INGLÉS TÉCNICO (2013-2014)

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ENGLISH FOR ICT STUDIES

Asignatura obligatoria de 6 créditos en segundo del Grado en Ingeniería Informática.

Guía docente.

Horario de clases.

Calendario de exámenes.

INSTRUCTOR

Pedro Domínguez Caballero de Rodas
Facultad de Filología, B1-20
tel. (34) 922 31 65 02-6612
pdcrodas@ull.es

CONTENTS

Prologue.

TOPICS

  1. What is ICT?
  2. ICT in the workplace.
  3. Introduction to ICT systems.
  4. ICT in education.
  5. The history of ICT.
  6. The Internet.
  7. Software development.
  8. Efficiency in computer systems.
  9. Human-computer interaction (HCI).
  10. E-commerce and e-government.
  11. Computing and ethics.
  12. ICT in the future.

Oral presentations.

MATERIALS

This course emphasizes the use of the Internet as a source of content.

English for ICT Studies in Higher Education Studies

Patrick Fitzgerald et al.: English for ICT Studies in Higher Education Studies (Garnet Education, 2011) concentrates on the academic skills of ICT students.

Week 1

Mon., 9 Sept.

Thurs., 12 Sept. PROLOGUE

Fri., 13 Sept. SEMINAR 1: Language learning

Seven concepts of natural language learning

Steve Kaufmann: Seven concepts of natural language learning (2009).
Steve Kaufmann on learning languages ► 4:38 (2007 video) (transcript).

Week 2

Mon., 16 Sept. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 1

iTunes classroom cartoon

Práctica 1.
English grammar placement test.

Thurs., 19 Sept. TOPIC 1: What is ICT?

Information and Communications Technologies

Jim Riley: ICT — What is it? (2012).
Information and Communications Technologies ► 2:49 (2010 video).

Fri., 20 Sept. SEMINAR 2: Freewriting

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson

Peter Elbow: Free writing (extract from the 1973 book Writing without Teachers).
Peter Elbow on writing (transcript of a 1995 interview).

Week 3

Mon., 23 Sept. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 2

Borderless work

Práctica 2.
Borderless work.

Thurs., 26 Sept. TOPIC 2: ICT in the workplace

My day working from home (telework)

ICT Champions: Ten ways in which ICT can help you work better (2010).
Kate Lilja: My day working from home (telework) ► 3:40 (2012 video) (transcript).

Fri., 27 Sept. SEMINAR 3

Week 4

Mon., 30 Sept. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 3

ICT systems

Práctica 3.
Medieval helpdesk ► 2:44 (2007 video).

Thurs., 3 Oct. TOPIC 3: Introduction to ICT systems

What is an information system?

GCSE Bitesize: ICT systems.
What is an information system? ► 2:58 (2013 video).

Fri., 4 Oct. SEMINAR 4

Week 5

Mon., 7 Oct. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 4

In the year 2000: At school, by Jean-Marc Cote, 1899

Práctica 4.
Chi-Fen Emily Chen: Introduction to computer assisted language learning (CALL) (2012).

Thurs., 10 Oct. TOPIC 4: ICT in education

The role of ICT in education

Martin Schittek et al.: Computer assisted learning. A review (2001).
The role of ICT in education ► 8:51 (2012 video) (transcript).

Fri., 11 Oct. SEMINAR 5: Scientific writing

Leonardo da Vinci, Codex Leicester

Barbara J. Hoogenboom and Robert C. Manske: How to write a scientific article (2012).

Week 6

Mon., 14 Oct. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 5

ENIAC

Práctica 5.
The history of early computing machines, from ancient times to 1981 (2013).
The ICT Lounge: Timeline of ICT and technology (1939 - present day).

Thurs., 17 Oct. TOPIC 5: The history of ICT

When computers changed the world from the Revolution Exhibition

History of the computer.
When computers changed the world, from the Revolution Exhibition ► 4:31 (2011 video).

