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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
HEVL0003-1  General Computing

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in Translation and Interpreting, 1st yearToute l'année2
Lecturer :  Marguerite Pottgens, Fabrice Rajca
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
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.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
theory : 1/3
exercices : 2/3
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :  
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 on my.ulg. 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 methods and criteria :  
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)
Organizational remarks :  
Course language:
French
Contacts :  
Marguerite Pottgens : mpottgens@ulg.ac.be
Fabrice Rajca : fabrice.rajca@ulg.ac.be

Items online :  
Online notes
Theory : notes are complete
Exercises must be achieved in the classroom


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