Applied Informatics in Engineering Practice

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Department of Electrotechnology

Synopsis:

Using personal computer in engineering practice. Hardware and software of personal computer useful for solving electro-technical and technological problems. Applied facility for process graphs, mathematics, measurement, saving results of calculation, presentation of results of engineering and technological tasks in practice and research. Administration of engineering workstation on LAN and using of information sources on Internet in technological practice.

Requirements:

To get credits student has to attend a seminars, fulfil all semester themes and pass final course test. Additional information exists on web page of the course.

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Using of personal computer in technical practice.

2.Hardware of personal computer used in processing of technical tasks I.

3.Hardware of personal computer used in processing of technical tasks II.

4.Periphery of personal computer used in processing of technical tasks I.

5.Periphery of personal computer used in processing of technical tasks II.

6.Memory of personal computer compatible with IBM PC

7.File system of personal computer compatible with IBM PC

8.Operating system and utilities of personal computer compatible with IBM PC

9.Applied software for process graphs and mathematics calculation

10.Applied software for measurement and saving of data of electrical quantity

11.Applied software for documentation and presentation of calculation results

12.Diagnostics and servicing of engineering workstation

13.Administration of engineering workstation on LAN

14.History of personal computers and their using in electrical engineering and technology

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.The aims of the course, contemporary state the art

2.Assigning first and second problem (batch processing)

3.Working on first and second problem

4.Assigning 3. problem (user menu)

5.Working on 3. problem

6.Assigning 4. problem (Windows Script Host)

7.Working on 4. problem

8.Assigning 5. problem (MS Office)

9.Working on 5. problem

10.Assigning 6. problem (MS Excel)

11.Working on 6. problem

12.Assigning 7. problem (VBA)

13.Working on 7. problem

14.A credit

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Charles M. Kozierok, „ The PC Guide“, http://www.PCGuide.com

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Common plan- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Computer Technology- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Electronics and Communication Technology - structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Cybernetics and Measurements- structured studies (elective specialized course)
• Heavy-current Engineering- structured studies (elective specialized course)