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| INFO0112-1 | Introduction to IT in Social Sciences
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Alain Dubois |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| These topics will be covered during the lectures :
- information processing systems, hardware and software ;
- Internet and information research ;
- personal productivity software : mostly spreadsheets, but also word processors and presentation software.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The main goal is to enable the students to use tools they will certainly
use during their studies and professional life. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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- Short theoretical introduction to each theme.
- Practical homework on the e-learning platform Lol@, including exercises on computer.
- Help on those exercises available during practical sessions in the labs.
- Solution's submission on Lol@.
- Group assignment (a short talk supported by a presentation tool) carried out and presented during the quadrimester.
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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- A significant part of the course is delivered in distance-learning mode, through LOl@.
- But those activities are supported by face-to-face introduction lectures and practical sessions.
- Coaching will also be provided by the teachers via mail. Moreover, appointments can be made by mail.
- On LOl@, modules are composed by individual learning activities. The students are free to organise their work, assuming that the due dates are met.
- These activities include watching videos. It is thus recommended to have a broadband Internet access.
- Software used : Windows 7, Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), free software (Firefox) or available for the ULg students (Zimbra) .
- The students also have a free access to computer rooms at B31 and other computer rooms in the university.
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Recommended or required readings :
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| E-learning platform Lol@ (http://newlola.hec.ulg.ac.be) :
- on-line lecture notes and videos ;
- solved problems and documents used during the courses ;
- on-line evaluation system ;
- timetables, supplementary exercises...
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 3 Assesment methods :
- A : written exam on computer in the labs (MCQ and exercises on office tools) ;
- B : evaluation of exercises submited on Lol@ ;
- C : group assignment's note.
Evaluation's weighting
In January:
- A : 80% of the final note ;
- B : 10% of the final note ;
- C : 10% of the final note.
In June and September :
- A : 100% of the final note.
- The group assignment's and submited exercises' notes are not taken into account anymore.
- More details on Lol@.
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Teachers :
- Alain Dubois, N1-bureau 203, alain.dubois@ulg.ac.be
- Fabienne Fontaine, N1-bureau 201, Fabienne.Fontaine@ulg.ac.be
- Eddy Heins, N1-bureau 201, Eddy.Heins@ulg.ac.be
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