Objectives and competences
Student will:
• Understand laws of nature and technology to the sufficient level that he/she will be able to communicate with professionals from technical field during the course of processes
• Reach the knowledge about nature laws to the degree which will present sufficient background for study of professional subjects from the field of production or informatics
• Be able of critical evaluation of technological novelties and their introduction in production and information processes
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Importance of natural science for the management of The role of professional sources within production processes
2. Basic concepts of scientific and research work, publication of scientific and professional papers, concepts of scientific work evaluation, relation between science, technology and production.
3. Selected topics from physics:
Mechanics (quantities in mechanics, force and motion, Newton’s laws, work and energy, basic principles of hydrostatics and hydrodynamics)
Waves (types of waves, electromagnetic waves, sound waves, Doppler effect)
Thermodynamics (temperature scale, specific heat, heats of transformation, transfer of heat, thermal expansion)
Electrics (electric charge, electrostatic force, electric current, Ohm’s law, specific resistance, serial and parallel resistors, principles of magnetism)
Atomics (atom building, x-rays, radioactivity)
4. Selected topics from chemistry
Quantities in chemistry, Solutions, Chemical bonds, Acids, bases and pH, Oxidation and reduction, Galvanic cell and electrolysis, Chemical equilibrium and rate of chemical reactions, Periodic table and brief review of inorganic chemistry, Brief review of organic chemistry.
5. Selected topics from biology:
Classification of organisms, Cellular structure, basic principles of biochemistry.
6. Introduction into the cybernetics:
Fundamentals, Cybernetic system, Cybernetic models, Information.
7. Basic principles of production processes:
Fundamental principles, Elements of production processes (energy, material, information), Operations in production processes.
8. Fundamental principles of technology:
Fundamentals of standards, basic principles of technical drawing, formats.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures
Seminary exercises
• Use of the tools in electronic learning environment (quizzes, simulations, presentations)
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
After the end of the course students will be able to:
• Use the knowledge from the field of science and technology by process management and improvement
• Describe the main laws of physics, chemistry and biology
• Connect particular physical quantities with appropriate IS system units
• Interpret and evaluate results of physical quantities measurments for the needs of production processes
• Ability to solve organizational problems on the basis of understanding of basic principles of technologies
• Ability to solve calculation problems of medium difficulty from the fields of physics and chemistry
• Describe differences between various groups of anorganic substances as well as organic and biologically important compounds
• Explain the fundamental characteristics of production processes
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
- Ability to use calculation methods and procedures of basic physical and chemical laws to anticipate the behaviour of production systems
- Use of basic parameters (pH, pressure, voltage, power etc.) to predict and regulate specific production systems
- Ability to solve organizational problems on the basis of understanding of basic principles of technologies
Readings
1. Senegačnik, M., & Vuk, D. (2006). Računske vaje iz naravoslovja in tehnoloških sistemov: združena in razširjena zbirka računskih nalog (str. 334). Moderna organizacija.
2. Vuk, D. (1999). Sodobna produkcija in okolje: skripta (str. 384). Moderna organizacija.
3. Ryan, L. (2000). Kemija: preproste razlage kemijskih pojavov (1. natis, str. 320). Tehniška založba Slovenije.
4. Atkins, P. W., Frazer, M. J., Clugston, M. . . J., & Jones, R. . . A. Y. (1997). Kemija: zakonitosti in uporaba (2. natis, str. XVI, 543). Tehniška založba Slovenije.
5. Johnson, K. (1996). Fizika, Preproste razlage fizikalnih pojavov (1. natis, str. 383). Tehniška založba Slovenije.
6. Žitnik, J. (2002). Univerzitetne fizikalne naloge (1. natis, str. Zv. <1-2>). Tehniška založba Slovenije.
Additional information on implementation and assessment - written exam (90%)
- course ework (10%)
