PC Seminar

• 12 hrs lectures
• 12 hrs pc labs
• 2 hrs projects

• 76 pts mid-term test (66 pts written part, 10 pts test part)
• 12 pts numeric exercises
• 12 pts projects

• The student gains an overview of basic work with a computer, especially, for what a computer is used and how it works.
• S/he gets to know key domains where a computer plays an irreplaceable role (e.g. audio/video processing, biometrics, robotics, web design etc.).
• S/he understands the meaning of a computer and its exploitation in order to build a software.
• S/he gets to know the basic (abstract) data types and structures.
• S/he gains the basic generic and general knowledge from programming languages domain.
• S/he understands the ways of numbers manipulation and representation in a computer (how a man and a computer work with numbers /usually different way/ and why there are some complications with real /floating point/ numbers).
• S/he gains an overview about common editors, usage of tool-tips/hints and utilities that make the work on a computer more efficient (e.g. software development).
• S/he accomplishes manners of result presentation: word processor - WYSIWYG, PSpad, Notepad++, Eclipse, spreadsheets, electronic presentation (ppt, excel, word), WWW pages editors, interconnection and portability of documents, alternative office applications.

• The student learns domain-specific terminology in Czech and English language
• The student learns to create small software projects and related project documentation
• The student learns to present and defend the results of their work

Student accomplishes the understanding of the basic principles of the work with a computer and s/he will be able to use this knowledge in the process of programs creation. The student will understand the way of the saving and representation of numbers in a computer. Student gets to know the manners of results presentation (word processor and spreadsheet editor) and tools supporting the more effective creation of programs. The student will understand the basic terms that are relating to abstract data types and s/he learns to use them.

After taking PC Seminar students will have a good grasp of the basic work with a computer from a view of the software creation. The knowledge can be used in various areas of IT domains. 

This course takes place in the winter term of the first year of the bachelor's study program. Thus, we expect that students have the secondary school knowledge of mathematics and computer manoeuvring.

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1. Presentation of areas and domains where computers are the key tool, von Neumann computer architecture, the model of computation/evaluation, the model of program development and implementation.
2. Representation and manipulation of numbers in a computer (the difference between viewing numbers as man and as a computer, problems in representation of fully floating point numbers in a computer).
3. Elementary terms used in programming languages: expression, statement, statement composition, control flow determination.
4. Elementary terms of algorithm description. Overview of data structures and their manipulation. Pointer as an abstract data type and its specification.
5. Editors, exploitation of tool-tips/hints, various utilities.
6. Tools for result presentation - text editors: WYSIWYG, PSpad, Notepad++, Eclipse; spreadsheets; electronic presentation (ppt, excel, word); WWW pages editors; interconnection and portability of documents; alternative office applications.

Seminars correspond to the content of individual lectures and demonstrate the presented topics.

• Evaluated individual assignments - up to 12 points
• Attendance list of classes - up to 12 points
• Final written test - up to 76 points

Within this course, attendance on the lectures is not monitored. The knowledge of students is examined by the active attending classes, individual assignments and by the final credit test.
The attendance in PC labs is awarded points. A possibility of a substitute is by an individual task.

• To earn at least 50 points within the semester