The course is a technically-oriented introductory survey of information technology, designed to prepare students without a technical background in information technology for further studies of Industrial Engineering. The course introduces students to several areas of information technology including the personal computer (PC) and PC applications (PC hardware and software), networking, operating systems, text editors, spreadsheets, presentation and slide software and programming principles.

This course will enable students to: understand the basic concepts and terminology of information technology and be able to define them; understand the major hardware components of a modern computing system and their functions and interactions; understand the principles of operating systems and computer networks; use Internet services and understand possible merits and risks in global computer network; acquire basic skills and be able to use the main personal computer applications; increase ability to learn and explore new information technologies with confidence; understand algorithmic way of thinking and programming principles; and identify issues related to information security.

Fundamental concepts of information technologies (IT). Computer architecture and functionality. Data representation. Software tools: text editors, spreadsheets and presentation and slide systems. Computer networks: types, components, communication protocols, and inter networking principles. Aspects of global computer network. Internet services, applications and usage. Algorithmic procedures for data processing. Integrated software development environments. Fundamental concepts of selected programming language. Fundamental programming techniques.

Teaching is done through lectures and exercises that are performed in the computer lab.