Fundamentals of Computer Science

The course aims to provide a basic introduction of the disciplines of computer science in a humanistic way. For this reason, alongside elements of presentation of the fundamentals of information systems theory, computability theory, algorithm theory, distributed systems theory, the evolution of the discipline will be examined from historical and anthropological perspectives. The theoretical tools acquired in the course should also be used to stimulate competence in object design and communication tools as well as provide the ability to interact profitably with IT professionals. For this reason, the course offers elements of methodological knowledge, terminology and design skills for databases and human machine interaction, as well as a monographic theme covered annually.

Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be able to:

- present the basic notions of algorithm theory and about information coding processes;
- identify the main computer architectures, distributed architectures and information architecture;
- recognize the main approaches for modeling databases;
- exemplify human-machine interactions;

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- critically analyze an IT project;
- use IT tools for project analysis;
- know how to orient themselves in the use of database consultation techniques;
- argue using the basic terminology of the discipline;
- produce texts and multimedia contents with digital tools;