Introduction to Informatics

The course aims to introduce and develop the critical thinking skills of the 1st year students, necessary for decission making in the field of business administration. Through understanding of the logica and organization of information technology, students will be able to cope more effectively with theoretical and practical management problems in all fields studied at the Department of Business Administration.

Objectives

Understand the basic principles of computers Understand the potential and limitations of computers Practical use of ICT in the University campus Introduction to structured data management and programming as business tools

Prerequisites

No prerequisites. Introductory course aimed at 1st year students without previous ICT knowledge.

Syllabus

Introductory issues Binary representation of data and bit calculations Hardware and computer architecture Computer software Algorithms and data organization Introduction to programming Data bases