The purpose of the course is to help students:

• Utilize IT technologies to facilitate cooperative and business decision-making.
• Apply basic methodological and technical tools for managing and storing information using software.
• Understand the construction, management, organization, and online presentation of information through integrated systems (e.g., WordPress).
• Identify the fundamental principles of communication and data networks.
• Familiarize themselves with basic information systems and the services they support within the shipping industry.