13E111PKR - Practicum in Computer Applications

Course specification
Course title		Practicum in Computer Applications
Acronym		13E111PKR
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module
Type of study		bachelor academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Boško Nikolić professor PhD Dražen Drašković
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)		asst. professor PhD Vladimir Jocović asst. MA Jovan Đukić, electrical and computer engineer asst. MA Adrian Milaković, electrical and computer engineer
ESPB		2.0	Status	elective
Condition
The goal		Introducing the students to the basic elements of Personal Computers from the user perspective and exposing them to the PC operating system . Students will get familiar with Internet through tools such as Outlook Express and Internet Explorer and learn how to work with the Microsoft Office suite. They will gain the ability to work independently with the various software packages mentioned above.
The outcome		The students are able to implement and format the different types of documents, such as text, spreadsheet, visual presentation. Also, students will be able to effectively use the basic services of the Internet, Web and e-mail.
Contents
Contents of lectures		Personal Computer: computer organization, processor and motherboard, memory modules, other devices, software components. MS Windows operating system. Internet services, Internet addresses, Internet Explorer, e - mail and MS Outlook Express. MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point: concept and usage, examples, document layout, files, document elements, features and tools.
Contents of exercises		MS Word: example, working panel, files, document elements, tools. MS Excel: example, work space, data types, expressions, referencing cells, functions, formatting layout, charts, templates. MS Power Point: demonstrative example, what and how to present, master slide, templates.
Literature
Office and Vista in the workplace, D. Grbic, D. Ristanović PC Press, 2010 http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windowsxp/, 2006 http://library.rit.edu/instruction/software/outexp/, 2006
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
1		1
Methods of teaching		PowerPoint presentation, laboratory, personal work
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper	70
Practical lessons		30	Oral examination	0
Projects
Colloquia		0
Seminars		0