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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Online Tools for Managers

Type of study Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 155-0557/01
Abbreviation IPM-ENG
Course title Online Tools for Managers
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Applied Informatics
Course coordinator Ing. Martin Pochyla, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures
1. History of the Internet – millstones, personality.
2. How Internet works – main services, applications, protocols, network topology.
3. Cloud Computing I. – history, concepts, characteristics, service models.
4. Cloud Computing II. – architecture, deployment models, security and privacy.
5. Time management – techniques and systems.
6. Data and information visualization – communicate information clearly and efficiently.
7. Web design – main rules, application and services connectivity, graphics.

Tutorials
1. Basic services, applications and protocols on the Internet.
2. Internet Web browser as a basic access point – safety, synchronization, sync extensions, setting rules.
3. Internet search – catalogues versus full text search. Advanced techniques of searching and collecting information and data from the Internet.
4. Install applications and services in the online environment - security and management of online applications and extensions.
5. Online storage - uploading rules, sharing options, secure data and information.
6. Time management tools - avoid work overload, effective time management, prioritize and schedule time – evernote.com.
7. Infographics - visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly.
8. Mind Maps - visually organize information. Generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid to studying and organizing information, solving problems, making decisions, and writing.
9. Google applications I. - description of online cloud environment. Rules and advanced function usage when working with a text editor and spreadsheet. Export and Import, synchronization of documents.
10. Google applications II. - email, calendar, and information sharing within the team. Meeting set up – doodle.com
11. Google forms – create online form. Set up rules and data management. Share information and obtained data.
12. Google sites I. - a single place for the presentation and share content. Build simple website based on component from online application and services – video, google documents, forms, etc.
13. Google sites II. - a single place for the presentation and share content. Build simple website based on component from online application and services – video, google documents, forms, etc.
14. Individual work on projects - evaluation of individual works.

Literature

1) MÉDERIC, Morel. Google Apps : mastering integration and customization : scale your applications and projects onto the cloud with Google Apps. Birmingham: Packt Publishing, 2011. 249 s. ISBN 978-1-849692-16-8.

Advised literature

1) Internet sources: www.cnet.com or http://learn.googleapps.com/