Course: Essentials of Informatics

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Course title Essentials of Informatics
Course code USII/FTZI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Máchová Renáta, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Brunclík Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to information theory and computer science. Approaches to the concept of information. Man and information. Sources of information. Data, information content of data. Information transformation and data processing. Communication chain and coding. Signals and their transmission through the communication chain. Modeling, model. Systems science and systems approach. Data compression. Cybernetic concepts and cybernetic abstraction. Logical functions and their minimization.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration, Skills training
  • Contact teaching - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Data/material collection - 18 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to unify and consolidate the basic knowledge of the previous types of study, to get acquainted with the basic concepts and a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical basics of informatics.
A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: explain basic concepts from the field of information theory and computer science; distinguish approaches to the concept of information; characterize information sources; explain the communication chain and signal transmission through the communication chain; characterize the model, system and system approach; describe cybernetic concepts; explain logical functions and methods of their minimization. A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: use formulas for calculating basic quantities; define data and information; use the communication chain; convert text to binary code; master the conversion of a logical function into a minimized form. A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: understandably summarize the opinions of other team members; clearly and convincingly communicate information regarding the theoretical foundations of computer science to experts and laypeople and is able to state their own opinion on their solutions.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

In the case of standard teaching: credit: participation in the exercises (see guidelines), processing of assigned exercises, with a success rate of over 60%, preparation and successful defense of an essay, by the end of the teaching part of the semester. exam: written, oral Current changes will be published in the Moodle system in each week's block. In case of questions, contact the teacher by email, always add the abbreviation of the subject in the subject of the message.
Recommended literature
  • Cove, T., M.,Thomas, J., A. Elements of Information Theory 2nd Edition. Wiley: Interscience, 2006. ISBN 978-0471241959.
  • Čapek, Jan. Teoretické základy informatiky : distanční opora. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7395-574-8.
  • Čapek, Jan. Teoretické základy informatiky : pro kombinovanou formu studia. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7395-035-4.
  • Golan, A. Information and Entropy Econometrics - A Review and Synthesis. Now Publishers Inc, 2008. ISBN 978-1601981042.
  • Vaníček, J. a kol. Teoretické základy informatiky. Praha: Kernberg Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-80903962-4-1.


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