COMPUTER SCIENCE LABORATORY A - L

Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: STEFANO IACONO

Expected Learning Outcomes

Acquire the use of computer systems, particularly word processing, spreadsheet, and CAD programs.

Course Structure

Frontal/traditional teaching

Required Prerequisites

Minimum familiarity with using Windows.

Attendance of Lessons

Not mandatory

Detailed Course Content

ICT basics: numbering systems and information coding, information representation. Hardware: CPU, buses, ports, memory, Internet connections. Software: Operating systems: Windows. Application software. Word processing: main Word functions. Tables and drawings. Printing. Advanced functions. Spreadsheets: main Excel functions. References. Formulas, tables, data analysis, formatting, and protection. Graphs. Printing. Main AutoCAD functions: user interface and tools, drawing and creating 2D objects, properties and dimensions, 3D environment. Practical examples

Textbook Information

1) Raffaella Rossini. Microsoft Word 2013 Pocket. Apogeo, 2013.
2) Saverio Rubini. Microsoft Excel 2013 Pocket. Apogeo, 2013.
3) Luigi Santapaga, Matteo Trasi. AutoCAD 2015 Pocket. Apogeo, 2014.

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1ITA
2ENG

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Practical laboratory test or evaluation of an assigned project or oral exam at the instructor's discretion.
Not Approved. Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Significant deficiencies. Significant inaccuracies.
Analysis and synthesis skills: Irrelevant. Frequent generalizations. Inability to synthesize. Use of references:
Completely inappropriate.
Approved: Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Ability to complete the proposed test assignments with
sufficient/excellent knowledge of the topics.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Open-Ended Questions