Course purpose

• Introduction to study, learning and mastering academic writing skills, learning skills, and development of ICT skills.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• studying at the UP FM (introduction to the organisation, working methods, communication)
• guidelines for writing student papers
• use of scholarly apparatus
• effective learning strategies, time management
• web searching: Using Google settings; Searching study materials in different databases (COBISS, scientific paper databases); using remote access
• searching and downloading data from statistical portals (SURS, Eurostat) for usage it in spreadsheet programs
• spreadsheet program (LibreOffice Cals/MS Excel): Sheets, linking data from different sheets, Formatting cells, tables/Conditional formatting; Using mathematical operations and basic functions; Data visualization with charts and Data manipulation (sorting, subtotals, filtering)
• word processor (LibreOffice Writer/MS Word): Editing long documents; Using/Modifying styles; Inserting section breaks, numbering; Using captions; cross-referencing; Inserting indexes: content, figures, tables; Footnotes, document footer/header; Track changes
• presentation tools (LibreOffice Impress/MS PowerPoint: Effective presentation features; Using a master slide/changing master slides
• using and linking sources from different tools together and exporting content in different file formats
• using and linking sources from different tools together and exporting content in different file formats