Course title
情報処理学   [Computer science]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01bn1001b
Instructor(s)
井出 昌浩   [IDE Masahiro]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
This course provides students with the basic concept of information technology. This course is conducted in a computer room by utilizing computers. The topics of the course include effective methods and tools for eliciting, analyzing, discussing, and communicating information. In this course, both individual and group work assignments including the presentation are given; students will learn the information technology comprehensively through these processes.
Expected Learning
Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to:

- Recognize the pros and cons of the information society
- Describe the meaning and need of the information literacy
- Recognize the ethics in the information society and the importance of security so as to become neither victims nor perpetrators.
- Visualize the data obtained from questionnaires or experiments by utilizing functions of spreadsheets and graphs supported by the spreadsheet software.
- Describe your opinion and make presentation documents effectively by utilizing the presentation software.
- Carry out the processes including the following sub-processes: (a)understanding other claims, (b)communicating with others, and (c)creating new claims.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy:
See the Curriculum maps.
(URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ )
Course schedule
The plan of this course is as follows:

The first week of this course is reserved for the orientation of for a freshman. Therfore, this course gets started from the second week.

(1) Introduction to information technology, Questionnaire
(2) Information society and literacy
(3) Information ethics and security
(4) Software/tools for utilizing information technology effectively
(5) Effective documenting information
(6) Representing data: spreadsheets and calculation
(7) Representing data: spreadsheets and graphs
(8) Exercise: representing data
(9) Logical thinking and negotiation
(10) Making effective presentation documents
(11) Logical thinking and problem solving: Exercise 1
(12) Logical thinking and problem solving: Exercise 2
(13) Presentation and Discussion
(14) Conclusions
(15) Exams
Prerequisites
Students entering this class are assumed to have had basic skills and knowledge about using computers including starting/shutting down computers, typing keyboards, and managing files.
Required Text(s) and Materials
none
References
切田節子、新聖子、山岡英孝、乙名健、長山恵子 :Microsoft Office 2016を使った情報リテラシーの基礎、近代科学社、2016
Assessment/Grading
Your grade is evaluated base on the individual and group assignments, and a final exam.
Message from instructor(s)
Today, we live in the information society. The appropriate information literacy is necessary for every professional. This course provides you with basic knowledge of the information technology and allows you to act actively but safely in the information society.
Course keywords
Information technology, security, data representation/data analysis, negotiation, presentation, logical thinking
Office hours
The instructor’s email address is shown at the first lecture.
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
2/28/2020 3:12:14 PM