Fri., 18 Oct. SEMINAR 6: Presentation skills (I)

How to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation

How to create an awesome PowerPoint presentation ► 2:01 (2008 video).
Chris Thomas: Five memorable key steps to ensure a good presentation ► 6:21 (2008 video) (transcript).

Week 7

Mon., 21 Oct. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 6

Internet

Práctica 6.
The birth of the web (2013).

Thurs., 24 Oct. TOPIC 6: The Internet

Explaining Web 2.0

Cristopher Barnatt: Web 2.0 (2012).
Explaining Web 2.0 ► 7:12 (2008 video).

Fri., 25 Oct. SEMINAR 7: Presentation skills (II)

Present like Steve Jobs

Donald Clark: Presentations (1998-2011).
Present like Steve Jobs ► 6:54 (2008 video) (transcript).

Week 8

Mon., 28 Oct. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 7

Internet

Práctica 7.
Project Cartoon: How projects really work (2006).
More cartoons on software development and programming (2006-2013).

Thurs., 31 Oct. TOPIC 7: Software development

The problem with open source software

The-Software-Experts: Software process models.
Mind Tools: Gantt charts (includes a tutorial video) ► 3:46 (transcript).
The problem with open source software ► 4:01 (2013 video) (transcript).

Fri., 1 Nov. All Saints' Day

Week 9

Mon., 4 Nov. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 8

How to benchmark your computer

Práctica 8.
Drew Prindle: How to benchmark your computer (2013).

Thurs., 7 Nov. TOPIC 8: Efficiency in computer systems

Joel Garreau on Moore's Law

Paul Hodge: Virtualization 101: Understanding how to do more with less (2011).
Joel Garreau on Moore's Law ► 6:57 (2013 video) (transcript).

Fri., 8 Nov. SEMINAR 8

Week 10

Mon., 11 Nov. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 9

Usability testing

Práctica 9.
Jakob Nielsen: Ten usability heuristics for user interface design (1995).
Example usability test with a paper prototype ► 7:40 (2010 video) (transcript).

Thurs., 14 Nov. TOPIC 9: Human-computer interaction (HCI)

Human-computer interface design

Human-computer interface design ► 11:15 (2009 video) (transcript).
Thomas Churm: An introduction to website usability testing (2012).

Fri., 15 Nov. SEMINAR 9

Week 11

Mon., 18 Nov. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 10

Monopol-e-commerce

Práctica 10.
Audrey F. Henderson: E-commerce basics and definitions (2011).
Cindy Floren: The top 10 e-commerce challenges for business owners (2012).

Thurs., 21 Nov. TOPIC 10: E-commerce and e-government

The eGovernment Revolution

Tim Crosby: How airline e-tickets work (2008).
The eGovernment revolution ► 9:19 (2011 video) (transcript).

Fri., 22 Nov. SEMINAR 10

Week 12

Mon., 25 Nov. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 11

George Hotz

Práctica 11.
The hacker's manifesto (1986).
Chandler Grant: Top 10 notorious black hat hackers (2012).

Thurs., 28 Nov. TOPIC 11: Computing and ethics

Malware fundamentals

Rebecca Herold: Introduction to computer ethics (2013).
Malware fundamentals ► 13:15 (2012 video) (transcript).

Fri., 29 Nov. SEMINAR 11

Week 13

Mon., 2 Dec. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 12

Augmented reality

Práctica 12.
Dariia Gaioshko: Ten ways augmented reality can assist retail (2013).

Thurs., 5 Dec. TOPIC 12: ICT in the future

2025 The future of ICT

2025 The future of ICT ► 9:23 (2013 video) (transcript).
Alex Bowyer: Lifelogging 101: How to record your life digitally (2010).

Fri., 6 Dec. Constitution Day

Week 14

Mon., 9 Dec. SEMINAR 12: Oral presentations

Thurs., 12 Dec. SEMINAR 12: Oral presentations

Fri., 13 Dec. SEMINAR 12: Oral presentations

Week 15

Mon., 16 Dec. CONCLUSION

Thurs., 19 Dec.

Fri., 20 Dec.