Corso di Laurea in Tecniche Erboristiche

The course aims to provide students with knowledge and competence on the following topics:
- basic concepts of computer science;
- structure and functionality of computers, from hardware to software;
- structure of computer networks;
- improvement in the use of word processing and the creation and management of presentations and spreadsheets;
- basic concepts of statistics;
- basic procedures for statistical data treatment.

Understanding of how information is entered, stored and processed in information technology.

D2 - ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Acquisition of the ability to use Personal Computer and some software packages for daily use with awareness and sufficient competence.

Acquisition of knowledge on the main concepts of statistics.

Acquisition of the ability to statistically process the results of experiments and measurements.

D3 - AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
Acquisition of the ability to choose the most suitable software for each aim

Acquisition of the ability to choose the statistical parameters and tests suitable to treat and present experimental results.

D4 - COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Acquisition of the capability to describe with clarity and with appropriate terms the topics addressed in the course.

D5 - LEARNING SKILLS
Understanding of new development in the fields of software and hardware.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

- basic concepts, computers, processors;
- hardware components of a personal computer for the input, output, storage and processing of data;
- numbering systems and binary code conversion of letters and numbers;
- structure of local networks and the Internet;
- use of operating systems and software for writing texts and create and manage of presentations and spreadsheets, with reference to Microsoft Office package.

STATISTICS
- Introductory concepts and basic definitions;
- Statistical error, accuracy and precision. Concepts of frequency and probability;
- descriptive statistics: indexes of central tendency and measures of dispersion;
- statistical tests.

The course consists of 35 hours of theoretical lectures, and 16 hours of practicals in ICT class.

The theoretical lectures are carried out in presence according to the lecture timetable.

Practicals will be carried out in the ICT class according to the lecture timetable. The students will be split into several groups taking into account the places available in the classroom

Practicals will have to be carried out by Microsoft Office using the Thin Clients availables in the ICT class. In order to repeat the practicals at home, in view of the exam, students may download the above-called software on their own Personal Computer from the Unito site.

Exercises can be carried out with Microsoft Office Suite or with a free software, such as OpenOffice.

The Moodle platform hosts all lecture slides, the texts of practicals and the instructions for their execution.

The exam will be carried out in presence in the ICT class, using the Thin Clients installed there.
The exam is diivided into four parts: multiple choice questions on statistics; exercise on statistics to be performed with Microsoft Excel; multiple choice questions on information technology and computer; practical test (Microsoft Excel, Word or Power Point).