Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa
Public University of Navarre
| Course code: 502102 | Subject title: COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||||
| Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Basic | Year: 1 | Period: 1º S | ||
| Department: Estadística, Informática y Matemáticas | |||||
| Lecturers: | |||||
Contents
Introduction: Physical and logical structure of a computer. Operative systems. Introduction to programming. Data types, control structures and modularity. Programs for applications: speadsheet, project management, basical use of Internet.
Descriptors
Basic knowledge about the use and programming of computers, operative systems, databases and programs, with applications to Science and Engineering.
Learning outcomes
R1 To use the most common operating systems.
R2 To know the edition, compilation and execution tools to develop programs.
R3 To use the different control and data structures to develop programs. To validate the developed programs.
R4 To design simple databases and make queries.
R5. To design and develop algorithmic solutions to well-defined problems.
R6. To integrate the use of files, spreadsheets and tailor-made script to manage information in a professional, engineering application.
Methodology
| Methods- Activity | In-class time (hours) | Off-class time (hours) |
| A-1 Theoretical lessons | 29 | 15 |
| A-2 Practical lessons | 28 | 30 |
| A-3 Seminars | 0 | |
| A-4 Personal work | 15 | |
| A-5 Reading | ||
| A-6 Personal study | 25 | |
| A-7 Exams | 5 | |
| A-8 In-office assistance | 3 | |
| Total | 62 | 88 |
Evaluation
| Aspecto | Criterios | Instrumento | Weight |
| R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 | Understanding of the theoretical and practical contents | Theoretical-practical exam. It includes contents from the individual or group labs. A minimum grade of 50% is required in this exam to pass the subject. Remediable in the the extraordinary evaluation. | 48% |
| R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 | Partipation in classroom activities | As registered by the lecturer. This outcome is not remediable in the extraordinary evaluation | 7% |
| R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 | Collaborative applications of theoretical concepts | Lab submission under the requirements by the lecturer. This outcome is not remediable in the extraordinary evaluation | 30% |
| R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 | Individual work | Lab submission under the requirements by the lecturer and, potentially, written exam on their contents. Remediable in the the extraordinary evaluation. | 15% |
Agenda
The theoretical contents of the subject are as follows:
- 1. Programming in Python
- T1a Operating systems and programming;
- T1b Data types and used interaction;
- T1c Alternative control structures in Python;
- T1d Iterative control structures in Python;
- T2e Collections in Python;
- T2f Text management in Python.
- 2. Spreadsheets
- T2a Fundamentals on spreadsheets;
- T2b Advanced functions for spreadsheets;
- T2c Storing and searching for information;
- T2d Importing, analyzing and exporting information;
- T2e Advanced data analysis.
- 3. Automated information processing
- T3a File management in Python;
- T3b Information storage and representation in Python;
- T3c Automated spreadsheet management in Python.
The practical labs are as follows:
- 1.- Setting and using a Python environment
- 2.- User interaction with Python
- 3.- Alternative control structures in Python
- 4.- Iterative control structures in Python
- 5.- Collections in Python
- 6.- Reading text files in Python
- 7.- Basic uses spreadheets;
- 8.- Advanced uses spreadheets;
- 9.- Searching information in a spreadsheet;
- 10.- Information import/export with spreadsheets
- 11.- Professional applications of spreadsheets
- 12.- Automated file management in Python
- 13.- Information import/export with Python
- 14.- Integrating spreadsheets and Python
Bibliography
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
- C. Valdés-Miranda Cros, Manual imprescindible de Excel 2013, Anaya Multimedia;
- Apache Foundation, The OpenOffice Calc Reference (Official), accesible on-line en la página oficial de LibreOffice (help.libreoffice.org/Main_Page);
- E. Bahit, Curso: Python para Principiantes, accesible en el repositorio de SafeCreative (www.safecreative.org);
- A. Marzal, Introducción a la programación en Python, accesible on-line en la Colección Sapientia de la Universidad Jaume I (www.sapientia.uji.es).
- The Python Foundation, The Python Language Reference (Official), accesible on-line en la página oficial de la Python Foundation (docs.python.org/3/).