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

	Objectives
	THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN ISSUES OF INFORMATICS OF INTEREST TO THE DEGREE COURSE. IN PARTICULAR, HE WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN MODELS AND THEOREMS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSUMPTIONS ON WHICH THESE MODELS ARE BASED, CRITICALLY UNDERSTANDING ALSO LIMITS OF VALIDITY AND APPLICABILITY IN REAL CONTEXTS (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY THE MODELS AND THEOREMS OF INFORMATICS TO QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF REAL CASES ALSO, AND ESPECIALLY, IN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS OF INTEREST TO THE DEGREE COURSE (APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING). THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE INFORMATION IN THE ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS, TO FORMULATE JUDGMENTS AND ASSUMPTIONS OF WORK, ALSO ON THE BASIS OF INCOMPLETE OR LIMITED INFORMATION, AND ON THE EFFECTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE (INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT). THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO PRESENT TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE OF INFORMATICS WITH PROPERTIES AND SIMPLICITY OF LANGUAGE, AIMED ALSO TO A CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE TRANSMISSION OF CONTENTS AND RESULTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS, IN PRESENCE OF INTERLOCUTORS WHO ARE NOT EXPERTS IN THE FIELD (COMMUNICATION). THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE SKILLS ALLOWING HIM TO EXPANDING AND DEEPENING THE THEMES OF INFORMATICS AND ITS INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS IN AN AUTONOMOUS WAY (LEARNING SKILLS).

THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN ISSUES OF INFORMATICS OF INTEREST TO THE DEGREE COURSE. IN PARTICULAR, HE WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN MODELS AND THEOREMS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSUMPTIONS ON WHICH THESE MODELS ARE BASED, CRITICALLY UNDERSTANDING ALSO LIMITS OF VALIDITY AND APPLICABILITY IN REAL CONTEXTS (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING).

THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY THE MODELS AND THEOREMS OF INFORMATICS TO QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF REAL CASES ALSO, AND ESPECIALLY, IN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS OF INTEREST TO THE DEGREE COURSE (APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING).

THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE INFORMATION IN THE ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS, TO FORMULATE JUDGMENTS AND ASSUMPTIONS OF WORK, ALSO ON THE BASIS OF INCOMPLETE OR LIMITED INFORMATION, AND ON THE EFFECTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE (INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT).

THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE THE ABILITY TO PRESENT TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE OF INFORMATICS WITH PROPERTIES AND SIMPLICITY OF LANGUAGE, AIMED ALSO TO A CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE TRANSMISSION OF CONTENTS AND RESULTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS, IN PRESENCE OF INTERLOCUTORS WHO ARE NOT EXPERTS IN THE FIELD (COMMUNICATION).

THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE SKILLS ALLOWING HIM TO EXPANDING AND DEEPENING THE THEMES OF INFORMATICS AND ITS INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS IN AN AUTONOMOUS WAY (LEARNING SKILLS).

	Prerequisites
	BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MATHEMATICS

	Contents
	BASIC CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: GENERAL CONCEPTS. HARDWARE. SOFTWARE. COMPUTER NETWORKS. COMPUTER IN EVERYDAY LIFE. HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT. SAFETY. COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL ASPECTS. USING THE COMPUTER AND MANAGING FILES: THE ENVIRONMENT OF COMPUTER. DESKTOP. FILE MANAGEMENT. VIRUS. MANAGEMENT PRINTS. TEXT PROCESSING WITH MICROSOFT WORD: GENERAL CONCEPTS. OPERATIONS. FORMAT. OBJECTS. MAIL MERGE. PREPARATION OF THE PRESS. MICROSOFT EXCEL SPREADSHEET: GENERAL CONCEPTS. CELLS. SPREADSHEET. FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS. FORMAT. GRAPHICS. PREPARATION OF THE PRESS. DATABASE: USE THE APPLICATION. TABLES. MASKS. SEARCH INFORMATION. REPORT. PREPARATION OF THE PRESS. TOOLS OF PRESENTATION: GENERAL CONCEPTS. DEVELOP A PRESENTATION. TEXT AND IMAGES. CHARTS AND OBJECTS. SPECIAL EFFECTS. PREPARATION OF THE PRESS. COMPUTER NETWORKS: INTERNET. SURFING THE WEB. SEARCH THE WEB. EMAIL. MESSAGES. MESSAGE MANAGEMENT.

Contents

BASIC CONCEPTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: GENERAL CONCEPTS. HARDWARE. SOFTWARE. COMPUTER NETWORKS. COMPUTER IN EVERYDAY LIFE. HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT. SAFETY. COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL ASPECTS.

USING THE COMPUTER AND MANAGING FILES: THE ENVIRONMENT OF COMPUTER. DESKTOP. FILE MANAGEMENT. VIRUS. MANAGEMENT PRINTS.

TEXT PROCESSING WITH MICROSOFT WORD: GENERAL CONCEPTS. OPERATIONS. FORMAT. OBJECTS. MAIL MERGE. PREPARATION OF THE PRESS.

MICROSOFT EXCEL SPREADSHEET: GENERAL CONCEPTS. CELLS. SPREADSHEET. FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS. FORMAT. GRAPHICS. PREPARATION OF THE PRESS.

DATABASE: USE THE APPLICATION. TABLES. MASKS. SEARCH INFORMATION. REPORT. PREPARATION OF THE PRESS.

TOOLS OF PRESENTATION: GENERAL CONCEPTS. DEVELOP A PRESENTATION. TEXT AND IMAGES. CHARTS AND OBJECTS. SPECIAL EFFECTS. PREPARATION OF THE PRESS.

COMPUTER NETWORKS: INTERNET. SURFING THE WEB. SEARCH THE WEB. EMAIL. MESSAGES. MESSAGE MANAGEMENT.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES AND NUMERICAL EXERCISES IN THE LEARNING COMPUTER LABORATORY OF THE PHARMACY DEPARTMENT.

	Verification of learning
	THE FINAL EXAM CONSISTS OF: A WRITTEN TEST FOR ACCESS TO ORAL INTERVIEW AIMED AT ASSESSING THE STUDENT'S BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUES PRESENTED IN THE COURSE; AN INTERVIEW AIMED TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE STUDENT IN CONNECTION WITH HIS DISCUSSION ABILITY.

	Texts
	CERI S., MANDRIOLI D., SBATTELLA L., INFORMATICA – ARTE E MESTIERE, MCGRAW-HILL PEZZONI S., PEZZONI P., LA PATENTE EUROPEA – GUIDA COMPLETA, MONDADORI INFORMATICA.

	More Information
	FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM, NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE COURSE OF INFORMATICS, REFER TO THE WEBSITES OF THE PROFESSOR: PROF. FABRIZIO BARONE HTTP://WWW.UNISA.IT/DOCENTI/FABRIZIOBARONE/INDEX

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