Course Code and Name: 3B03ELE – GENERAL INFORMATICS
Name of Teacher and Address :
Ashkarali P,
Asst Professor Electronics,
Govt Arts and Science College Tanur
University : Calicut University
Objectives of the Course
To update and expand basic informatics skills and attitudes relevant to the emerging knowledge society
To equip the students toeffectively utilize the digital knowledge resources for their chosen courses of study.
Text Books
1) Technology in Action, Pearson
2) V. Rajaraman, Introduction to Information Technology, Prentice Hall
3) Alexis Leon & Mathews Leon, Computers Today, Leon Vikas,
4) Hunt, Lipsman, Rosenberg, A Guide to Matlab, Cambridge
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Syllabus
IT and society - Issues and concerns - Digital Divide - Free Software Movement – IT and industry - New opportunities and threats - Cyberethics - Cyber crimes – Security – Privacy issues - Cyber Laws - Cyber addictions - Information overload - Health issues - Guidelines for proper usage of computers and internet - e-waste and Green Csmputing – Unicode - IT and regional languages.
Learning Outcome:
To examine the IT as an agent of social change and its impacts on society.
To criticize the distribution of technology among people.
To asses the threats and oppertunities in IT industry.
To list out the guidelines for the proper usage of IT.