Computer, Network and Information Technologies
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Programme Summary
Major: 13.04.02 Power Industry and Electrical Engineering
Specialisation: Power Supply
Degree: Master
Course units:
Unit 1. Current computer and information technology development trends.
Unit 2. Office and publishing software for scientific publications and documents preparation.
Unit 3. All-purpose scientific and engineering calculations software packages.
Unit 4. Computer graphics and multimedia in science and engineering.
Unit 5. Data acquisition and transfer network technology.
Unit 6. Electronic databases.
Unit 7. Data coding and protection.
Unit 8. Process control systems.
Course contents:
Unit 1. Current computer and information technology development trends:
Computer technology in science, business and everyday life. Computer technology used for group activities. Usage of local and global networks. Main functionality of engineering and production computer systems.
Unit 2. Office and publishing software for scientific publications and documents preparation:
Electronic documents and editions. Types, purpose and structure of scientific reports, articles, synopses, workbooks, monographs, presentations, publicity leaflets. Document preparation and publishing using paperless technology. Overview of up-to-date publishing packages such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint and of their components like LaTex 2e and others.
Unit 3. All-purpose scientific and engineering calculations software packages:
Overview of up-to-date scientific and engineering calculations software packages. Calculations with the help of standard office packages of Microsoft Excel and OpenOffice.Calc. Statistica and Stadia as up-to-date statistical programme packages. Mathcad: Main capabilities and calculation procedures. MATLAB Simulink: Structure, data presentation and calculation procedures.
Unit 4. Computer graphics and multimedia in science and engineering:
Visualization of test and calculated data. Graphic presentation of numeric and text information. Digital image storage and transfer formats. Vector and bitmap graphics. 3D graphics and fractal objects. Dynamic data visualization. Graphic user interface. LabVIEW: Virtual laboratory instrumentation.
Unit 5. Data acquisition and transfer network technology:
Principles of data network architecture. Network topology. Network structuring. Network services. Key software and hardware components of a network. Local area network basic technology. TCP/IP and its implementation in Windows NT/2000/XP or Unix. Internet/Intranet technology. HTTP as a fundamental Web protocol. E-mail means. Database control systems. Wireless networks, mobile telecommunications service.
Unit 6. Data coding and protection:
Introduction to the theory of information and coding. Data complexity and protection. Information and entropy. Error correction codes. Cryptographic data protection techniques and application of cryptographic protocols in computer networks.
Unit 7. Electronic databases:
Database life cycle. Main stages of database engineering. Hierarchical, network and relational data models. Data operations including data sorting, search and filtering. Basics of MS Access. SQL tables. Hypertext and multimedia databases. XML servers. Object-oriented databases.
Unit 8. Process control systems (PCS):
Purpose and functional structure of a PCS. Principles of PCS architecture and development stages. Basic PCS elements and software. Hardware and communication channel requirements. Power monitoring systems. Power dispatch control systems.
Activities:
- Teacher-led group activities in a classroom;
- Extracurricular self-study of the teacher’s assignments and tasks, including the use of educational facilities (obligatory);
- Office-hours.
Total hours – 108
Total points – 3
Classroom hours – 30
Unsupervised hours – 78
Term paper in the 1st semester
Midterm assessment – pass/fail examination
