Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Foundations of IT
Course Code
FK_069
Branch of Science
Physical sciences
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Dentistry; Medicine; Rehabilitation
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Didzis Lauva
Structure Unit Manager
Jevgenijs Proskurins
Structural Unit
Department of Physics
Contacts
Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, 1st floor, Rooms No 147 a and b, fizika@rsu.lv, +371 67061539
About Study Course
Objective
The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of modern informatics and its essence, to organize group works efficiently and remotely, advantages of various information systems (software and hardware), including the Internet, as well as to introduce graphical and classical programming. To develop an efficient organization of individual work and teamwork among students, to optimize students’ work with information and various modern information systems.
Preliminary Knowledge
Computer science at secondary school level.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.By completing the study course, the student will be able to orientate himself in: Modern informatics elements and their essence, in effective organization of group work simultaneously and remotely, in various information systems (software and hardware), including the advantages of the Internet of Things, as well as familiar with graphic and classical programming.
Skills
1.After completing the study course students will be able: to select the optimal amount of information needed for the studies and the healthcare research; to design study papers using different types of fields – table of contents, references, signatures; to renew the fields in study work; to obtain the data via a questionnaire using appropriate forms and the Internet; to prepare the data for processing in MS Excel; to select data by various criteria; to perform calculations with numerical and categorical data.
Competences
1.After completing the study course students will be able to select the information needed for their studies, design study papers, obtain and prepare data.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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A presentation must be prepared and given on one of the selected core topics of the course.
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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10 points
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Active participation in practical classes, successful passing of two or three tests. (Teamwork / Software / (+) / Hardware). |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Introduction to IT. Project management. Information and its search. Graphic information.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Additional functions of text editors. An insight into how LaTeX works.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Additional functions of spreadsheets. Ways to use charts. Cross tables.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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Off site
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Video
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2
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Topics
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Internet of Things. Big data. Sensors and their controllers.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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3
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Topics
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Additional functions of spreadsheets. Ways to use charts. Cross tables.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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3
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Topics
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Internet of Things. Big data. Sensors and their controllers.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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3
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Topics
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Databases. From MS Access to SQL.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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3
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Topics
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Graphical programming (AppInventor, Scratch).
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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3
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Topics
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Repl.IT Insight in mathematical modeling and classical programming.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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3
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Topics
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Different operating systems and virtual machines. OSes, Linux. Command-line tool benefits.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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3
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Topics
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Internet of Things (IoT), HW coding (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP8266).
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Computer room
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3
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Topics
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Internet of Things (IoT), HW coding (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP8266).
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Hod Lipson, Melba Kurman. „Fabricated : The New World of 3D Printing”. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, published 2013-02-11 (akceptējams izdevums)Suitable for English stream
2.
Richard Bibb, Dominic Eggbeer, Abby Paterson. „Medical Modelling : The Application of Advanced Design and Rapid Prototyping Techniques in Medicine”. Elsevier Science & Technology, published 2015-01-12Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
1.
Richard Horne, Kalani Kirk Hausman, ”3D Printing for Dummies”, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, published 2017-05-22Suitable for English stream
2.
Shlomo Magdassi, Alexander Kamyshny, „Nanomaterials for 2D and 3D Printing”, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, published 2017-06-06Suitable for English stream
3.
Mojtaba Salehi, Manoj Gupta, „Inkjet Based 3D Additive Manufacturing of Metals”, Materials Research Forum LLC, published 2018-01-02Suitable for English stream