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Course title Aspects of computer science and technologies

Educational program Computer Science
faculty Faculty of Business and technologies
course code CS105
lecturer PhD David Razmadze invited lecturer
Mobile:
E-mail: [email protected]
Consultation: 2 hours per week, time and room are based on agreement.
Level of study Bachelor's
Semester I
Course status Obligatory
Number of credits and 5 ECTS, 125 hours, includes 47 contact hours (30 hours of lectures, 13 hours of laboratory
distribution of hours work, 2 hours midterm exam and 2 hours final exam) and 78 individual/independent working
hours.
Admission criteria No prerequisites
Course objectives Teach students the aspects of computer science. Give the basic overview of human to machine
interaction, data exchange, operating systems, modern technological trends and infrastructures.
Learning Outcomes After the completion of the study course students gain following generic (transferable) and field-
specific competencies:
Knowledge and o Knowledge about history of creation of mechanical computing machines and their
understanding evolution
o Knowledge and realization of the importance of information technologies in modern world
o Understanding of various programming languages principles
o Understanding of controlling and regulatory principles in various technologies
o Knowledge of principles of information exchange
skills o Ability to implement knowledge and experience in real systems.
o Ability of making a conclusion
o Ability of differentiation of the data
o Logical, analytical, critical and synthetic thinking skills;
o Ability to formulate, defend and share his/her own ideas with others in an oral or written form;
Responsibility and
autonomy
content Week 1:
3 hrs Lecture – Analog computing machines
 Carry transfer principle in Pascal’s arithmometer
 Business-Information processing with analog computing machines
 Machine information exchanging mechanisms

Literature: Foundations of computer science – Jefferey D. Ullman – Chapter 1

Week 2:

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2 hrs. Lecture – Electronic computing machines

 Electronic computing machines as a universal automated unit
 Electronic computing machine components
 Electronic computing machine development history

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Computer science the hardware, the software and heart – Edward K.Blum –
Chapter 2

Week 3:
2 hrs. Lecture – Operating systems, databases
 Evolution of OS and categorization
 Databases and administration

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Modern Operating systems A.S. Tanenbaum – Chapter 1

Week 4:
2 hrs. Lecture – Information administration systems
 Hierarchy of Activities and administration in organizations
 Operating activities support systems
 Decision-making supportive information systems

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Computer science the hardware, the software and heart – Edward K.Blum –
Chapter 9

Week 5:
2 hrs. Lecture – Distributed data processing
 Distributed databases
 Concept of transparency in distributed databases
 Data exchange methods in distributed databases

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Computer science the hardware, the software and heart – Edward K.Blum –
Chapter 10

Week 6:
2 hrs. Lecture – Concept of programming
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 Principles of programming
 Data perception, processing
 Algorithmization

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Computer science the hardware, the software and heart – Edward K.Blum –
Chapter 4

Week 7:
2 hrs. Lecture – Supercomputers, clusters, parallel computing
 Main specifications of super computers
 Main fields for using supercomputers
 Modern tendencies of supercomputer development

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Computer science the hardware, the software and heart – Edward K.Blum –
Chapter 8

Week 8: Midterm Exams 2 hrs., Lab. Work 1 hr.

Week 9:
2 hrs. Lecture – Global web, internet
 Package switching principle
 Network protocols
 Local and global networks, World wide web

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Computer science the hardware, the software and heart – Edward K.Blum –
Chapter 7

Week 10:
2 hrs. Lecture – Cybers-Infrastructures, Grid, Cloud, Jungle
 Infrastructure as a service
 Platform as a service
 Software as a service

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Computer science the hardware, the software and heart – Edward K.Blum –
Chapter 11
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Week 11:
2 hrs. Lecture – Quantum computer
 Differences between quantum and classic computers
 Computer science fields for quantum computers
 Realization of quantum computers

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Computer science the hardware, the software and heart – Edward K.Blum –
Chapter 14

Week 12:
2 hrs. Lecture – Artificial intelligence
 Concept of an intelligent agent
 Agent program and structure
 Environment classification
 Agent classification on program basis

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Artificial Intelligence, University of Sussex – Chapter 1

Week 13:
2 hrs. Lecture – Embedded systems
 Internet of things (general overview)
 Standalone system
 Networked system
 Sophisticated system

1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Embedded Systems – J. Ganssle, Chapter 1

Week 14:
2 hrs. Lecture – Business-activity supportive systems
 E-business support
 E-commerce support
 E-commerce models
 Sophisticated system

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1 hr. Lab. work

Literature: Ecommerce and web – Tracy.L. Tuten, Chapter 1-3, pp. 1-43

Week 15:
3 hrs. Lecture - Project presentations

17 – 19 weeks: final exams.

