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Degree course in
Management engineering
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Engineering for Industrial Systems and Technologies

INFORMATICS
cod. 1007328

Academic year 2024/25
2° year of course - First semester
Professors
Academic discipline
Sistemi di elaborazione delle informazioni (ING-INF/05)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub:
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable unavailable
exam calls

Course unit divided into the following partitions:

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Learning objectives


The goal of the course is to provide students with the ability to understand the principles of informatics and programming.

Prerequisites


No prerequisites.

Course unit content

1. Introduction to informatics:
1.1. Programs and algorithms
1.2. Boolean algebra and logic
1.3. Data representations
1.4. Computer architecture
1.5. Operating systems

2. Python programming language:
2.1. Structured programming
2.2. Data structures and collections
2.3. Functions
2.4. Reading and writing files

Full programme


1. Introduction to informatics
1.1. Programs and algorithms
1.2. Boolean algebra and logic
1.3. Data representation and encoding
1.4. Computer architecture
1.5. Flowcharts
1.6. Finite state machines
1.7. Operating systems and command line

2. Programming in the Python language:
2.1. Data types
2.2. Basic operations (arithmetics, comparison, Boolean, strings)
2.3. Variables
2.4. Predefined functions and methods
2.5. User Input/Output
2.6. Graphics
2.7. Lists, tuples
2.8. Structured programming (if, while, for)
2.9. Functions and recursion
2.10. Reading and writing files
2.11. Sets, dictionaries
2.12. Tabular data processing
2.13. Introduction to classes and objects

Bibliography


M. Tomaiuolo, Introduzione all'Informatica con Python, McGraw-Hill, 2024

Teaching methods


Classroom lectures involving the presentation of slides and the guided resolution of programming exercises.

Assessment methods and criteria


Written examination with multiple-choice questions and the development of one or more short Python programs.

Other information

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