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Syllabus for CGS 1100 - Ref.# 151194

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COURSE INFORMATION

Dates: January 6 - April 28, 2011 - Tuesdays & Thursdays: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM (See the Course Schedule below)

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Participation:

You are expected to participate in each class meeting and will be tested on text and lecture content. It is your responsibility to notify me if you miss the daily roll call and to get the lecture notes from a classmate. Bring your textbook, a pencil, notepaper and a USB storage device to each class meeting. The maintenance and security of your textbook and storage media is your responsibility. The loss of these items does not exempt a student from his or her class/homework responsibilities.

Interruptions:

Portable electronic devices such as cellular phones, pagers, PDA's, media players, etc. must not be used during class. If you need to be reached at the college, give out the following numbers:

Grading:

Instruments of Evaluation Points
Four exams, each worth 100 points, totaling 400
Five hands-on projects, each worth 25 points, totaling 125
Your final grade is based on your percentage of 525


COURSE SCHEDULE

The schedule below contains deadlines for class activities. Students should read the chapters listed below prior to coming to class (and then review them after the class) to enhance their understanding of classroom discussions and activities. Exercises and review questions within the textbook are useful, but will not be submitted for grading in this class. Reading of either the textbook or online notes should be completed before attempting any assignment or exam. An average student should expect to spend at least as much time studying outside of class as spent in class. All dates listed below should be interpreted as final deadlines for an activity. Be proactive in your study habits. Try to stay ahead of the schedule; don't just keep up with it. Contact me immediately if you cannot meet a deadline.

This schedule and any changes to it will be posted on the course web site. You also are advised to review the web pages regarding academic schedules on the .

Date Reading / Hands-on Practice Project Due
Th 1/6 Course Orientation  
T 1/11 COMPUTING CONCEPTS: Chap.1 - Getting Started with Computing Concepts  
Th 1/13 WINDOWS 7: Chap.1 - Getting Started with Windows 7
Also browse the video tutorial sites about Windows 7 listed on the Video Tutorial page.
 
T 1/18 Web page: Data Types & Computer Languages  
Th 1/20 OFFICE FUNDAMENTALS AND FILE MANAGEMENT: Chap.1 - Office Fundamentals and File Management  
T 1/25 Web pages: Windows® File Association and How to Convert Data Files To Different Languages File Management
Th 1/27 THE ONLINE EXPERIENCE: Chap.1 - Introduction to Computing on the Internet
Also read web pages: Internet (definition), Internet Addressing,
the World Wide Web
 
T 2/1 Hands-on Work Session & Review for Exam Internet Search
Th 2/3 Exam 1 – Windows & Internet  
T 2/8 Word Ch 01: Introduction to Word  
Th 2/10 Word Ch 02: Document Presentation  
T 2/15 Word Ch 03: Collaboration and Research  
Th 2/17 Word Ch 04: Document Productivity  
T 2/22 Hands-on work session  
Th 2/24 Word 2010: Review for Exam Word Processing
T 3/1 Exam 2 - Word 2010  
Th 3/3 Excel Ch 01: Introduction to Excel  
T 3/8 Excel Ch 02: Formulas and Functions  
Th 3/10 Excel Ch 03: Charts  
T 3/15 Hands-on work session  
Th 3/17 Excel 2010: Review for Exam Excel Workbook
T 3/22 Exam 3 - Excel 2010  
Th 3/24 (Class canceled due to instructor absence)  
3/28-4/1 IRSC SPRING BREAK - NO CLASSES  
T 4/5 Access Ch 01: Introduction to Access  
Th 4/7 Hands-on work session  
T 4/12 Access Ch 02: Relational Databases and Queries  
Th 4/14 (Class canceled for IRSC Student Awards Ceremony)  
T 4/19 Hands-on work session Access Database
Th 4/21 (Demonstration of ) PowerPoint Ch 01: Introduction to PowerPoint  
T 4/26 Review for Final Exam (Access 2010)  
Th 4/28 Final - Access and PowerPoint only. (Note time: 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM)  

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