Information and Communication Technologies
- Credits: 5
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2P + 2C
- Semester: winter
- Year: 1
- Faculty of Business Economics with seat in Košice
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
The course covers the basic aspects of the utilisation of computer technology for management of business systems and business information processing. The aim of the course is to acquire a knowledge base and gain practical experience of working with computer technology and office applications at the enterprise level.
Knowledge:
• regarding use of hardware and software in corporations and systems needed for information processing in the company
• in the field of computer security, encryption and protection of corporate data
• in the field of computer networks and their use in the company
• from the area of creating presentations using the MS Office suite
Skills:
• use of MS Office applications,
• use of applications designed for information retrieval and communication in the intranet, internet and extranet
• creating links in documents and processing bulk correspondence, importing and exporting data from/to text files
• processing information in a word processing applications, editing styles, creating new styles, using tools for automatic generation of reports, lists, content.
• creating presentations using presentation software support.
Competences:
• use of computer hardware and software for corporate purposes
• orientation in the interface of the most used office suite MS Office
• processing of sensitive information in the company in compliance with the principles of security and protection of corporate data
• work in intranet and extranet computer networks and obtaining data from the Internet
Indicative content
Informatics and digitalisation of society. Computer classes, basic parts and their characteristics. Use of IT. Basic operations in network solutions. Basic software. Working with objects, interpreting data stored on storage media. Principles of database processing. Principles of tabulation. Principles of word processing. Infiltration means and security. Importance of encryption, cryptology. Computer networks. Internet - technologies, principles and use of information retrieval techniques.
Lectures:
1. Informatics and digitalization of society, economic information, information system.
2. Development and classification of computers, structure of computer system, characteristics.
3. Peripheral devices, computer input-output devices, characteristics, use.
4. Data carriers and external memories, characteristics, use.
5. Application equipment of computers, characteristics.
6. Operating systems. Database systems, classification, characteristics.
7. Text processing, characteristics. Tabulation, characteristics.
8. Graphic processing, characteristics.
9. Infiltration means, anti-infiltration methods.
10. Annotations of selected infiltration means. Annotations of selected antivirus protection tools.
11. Security of information technologies, importance of encryption, cryptology. Electronic signature.
12. Communication and communication services, computer networks, characteristics of basic types, meaning.
13. Internet - technologies, principles and use, information retrieval techniques.
Exercises:
1. Introduction to the subject, activation of access to individual systems, basic operations when working with a PC.
2. MS Office365, overview of applications - configuration, communication, sharing.
3. Information processing in a text processing application (direct work with text, work with tables, the most used keyboard shortcuts, document security).
4. Editing styles, creating new styles, using tools for automatic generation of reports, lists, content.
5. Use of functionalities for creating links and mass correspondence, import and export of data.
6. Creating templates and templates with the possibility of connecting applications. 1st Midterm test
7. Creating of Macros in MS Word
8. Creating templates, graphs, importing and exporting data is MS Powerpoint
9. Creating presentations using multimedia applications, rules for creating presentations.
10. Defining the properties of templates and output presentation
11. Creating a presentation for a multimedia presentation. Internet - a source of information.
12. 2nd Midterm test.
13. Control of assignments, presentation of student projects. Semester evaluation.
Support literature
1. BESKEEN, D. W., CRAM, C. M., DUFFY, J., FRIEDRICHSEN, L., & REDING, E. E. Illustrated Microsoft Office 365 & Office 2019: Introductory. Cengage Learning, 2019. ISBN: 9780357025673
2. NORDELL, R. 2019, Microsoft Office 365: In Practice, 2019 Edition, McGraw-Hill Education ISBN: 9781260079906
3. O'LEARY, Timothy J.; O'LEARY, Linda; O'LEARY, Daniel. 2020. Computing Essentials 2021. McGraw Hill, 2020. ISBN: 9781260570755
4. KOKLES, M. – ROMANOVÁ, A. 2019. Informatika. Bratislava : Sprint dva, 2019. 250s. ISBN: 9788089710409.
5. ROMANOVÁ, A.. 2018. Informatika I: zbierka úloh. Bratislava : Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2018. ISBN: 9788022545730.
6. ŠTEFÁNEK, J. – GRELL, M. – CÁRACHOVÁ, M. – LEVČÍK, M. 2011. Praktické príklady z hospodárskej informatiky: praktikum. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2011.
7. ROMANOVÁ, A.. 2018. Ekonomické aplikácie v MS Office. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2018. ISBN 978-80-225-4574-7
8. PECINOVSKÝ, J., PECINOVSKÝ, R. Office 2019. Grada, 2019. ISBN: 9788024723037.
Syllabus
Lectures: 1. Informatics and digitalization of society, economic information, information system. 2. Development and classification of computers, structure of computer system, characteristics. 3. Peripheral devices, computer input-output devices, characteristics, use. 4. Data carriers and external memories, characteristics, use. 5. Application equipment of computers, characteristics. 6. Operating systems. Database systems, classification, characteristics. 7. Text processing, characteristics. Tabulation, characteristics. 8. Graphic processing, characteristics. 9. Infiltration means, anti-infiltration methods. 10. Annotations of selected infiltration means. Annotations of selected antivirus protection tools. 11. Security of information technologies, importance of encryption, cryptology. Electronic signature. 12. Communication and communication services, computer networks, characteristics of basic types, meaning. 13. Internet - technologies, principles and use, information retrieval techniques. Exercises: 1. Introduction to the subject, activation of access to individual systems, basic operations when working with a PC. 2. MS Office365, overview of applications - configuration, communication, sharing. 3. Information processing in a text processing application (direct work with text, work with tables, the most used keyboard shortcuts, document security). 4. Editing styles, creating new styles, using tools for automatic generation of reports, lists, content. 5. Use of functionalities for creating links and mass correspondence, import and export of data. 6. Creating templates and templates with the possibility of connecting applications. 1st Midterm test 7. Creating of Macros in MS Word 8. Creating templates, graphs, importing and exporting data is MS Powerpoint 9. Creating presentations using multimedia applications, rules for creating presentations. 10. Defining the properties of templates and output presentation 11. Creating a presentation for a multimedia presentation. Internet - a source of information. 12. 2nd Midterm test. 13. Control of assignments, presentation of student projects. Semester evaluation.
Requirements to complete the course
written work, midterm tests, seminar assignment
combined exam
• continuous submission (weekly) of documents exclusively via https://elearning.euke.sk
• written midterm testing in the 6th and 12th week (15 points + 15 points) - 30%
• accepted semester assignment and bonus assignment + activity - 10% submitted within the deadline
• combined exam - 60%
Minimum number of points for participation in the exam - 21 b.
Student workload
• participation in lectures - 26 hours
• participation in seminars - 26 hours
• preparation for the semester test - 26 hours
• processing of the semester assignment - 26 hours
• preparation for the exam - 26 hours
Total: 130 hours
Language whose command is required to complete the course
Slovak
Date of approval: 06.03.2024
Date of the latest change: 15.09.2022