Teaching code

4S000558

Teacher

Alex Arcozzi

Coordinator

Alex Arcozzi

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

INF/01 - INFORMATICS

Period

Sem. IA, Sem. IB

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

The course aims:
- to provide the basic concepts of computer science;
- to develop the ability to communicate properly using computer science terms;
- to present a series of strategies and information technologies to facilitate the study of philosophy (from the search of web resources to word processing) so that students can acquire the ability to express and apply autonomously appropriate strategies for their own researches;
- to develop critical skills to understand the usefulness and limits of information technologies for studying philosophy.

Program

Course contents
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The course consists of three parts:
1. Basics of computer science: hardware, software, computer networks, Internet and Web.
2. Web resources and services useful for studying philosophy: search engines, OPAC, digital libraries, websites about philosophy.
3. Word processor: guidelines for the formatting and processing of digital documents about philosophy.

Reference texts
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- M. LAZZARI, Informatica umanistica, McGraw-Hill, Milano 2014 (II edition), chapters 1-5 (Part I) and two additional chapters (as an alternative to the study of additional chapters, students may produce a digital document according to the modalities described below).
- Further teaching material will be provided during the course and will be available on the e-learning platform.

Teaching methods
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The course consists of frontal lessons and exercises. Both the lesson summaries and the solutions to the exercises will be available on the e-learning platform, so that even students unable to attend the course can practise. The full schedule of teaching activities, a glossary and some self-evaluation tests (optional) will be available on the e-learning platform.

Short essay (optional)
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Students who choose to integrate the exam by producing a digital document are required:
- to deal with a philosophical topic;
- to quote at least two different web resources;
- to follow the directions given in the third part of the course;
- to send the essay from their own university e-mail address to the lecturer’s address at least seven days before the exam date (preferably by attaching it as a single PDF file).

Examination Methods

Assessment methods
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The assessment consists of an oral exam, which aims to ascertain both the knowledge of the topics of the course and the ability to apply the acquired knowledge, performing exercises similar to those performed in the classroom.

Exam topics
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The exam questions cover the whole syllabus: in particular, at least one question will be asked for each of the three parts in which the course is structured. For students who have chosen to write a short essay, some exam questions will focus on the formatting of the document and on the search and selection of the sources, but questions will also be asked about the whole syllabus.

Evaluation criteria
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The exam leads to two possible final evaluations:
- Approved
- Not approved

A score (expressed in tenths) will be assigned for each question. To achieve the "Approved" evaluation, the final average score has to be at least equal to 6/10.