Computer Knowledge and E-Skills

The course aims to provide students with basic knowledge and skills in computer science and statistics, applying concepts to the reading, synthesis, analysis and interpretation process of complex phenomena.
We will introduce basic concepts of descriptive statistics, such as methods for data collection, representation, and analysis, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, relationship between two statistical variables (bivariate statistics, correlation, linear regression).
In order to develop statistical and computational thinking, these topics will be transferred into the application field through the use of software tools.
A cross-cutting objective is to provide students with new skills they can immediately use in their studies and that are crucial to enter the job market.

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- collect data using information gathering tools and public sources;
- represent data both graphically and through appropriate summary values;
- interpret data by exploring the relationship among variables;
- use software and write scripts for managing, processing, automating, representing and archiving datasets;
- design and produce useful multimedia content for third-party users;
- adopt an ethical approach to the use of Information and Communication Technologies;
- critically use collaborative and productivity tools.