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| INFO2045-1 | Command of computers
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| Holder(s) : | Fabienne Fontaine, Eddy Heins |
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| Coordinator : | Eddy Heins |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Nowadays, computers are essential tools for managers as for economists. This training aims the student's efficiency in using the main office software during his cursus, as well as in his professional life.
Along with the skills previously acquired, new software tools will be discovered, as well as several advanced functionalities which can be seen as an asset for the manager and the economist. Evolution in this domain being fast, tendencies will be also mentioned.
Going beyond technical learning, concrete simulation exercises allow a contextual application, where the optimal use of the tool is aimed.
Content :
The computer :
- basics,
- hardware,
- operating system (interface, management of files and directories, configuration, management of discs).
Internet :
- browser and searching information,
- communication and groupware tools.
Personal software :
- word-processing,
- presentation,
- spreadsheet : basics, addresses, elementary and advanced functions, graphics, data analysis.
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| Course objective : | Enabling students to use the computer and personal office software efficiently.
C1 Vocabulary and basics, software basics.
P2 Design and implementation of solutions. |
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| Prerequisites : | None. |
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| Workshops : | E-learning. |
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| Organization : | Methodology :
A1 Reading, watching videos or animations in the online courses, and studying.
A2 Individual activities (with coaching) consisting in drills, questions with feedback (to promote understanding, to compare different methods or tools, to guide to an optimal solution, and for self-evaluation), guided problem solving (in a software) concerning the application to new cases.
"Theoretical" aspects and practical exercises are not split, but are highly interconnected. The presentation of the principles is based on cases and exercises.
A simulation test with solution is available.
General planification :
This training is organized through e-learning, over the whole academic year.
This individual and distance training involves personal organization for each student.
Teachers encourage a progressive planning.
Through LOL@, students will be regularly invited to start a new module.
To promote regular work, deadlines for each module of the course are previously set (available on LOL@). When deadlines are met, a grade will be given to evaluate the online activities.
The proposed schedule represents the minimum to be achieved, because students are free to move at their own rhythm, provided that the deadlines for each module are met.
Student workload :
Computers :
- 4.5 hours of e-learning including exercises,
- 1 hour of problem solving,
- 5 hours of reading and studying,
- 0.5 hour of exam.
Internet :
- 4 hours of e-learning including exercises,
- 2 hours of problem solving,
- 2 hours of reading and studying,
- 0.2 hour of exam.
Personal software :
- 14.5 hours of e-learning including exercises ,
- 8 hours of problem solving,
- 5 hours of reading and studying,
- 1.3 hour of exam.
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| Written notes : | Syllabi (available on LOl@).
Online material (available on LOl@) : online course including text, videos,
images, questions with feedback, cases, exercises, electronic files used as a basis for the exercises.
Recommended books :
- Bernardini C., Windows XP Professionnel, Micro Application, 2004.
- Pillou J.F., Darget S., Tout sur le Hardware PC, Dunod, 2009.
- Winston W-L, Guesnu X., Excel pour le business et la finance, Microsoft, 2004.
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| Assessment : | Evaluation tools, evaluation and weighting criteria :
E1 Content rendering (open questions - computer exam) aiming the vocabulary checking and comprehension.
E2 Executing an instruction using a software tool (computer exam).
E2 Problem solving using a software tool (computer exam).
E2 Continuous evaluation of the online activity (exercices and problem solving).
Evaluation criteria :
- Optimal use of the computer.
- Optimal use of software tools.
- Ability to find out an optimal solution for a given problem.
Evaluations weighting :
1st session :
- continuous evaluation : 20 %
2nd session :
Weighting for the several modules :
Computers : 23%
Internet :
- browser and searching information : 11%
- communication and groupware tools : 5%
Personal software :
- word processing : 11%
- presentation : 7%
- spreadsheet : 43%
Evaluation schedule :
- continuous evaluation of the online activity, according to the deadlines (cf. planning);
- in January, an exemption exam (possibility to repeat it in June) covering the whole content will be possible under two conditions : to have completed all the online activities and officially ask to pass it;
- computer exam in June.
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| Contacts : | Eddy Heins : eddy.heins@ulg.ac.be (201 - N1)
Fabienne Fontaine : fabienne.fontaine@ulg.ac.be (201 - N1) |
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| Remarks : | None |
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