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Undergraduate Course: Informatics Literacy (INFR07002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Informatics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummarySomeone who is literate in informatics is comfortable with using appropriate information technologies to collect, store, communicate, analyse and visualise a wide variety of types of information, and can appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of applying technology to manage information in personal and professional life. The informatics literate person is not necessarily an expert in computer technology, but is aware of some fundamental principles of information systems and has enough historical perspective to appreciate how they may change society in years to come. This course aims to develop a basic level of Informatics Literacy.
Course description Under development.

Relevant QAA Computing Curriculum Sections: Computer Based Systems, Developing Technologies, Multimedia, Security and Privacy, Web-based Computing
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
1 - Identify strengths ands weaknesses of particular applications of information technology
2 - Describe the historic impact of developments in technologies for the storage, communication, analysis and processing of information on science and society.
3 - Explain the notion of algorithm and give simple examples.
4 - Identify some tasks and algorithms that are recognised as computationally infeasible.
5 - Demonstrate capacity to use appropriate technologies to present information.
6 - Explain and identify some fundamental concepts of encryption and security.
7 - Apply appropriate technologies for the management of information in a variety of personal and professional contexts.
8 - Discuss social and economic factors affecting the development of collaborative and social networking technologies.
Reading List
To follow
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/il1
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ewan Klein
Tel: (0131 6)50 2705
Email: ewan.klein@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Kirsten Belk
Tel: (0131 6)50 5194
Email: kbelk@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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