Computer and Software Tools (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After completing this course students have achieved the following skills to write, present and manage numerical and written data with the aid of computers and software, and to use appropriate TAMK computer services and network.

Content (course unit)

Basic use of office programmes, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point, and other relevant basic computer and software tools. TAMK computer services for students.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

Student can recognize, name and define field-related phenomena and basic concepts.

Student manages the assigned tasks assisted. Knows diverse courses of action but cannot justify his/her choices. Completion of tasks is based on routine or pre-learned performance.

Student can give and receive feedback. Student considers and assesses things from his/her viewpoint. Student can work in a group. Student recognises important courses of action in the field. Student takes reponsibility for his/her own work.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

Student can recognize, name and define field-related phenomena and concepts.

Student manages the assigned tasks. Knows diverse courses of action and can justify his/her choices.

Student can give and receive feedback. Student considers and assesses things from his/her viewpoint. Student can work in a group. Student recognises important courses of action in the field. Student takes reponsibility for his/her own work.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Student can recognize, name, define and understand field-related phenomena and concepts.

Student manages the assigned tasks well. Knows diverse courses of action and can justify his/her choices.

Student can give and receive feedback. Student can work in a group. Student recognises important courses of action in the field. Student takes reponsibility for his/her own and team's work.

Location and time

Follow the TAMK intranet and course schedule from there. There will be also weekly schedule in the course Moodle.
The autumn 2025 course will be arranged 1.9.2025 - 14.11.2025. Possible retakes are 9.12.2025 and 13.1.2026. The latter time can be used also as a possibility to raise the accepted grade.

Exam schedules

No final exam. The assessment is based on personal projects, the result of the projects and the documentation of the results and the implementation. Also keeping in the schedules is one part of the assessment.
More detailed instructions will be given in the practical work instructions.

Assessment methods and criteria

The final grade is based on personal projects which are checked against timetable, demands, documentation and the quality of the solution. Documentation details can be found from the assignment sections. Using the Onedrive cloud is also one part of the documentation. The details and the grading of the projects will be published in the first lectures. The details of the grading can be found also from course Moodle.

Projects are personal and there will be different checks during the course against copying of the results. This way of doing the course is possible during 1.9.2025 - 14.11.2025. After that there are two possibilities of retakes and also one personal assignment. That have to be done before 31.1.2025.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

The course will be hold in TAMK campus. In class meetings we have short examples and demonstrations. Mostly we do workshops in class environment. There will be given plenty of explanatory and instructive videos in Moodle environment. Classes are not streamed online.

Learning materials

Most of material is in the explanatory videos mainly published in Youtube. Some of those videos are public and some are hidden. There is also some additional material in the course Moodle. That is in the form of additional videos, internet links, example files and links to some written material.

Student workload

Total 80 hours. Self-promoted working is about 50-60 hours. Demonstrations, workshops, coaching and contact lessons all together is about 20-30 hours.

Content scheduling

Follow course Moodle and TAMK Schedules.

Completion alternatives

Contact the course lecture.

One possible way could be to produce a set of self made and self designed video material concerning Office 365 environment. After that a suitable environmental engineering / energy engineering / water issues / mathematics (physics, chemistry) application problem could be solved and documented with enough examples and details.

No private (personal) guidance is given in this kind of way.

Further information

TAMK network and computer services
Office365 environment
Microsoft (MS) Excel
MS Word
MS PowerPoint
Functional programming