Course Details

Basics of Computer Science

Academic Year 2023/24

BUA012 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-APS Winter Semester 1st year

Computer networks, Internet (principle of computer networks, network protocols and services)
Principles of computer graphic
Text processing and principles of typography
Basics of presentation "in life" and in the intranet environment.

Course Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Rybička, Dr.

Institute

Institute of Computer Aided Engineering and Computer Science

Objective

Basic knowledge of Computer Science necessary for the whole study of Civil Engineering. Know-how for effective using of PC in engineering practice.

Knowledge

Basic knowledge of Computer Science in the following topics:
Principles of Computer hardware
Architecture of operating systems
Principles of computer networks
Basics of database technology
Principles of computer graphics
Basics of desktop publishing and computer typography
Working knowledge of using spreadsheets in engineering calculation

Syllabus

1. Introduction into the course, computer net of the faculty
2. Basic principles of data presentation
3. Computer networks---basic principles, protocols and services
4. Internet services, electronic mail service and file transfer service
5. WWW -- basic principles, protocol
6. Introduction into HTML
7. Document preparation in HTML, tables, figures and references
8. Computer network security from technical and user point of view
9. Introduction into computer graphics
10. Color models, palettes, raster and vector graphics
11. Graphic file formats, its use and conversion
12. Computer aided processing of documents, basics of typography
13. Software for text processing

Prerequisites

Informal knowledge within the scope of secondary school

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/272998

Lecture

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  1. Introduction into the course, computer net of the university
  2. Basic principles of data presentation
  3. Computer networks---basic principles, protocols and services
  4. Internet services, electronic mail service and file transfer service
  5. WWW -- basic principles, protocol
  6. Introduction into HTML
  7. Document preparation in HTML, tables, figures and references
  8. Computer network security from technical and user point of view
  9. Introduction into computer graphics
  10. Color models, palettes, raster and vector graphics 
  11. Graphic file formats, its use and conversion
  12. Computer aided processing of documents, basics of typography
  13. Software for text processing

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  1. Principles of information presentation
  2. Simple PowerPoint presentation
  3. More possibilites of presentation
  4. Preparation of images for the computer presentation.
  5. Principles of web presentation and introduction into HTML
  6. HTML I. - the first page, plain text processing
  7. HTML II. - lists, the use of cascading style sheets
  8. HTML III. - images, references
  9. HTML IV. - tables
  10. HTML V. - cascading style sheets, uniform layout of presentation
  11. Presentation and submission of individual works
  12. Presentation and submission of individual works 
  13. Closing test