Teaching / Learning Lecture
Methods  presentation
 demonstration
 induction
 deduction
 analysis
 synthesis
 case study
 teaching though electronic sources

Practice
 demonstration
 task solving
 problem solving
 group work
 individual work
 working with a course-book
 induction
 deduction
 analysis
 synthesis
 laboratory works

Independent work
 working with a course-book
 induction
 deduction
 analysis
 synthesis
 problem-based teaching
 case study
 preparing a presentation

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 doing homework
 learning through electronic sources
Evaluation criteria Student may be assessed orally and/or in a written way. A student’s knowledge and skills
are assessed through 100 points grading system. It consists of midterm and final evaluations
– maximum 60 points in midterm evaluations and maximum 40 points in final evaluation.

Grading system allows:

a) Five types of positive grades

1) (A) Excellent – 91 and over of maximum point;

2) (B) Very good – 81-90 of maximum point;

3) (C) Good – 71-80 of maximum point;

4) (D) Satisfactory – 61-70 of maximum point;

5) (E) Acceptable – 51-60 of maximum point.

b) Two types of negative grades

1) (FX) Fail – 41-50 of maximum point, meaning that a student requires some more
work before passing and is given a chance to sit an additional examination after
independent work;

2) (F) Fail – 40 and less of maximum point, meaning that the work of a student is not
acceptable and he/she has to study the subject anew.

For final evaluation a student is admitted to the exam if his/her midterm evaluation is
minimum 18 points out of 60 points.

A student is allowed to take additional (make-up) exam in case he/she scored 41-50 points
of final grade or minimum 51 points, but did not score at least 12 points out of 40 points of
final evaluation.

Credits can be obtained if a student scored:

a) Minimum 12 points out of 40 points of final evaluation;
b) Minimum 51 points out of 100 points of final grade.

Midterm evaluations cover:

 Participation – 14 points
 Midterm Exam – 30 points
 Course Project – 16 points

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Midterm evaluation + Final Evaluation = Gross Grade

Course Project is completed by the student – independently. The project is submitted

digitally and it’s maximum point is 16. The project combines three components. Each
component’s maximum point is 4.

Course Project evaluation:

4 point: The component is completely done and all requirements are fullfilled.
3 point: The component is completely done, few mistakes are detected.
2 point: Major portion of the component is completed, few mistakes are detected.
1 point: The component is partially completed, most requirements are not fullfilled,
major mistakes detected.
0 point: The component is not completed at all.

Mid-term exam is paper based, questions are from the subject’s syllabus and it’s maximum
point is 30.
Mid-term exam contains 6 tasks, each task is evaluated by maximum 5 points (written on
the exam paper).
Mid-term exam task evaluation:
5 point: The task is completely done and all requested requirements are fullfilled.
4 point: Major portion of the task is completed, few requirements are not fullfilled.
3 point: Major portion of the task is completed, few requirements are not fullfilled,
there are minor mistakes.
2 point: The task is half completed, most requirements are not fullfilled, major
mistakes.
1 point: The task’s minimum portion is completed, most requirements are not
fullfilled, major mistakes.
0 point: The task is not completed at all.

The maximum evaluation for Participation & labworks is 14 points. Student is evaluated
before final exam according to his/her performance though the semester. Each week
student can get maximum 1 point.
1 Point: Answering to questions fully, active participation in discussions;
0.6 – 0.8 Point: Questions are not fully answered, active participation in discussions;

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0.4– 0.6 Point: Student is present but not answering to all questions, not actively
participating in class discussions;
0.2– 0.4 Point: Student is present but not answering to any questions, not actively
participating in class discussions;
0 Point: Student is absent or is not answering to question at all, is not taking part in class
discussions.

Final exam is paper based, questions are from the subject’s syllabus and it’s maximum point
is 40.
Mid-term exam contains 8 tasks, each task is evaluated by maximum 5 points (written on
the exam paper).
Final exam task evaluation:
5 point: The task is completely done and all requested requirements are fullfilled.
4 point: Major portion of the task is completed, few requirements are not fullfilled.
3 point: Major portion of the task is completed, few requirements are not fullfilled,
there are minor mistakes.
2 point: The task is half completed, most requirements are not fullfilled, major
mistakes.
1 point: The task’s minimum portion is completed, most requirements are not
fullfilled, major mistakes.
0 point: The task is not completed at all.
basic literature  Edward K. Blum; Computer Science: The Hardware, Software and Heart of it;
Springer, 2011
 Jefferey D. Ullman; Foundations of computer science; W. H. Freeman Publishing,
1994
 Margaret A. Boden; Artificial Intelligence; Academic Press, 1996
 Tracy.L. Tuten; Ecommerce and web; Praeger Publishing, 2010
 J. Ganssle; Embedded Systems; Elsevier, 2008
 A.S. Tanenbaum; H.Bos; Modern Operating systems, fourth edition; Pearson
Publishing, 2015
auxiliary literature

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