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Course Catalog 00/01


Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

SME071 Information Technology 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Quarter IV

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EXAMINER
Mats Blomquist Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
General eligibility for university studies.

COURSE AIM
The goal of the course is to give an introduction to some important fields within information technology (IT). In a 1994 study by the IT-commission of the Swedish government, it is stated that "Through the present breakthrough of IT, the conditions for people and societies to operate change in a fundamental way." In the course you can e.g. get acquainted with the exploding market for World Wide Web (WWW) multimedia products. IT is, however, a much wider concept. Within the IT-concept belongs production, transfer and use of information in its various forms.

CONTENTS
Themes:
1. Seminars: A couple of seminars will be given to enlighten some aspects in the area.
2. Introduction to web-based project management.
3. Project: We shall use problem-based learning. Results of your work will become globally available via WWW.

TEACHING


EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS
6.00ECTS
1.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE


Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 00/01.

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