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 CSC/ITC 101-01                       Intro to Computer Education                             Fall 2017

 

 

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Last revised November 20, 2017

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Syllabus

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Course Schedule (subject to revision - please visit on a weekly basis):

Current week (click here) is highlighted white.


Date

Lecture Topics

Reading Assignment

Lab Topics

Exam

Week 1

Basics

Appendix A

No lab - lecture only



Week 2

Our Digital Planet

Chapter 1

No lab - lecture only


Test 1

Week 3

Hardware Basics: Inside the Box

Chapter 2


No lab - lecture only

Do it at home:

Working with Windows

Test 2

Week 4

Hardware Basics: Peripherals

Chapter 3


Working with Windows

System Utilities

File Management

Test 3

Week 5

Software Basics: The Ghost in the Machine

Chapter 4

MS Office

MS Word

Test 4

Week 6

Productivity Applications

Chapter 5


MS Word

There is no scantron test in week 6

Week 7

Graphics, Digital Media, and Multimedia

Chapter 6


MS Excel

Test 6

Week 8

Database Applications and Privacy Implications

Chapter 7


MS Excel

Test 7

Week 9

Networking and Digital Communication

Chapter 8


MS FrontPage

Using a Web page composer


Test 8

Week 10

The Evolving Internet



Chapter 9

MS FrontPage

Using a Web page composer

Test 9

Week 11

Intellectual Property, Its Protection,  and  Preemption


Skip the entire Chapter 10 & 11

Read Lecture Notes and Slides
MS Access


There is no scantron test in week 11.
Week 12

Intellectual Property, Its Protection,  and  Preemption


Skip the entire Chapter 10 & 11

Read Lecture Notes and Slides
MS Access


Test 10

Covers materials in the Lecture Notes and Slides Only

Week 13

Information Systems in Business

Chapter 12

Mathematica

Test 12

Week 14

Electronic Commerce and E-Businesst

Chapter 13

MS PowerPoint

No lab - Happy Thanksgiving!

There is no scantron test in week 14.


Week 15, 16

Is Artificial Intelligence Real?

Chapter 15 and the video

Making movies and recording music with Mac MS PowerPoint

Test 13
covers Chapter 13 (week 15)


Week 17

No class

Chapters 1 - 9, 11 -  13, 15, lecture notes, and the video "How To record Your Own Music 101"

No lab       

Final Exam
Thursday
WH-F144

(scantron)

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Student Preparation before Each Class:

  • Read the text of the chapter assigned (per schedule above).
  • Review objectives from the chapters.
  • Make note of any questions you may have to pose during class or via e-mail.

Student Follow-up after Each Class:

  • Re-read the covered chapter and the assigned readings.
  • (Mondays only) Do the Online Study for the chapter per guides that can be found here (while there, click on covered chapter number and then on Online Study Quide). 
  • Do the Screen Tests as they appear in the chapter.
  • Try to memorize the key terms listed at the end of the chapter.
  • Do the review questions (no credit) listed at the end of the chapter.
  • If the chapter is not covered completely on Monday, re-do all the above steps on the following Wednesday.
  • (Wednesdays only) Do the assigned project & homework as posted here.
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Weeks of classes in Fall 2017:

   
week 1: Aug 22, 24
    week 2: Aug 29, 31
    week 3: Sep 5, 7
    week 4: Sep 12, 14
    week 5: Sep 19, 21
    week 6: Sep 26, 28
    week 7: Oct 3, 5
    week 8: Oct 10, 12
    week 9: Oct 17, 19
    week 10: Oct 24, 26
    week 11: Sep 31, Nov 2
    week 12: Nov 7, 9
    week 13: Nov 14, 16
    week 14: Nov 21
    week 15: Nov 28, 30
    week 16: Dec 5
    week 17 (final):  Dec 7



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