COMPUTER INSTRUMENTS

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2013/2014

Type of Course:

Basic

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in URBAN AND LANDASCAPE PLANNING.

Disciplinary Sector:

Data Processing Systems

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

TRUNFIO Giuseppe, Andrea

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

None

AF code:

40002453

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Written and oral examination

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

At the end of the course, the students will be introduced to some of the main methodologies and tools for the automatic solution of computational problems. Additionally, the students will be able to: develop computer programs to solve simple computational problems; design and implement simple databases, according to the relational model; develop spreadsheets for conducting non-trivial data-processing and data-representation.

Contents

- Introductory elements: information and data; processing problems, automatic data processing; information coding and decoding;
- Introduction to algorithms and computer programming;
- Introduction to the Java/Processing language: development environments and virtual machines; basic elements of the language; objects; control structures;development and analysis of programs for the solution of simple computational problems;
- Introduction to databases: DBMS; models of databases; concepts on the design of databases;
- Laboratory: programming in Java/Processing; design and creation of a database; advanced using of spreadsheets.

Recommended Bibliography

1.D. Mandrioli, S. Ceri, L. Sbattella, P. Cremonesi, G. Cugola. Informatica: arte e mestiere. Terza Edizione, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
2. D. Sciuto, G. Buonanno, L. Mari, Introduzione ai sistemi informatici, 4/ed, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
3. L. Cabibbo, Fondamenti di informatica - Oggetti e Java, McGraw-Hill, 2004
4. Casey Reas and Ben Fry, Getting Started with Processing, O'Reilly Media, 2010
5. Casey Reas and Ben Fry, Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists, MIT Press, 2007
6.D. Shiffman, Learning Processing: A Beginner's Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction, Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

Teaching Methods

Lectures. Supervised practical exercises in the computer lab.

Contacts/More Information

1) Readiness to offer individual assistance also in a foreign language (please specify) to incoming students: YES
Language English

2) Availability of supporting material and bibliographic references also in a foreign language (please specify): YES
Almost all the information covering the topics of the course are available from public sources on the Internet. Some additional books are:
- Casey Reas and Ben Fry, Getting Started with Processing, O'Reilly Media, 2010
- Casey Reas and Ben Fry, Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists, MIT Press, 2007
- D. Shiffman, Learning Processing: A Beginner's Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction, Morgan Kaufmann, 2008

3) Readiness to accept examination of incoming students also in a foreign language (please specify): YES
Language English

Borrowed courses

COMPUTER SCIENCE
SCIENZE DELL'ARCHITETTURA E DEL PROGETTO - ARCHITETTURA

Other courses

Course year: 1

LADSCAPE DESIGN
12 credits
MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS AND GEOMETRY
12 credits
COMPUTER INSTRUMENTS
6 credits - Base
ECOLOGY
6 credits - Base
CITY AND TERRITORY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
HISTORY OF THE CITY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
PROJECT IN THE SOCIAL CONTEST
6 credits - Caratterizzante
ANCIENT TOPOGRAPHY
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa

Course year: 2

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
10 credits
STATISTICA ED ECONOMIA
12 credits
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
6 credits - Base
Landscape ecology
6 credits - Base
PROGETTO E AMBIENTE
10 credits - Caratterizzante
SPATIAL PLANNING
10 credits - Caratterizzante
GEOLOGY
4 credits - Affine/Integrativa

Course year: 3

PLAN AND PROJECT
12 credits
TRASPORTI E INFRASTRUTTURE
6 credits - Caratterizzante
URBAN SOCIOLOGY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
GEO RESOURCES
4 credits - Affine/Integrativa
ITALIANO
15 credits - A scelta dello studente
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST
3 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale
FINAL TEST
12 credits - Lingua/Prova Finale
FURTHER LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE
4 credits - Altro

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