Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
20.0 h + 10.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Philippette Thibault;
Language
French
Main themes
1. An introduction to the field of Information Technology :
- definitions of Information Technology and the computer ;
- a historical overview of computer science and its development ;
- binary code ;
- digitization ;
- basic media technologies (sound, image) ;
- programming languages, operating systems and application software ;
- principles of computer network communication.
- introduction to working with IT office tools and relevant software ;
- introduction to working with sound and image files and to relevant software ;
- introduction to multimedia composition software and related techniques ;
- introduction to working with the Internet: web sites and communication tools.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1. | Have acquired a broad background in Information Technology, key concepts in Information Technology and networking, basic knowledge of computer systems (materials, functioning, basic software, multi-media technology and Internet). |
| 2. | Have acquired theoretical and practical working knowledge of the principal IT applications within Social Sciences (multimedia applications and Internet, document presentation and word processing). |
| 3. | Have acquired critical skills in the field of multimedia communication. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Objectives (in terms of skills):
- Acquisition of a general knowledge of computer science (hardware components, computer operations, basic softwares, multimedia technologies and Internet).
- Acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge in social sciences (multimedia and Internet, presentation and data processing).
- Acquisition of a critical competence in the field of multimedia communication.
Teaching methods
Methods: The course is structured in 10 training modules spread over 4 chapters:
- Informatics (computers language, computers architecture and operations, networks and the Internet);
- Multimedia (digitization of sound, image and video);
- Office software (spreadsheet) and
- Communication (challenges of multimedia communication).
Evaluation methods
The evaluation of the course is done in three parts:
- A multiple-choice questionnaire assessing "basic" knowledge, understanding and exercices resolution on the entire topics of the course. This multiple choice is worth 50% of the final grade.
- The success of the tests and/or monitoring participation allows the student to accumulate up to 3 points (one by test or monitoring). Warning: the failure of the multiple-choice questionnaire during the examination is considered as blocking. If this is the case, the student only obtains his result at the QCM (reported on 20) in final grade.
- A serie of open questions for 7 points evaluate the student's most advanced knowledge (ability to solve problems, critical thinking based on theories, etc.).
Other information
The course materials (presentations) as well as a series of complementary content (podcasts, quizzes, etc.) are gradually posted on the Moodle platform.
Online resources
Faculty or entity
ESPO
