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Study programmes 2008-2009Last update : 29/06/2009
HULG0183-1  General Computing
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Bachelor in traduction and interpretation, 1st yearToute l'année2
Holder(s) :  Cécile Fauconnier, Marguerite Pottgens
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  Computer definitions and vocabulary
Elementary study of an operating system
Study of the major functions of word processors, spreadsheets and database management systems.
Course objective :  To allow students to master the digital world so that they can use these tools in their job as a translator and interpreter.
Students will be able to adapt to the different products on the market and the different software versions.


Skills acquired at the end of the course:



  • knowledge of basic computing vocabulary

  • using operating systems to manage applications and files
  • using an office suite to create correctly formatted documents and to manage schedules and databases
Prerequisites :  None
Workshops :  //
Organization :  Theoretical notions are presented at the beginning of the course. Practical applications take up ¾ of the time.
Written notes :  Material
All students will have a PC in class, and a computer room linked to the internet is open to students during the week

Bibliography
Course notes are provided at the cost of the photocopies. They provide support for the oral classes but may be insufficient if students do not attend the classes.

Books available in the library:
Word 2003, vol1 and vol2, Educatic Tutorland, Canejan
Bill JELEN, Microsoft Excel 2007, Campus Press, Paris 2007
Word 2000, vol1 and vol2, Educatic Tutorland, Canejan
Hervé INISAN, Microsoft Access 2007, Micro Application, Paris 2007
Véronique WARION, Outlook 2007.Campus Press Paris 2007
Assessment :  Assessment method and correction criteria: continuous assessment, i.e. during each session, students are assessed on the way they work and their final result (work saved on external media and on hard disk).
Work: in addition to the students' personal work on the computer during each session, three summaries will be requested according to certain deadlines.
There will be a written exam at the end of the course.
The final mark will be spread between the work carried out in class (1/3), the requested pieces of work (1/3) and the exam (1/3)
Contacts :  Cécile Fauconnier : cc_fauco@hotmail.com
Margueritte Pottgens : maggy_pottgens@hotmail.com
Remarks :  Course language:
French


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