Project code: mtop01 part 2
Project name: Computers & networks

DUT credit points: 1
ECTS credit points: 1.5

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology
Lecturer(s): ir. E.M.A.J. van de Kamp Tel.: 015-2781860
Catalog data:
Operating system Windows, networks, internet, WWW, email, Explorer, MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint. 		Course year: 1
Period: 1
Lecture hours: 10
Rostered project hours:14
Self-study: 16 hours
Assessment: see remarks
Assessment period: 1
(see academic calendar)
Prerequisites: none
Follow up: All courses where computers are used, particularly thematic projects.
Detailed description of topics:

The course is organised as a project, where introductory lectures, a guided group-process and individual study should lead to sufficient knowledge of:

  • Computer systems and networks, the operating system Windows.
  • Presenting results using a wordprocessor and using a presentation program (PowerPoint).
  • Searching information and recent research using the Internet.
  • Processing and analysing information using a spreadsheet (Excel).
Course material:
  • Pages about the project on the web site of the faculty.

For each workgroup, a set of books is available; purchase by the student is not necessary:

  • Basiscursus Windows NT Workstation 4 ; A.J. de Boer
  • Dubbelboek Internet Explorer 4, in 20 stappen / helpdesk
  • Dubbelboek Word, in 20 stappen / helpdesk
  • Dubbelboek Excel, in 20 stappen / helpdesk
  • PaintShop Pro in 20 stappen
  • Dubbelboek Frontpage 98, in 20 stappen / helpdesk
  • Praktijkboek Power Point ; Anna Penta. ISBN 90-395-0716-3.
References from literature:
  • D. Buitenhek (1998). Dictaat Computersystemen en Netwerken (sold at Faculty WbMT).
  • R. Elling e.a. (1994). Rapportagetechniek, schrijven voor lezers met weinig tijd. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff (sold at faculty WTM).
Remarks (specific information about assessment, entry requirements, etc.):
  • Before the start of the project, the student receives a project description; actual and detailed guidelines however, are always on the web site of the project.
  • The student is expected to gain a great part of the required knowledge by self-study, and by cooperation within his project group.
  • The course material includes a set of tasks to be practised with for acquiring the necessary skills. Each group of about 5 students has a computer at its disposal, to be used for these tasks.
  • Assessment of both the group and the individual student is done by the tutor of the group and the lecturer during the rostered project hours.
Goals:
  • Getting an understanding about the possibilities an the use of computer systems, both at the faculty and at home.
  • The use of information systems, within the university and outside.
  • Giving a general approach and tools for getting and processing information, making reports and presenting results.
Computer use: Hands-on for all students as far as Windows-applications and Internet are concerned.
Laboratory project(s): Practicals are done at the available pc's using the given tasks.
Design content: Support for design tasks.
Percentage of design: 25%