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Principles of Informatics

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Course Unit Code548-0070/05
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KAC072doc. Ing. Michal Kačmařík, Ph.D.
Summary
After completing this subject students receive a general overview of the field of information science. An introduction to topics as computing devices hardware, operation systems, computer networks, electronic publishing, theory of graphs or computer graphics is provided among athors.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge of theoretical and practical informatics. Practical knowledge will not be focused on any particular operating system.

Course Contents
1. Introduction to Computer Science
2. Numbering systems
3. Propositional logic
4. Introduction to Operating Systems
5. Hardware of Computing Devices
6. Introduction to computer networks
7. Internet technology
8. Electronic Publishing
9. Principles of technical document writing
10. HTML language
11. Introduction to graph theory
12. Introduction to database systems
13. Computer graphics
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
YATSKO, A. a Suslow, W. Insight into Theoretical and Applied Informatics. De Gruyter, 2015, ISBN: 978-3-11-046987-5, 122 s.
FILHO, W.F a PICTET, R. Computer Science Distilled. Code Energy LLC, 2017, ISBN: 0997316020, 180 s.
MILLER, J. Internet Technologies and Information Services, 2nd edition. Libraries Unlimited, 2014, ISBN-10: 9781610694735, 520 s.
HARE, K. a VAN ARMAN, P. Computer Science Principles: The Foundational Concepts of Computer Science, 3rd edition. Yellow Dart Publishing, 2020, ISBN-10: 1734554908, 258 s.

BROOKSHEAR, J.G. Informatika. Computer press, 2013, ISBN 978-80-2513-805-2, 608 s.
ŠIMKOVÁ, D. Hardware pro začátečníky průvodce nitrem počítače na první pokus. Grada Publishing, 2007, ISBN: 978-80-247-2029-6, 117 str.
FÁBERA, V., KRUŠINA, K., MALINOVSKÝ, V. a MALÝ, K. Základy informatiky. ČVUT, Praha, 2011, ISBN 978-80-01-04745-3, 156 str.
BRANDS, G. Introduction to Computer Science: A Textbook for Beginners in Informatics. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013, ISBN-10: 1492827843, 194 str.
Recommended Reading:
TRUDEAU, R. Introduction to Graph Theory. Parker Pub., 2017, 222 str. ISBN 1684112311.
SILBERSCHATZ, A., GALVIN, P., GAGNE, G. Operating System Concepts, 9th Edition. Wiley, 2012, ISBN: 9781118063330.
YANG, Ch. Introduction to GIS Programming and Fundamentals with Python and ArcGIS (R). Taylor & Francis Inc, 2017, 302 str., ISBN: 9781466510081.
TURABIAN, K. L. A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations: Chicago style for students and researchers. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-226-82337-9.
BENEDIKOVIČ, M. Základy informatiky. Žilinská univerzita, Žilina, Slovensko, 2004, ISBN 80-8070-186-5, 394 str.
RYBIČKA, J. Průvodce tvorbou dokumentů. 2011, ISBN: 978-80-87106-43-3, 222 str.
KRÁL, M. Bezpečný internet chraňte sebe i svůj počítač. Grada Publishing, 2015, ISBN: 978-80-247-5453-6. 238 str.
FILHO, W.F a PICTET, R. Computer Science Distilled. Code Energy LLC, 2017, ISBN: 0997316020, 180 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 34