INGLÉS TÉCNICO (2013-2014)

rev. 2014-01-31

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

Prologue.

TOPICS

What is ICT?
ICT in the workplace.
Introduction to ICT systems.
ICT in education.
The history of ICT.
The Internet.
Software development.
Efficiency in computer systems.
Human-computer interaction (HCI).
E-commerce and e-government.
Computing and ethics.
ICT in the future.

Oral presentations.

MATERIALS

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

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

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

Práctica 1.
English grammar placement test.

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

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

Fri., 20 Sept. SEMINAR 2: Freewriting

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

Práctica 2.
Borderless work.

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

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

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

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

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

Fri., 4 Oct. SEMINAR 4

Week 5

Week 6

Mon., 14 Oct. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 5

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

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 ► 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

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

Thurs., 24 Oct. TOPIC 6: The Internet

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

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

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

Week 8

Mon., 28 Oct. COMPUTER LAB SESSION 7

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-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

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

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

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

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 ► 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

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

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

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

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

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

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