Course 01

Introduction
lect. eng. Rajmond JÁNÓ, PhD
eng. Adelina Ioana ILIEȘ, PhD student

rajmond.jano@ael.utcluj.ro
fb.com/janorajmond
Room E05
Welcome!
Mechanics of a University
Mechanics of a University
 General Rules

• Be friendly, be polite

• Help each other and collaborate

• But do not copy of each other

• Make your own schedule

• Do not cram for exams, study during the semester

 The Costs
1.000 RON/mo. x 9 mo. x 4 yrs. = 36.000 RON
(8.000 EUR)
1x
0.25 kg

4x
Now, let’s get serious!
Lab Safety Instructions
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3
Timetable
 Timetable
• Attendance to all laboratory activities is
compulsory according to faculty regulations
• Two justified (medical, personal issues, etc.)
absences are allowed with the condition of
recovering for lost classes by the end of the
semester
• The last week of the semester will be dedicated
to recovering one lost activity (one class)
• The other lost class must be recovered in the
same week they were unattended (with other
groups)
 Course Content
1. Introduction
2. Hardware and software concepts
3. Advanced Microsoft Word 2016
4. Advanced Microsoft Excel 2016
5. Presenting with Microsoft PowerPoint 2016
6. Online resources / Photo Editing (?)
 Evaluation
• During the whole semester
• No final exam
• Final mark calculation:

1 x 10 question multiple choice pop quiz 1 x 10 pts.

1 x Word skills evaluation 1 x 20 pts.
1 x Excel skills evaluation 1 x 20 pts.
4 x random lab activity evaluation 4 x 10 pts.
Staying alive bonus 1 x 10 pts.
Total 100 pts.
 Evaluation
Please bare in mind:
• Final mark is only calculated if all laboratory
activities have been attended by the end of
the semester!
In any other case the subject must be
re-contracted in the following year!
• Misbehavior during activities will not be
tolerated and any violators will be asked to
leave the classroom, being marked as absent
for the respective week.
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Available online at:

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Information for Students -> Courses -> Applied Informatics

Samsung room (E04) – Remember
• All PCs are frozen
– All changes made to any settings are restored after a
reboot
– All saved items to the System Drive (C:), including the
Desktop, are deleted after a reboot
– Do not disable the system protection software
– Save your work on a USB drive or on disk D:
– Do not delete anything else other than your own work
– Do not format the hard disks
• Moderate your usage of Facebook, 9GAG and other
distractions (including your phone)
 Represents an individual or group task that needs to be done
Let’s connect!
during the laboratory. The accomplishment of the tasks will
be randomly evaluated each time!
5 mins.
Allocated
• Start your computers
time for
the task

• Check system functionality – report any

abnormalities found
 Communication – How to?
• Proper e-mail address
– vladut_musculosul69@yahoo.com
– sanzi_pitzi_love@gmail.com

• Proper name for outgoing e-mails

– Smecher Barosanu, Snow White, Big Daddy
 https://myaccount.google.com/

Signature is added from Google Inbox Settings -> Signature

 Do it now!
15 mins.

• Change your outgoing name for your e-mail

account to your real name

• Optionally, add a signature which includes

your name, study year, specialty and group
number
 Communication – How to?
• Proper e-mail

Salll!
Auzi, neai corectat oare shi noua lukrarile la CCP
k mar interesa c nota a-m luat k apoi plec din
cluj ji sa stiu dak am trecut la examen sau nu k
apoi sa vin la contestatii dak nu mersi !!!111one
 Communication – How to?
• Proper e-mail (feel free to copy – paste):

Bună ziua!

Mă numesc _____, student în anul I, grupa ___, și

vă deranjez în legătură cu următoarea
problema/nelămurire/întrebare: ____________.

Vă mulțumesc anticipat!
Numele încă odată
 Communication – Tricks and tips
• Find a proper subject for your e-mail
– Never send an e-mail with an empty subject line
– Subject should summarize the e-mail’s content
• “Applied Informatics absence recovery”
• “Applied Informatics question”
• “Unclarity regarding study contracts”, etc.
• An e-mail is not an “Instant Message”
– Present all the information that you have and
everything you need the answer to (the full
problem)
 Courses
Available online at:

http://www.ael.utcluj.ro/

Information for Students -> Courses -> Applied Informatics