Spring 2002 - Class Schedule
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Date |
Chapter |
Lecture Content |
Room |
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Jan 14 |
Syllabus |
Introduction to the Course and Syllabus; Computer Literacy |
LKH 213 |
| Jan 16 | DC 1 | History of Computer Technology | LKH 213 |
| Jan 18 | DC 1 | The Shakers and Movers of Computer Technology | LKH 213 |
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Jan 21 Martin Luther King Day - No Classes |
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| Jan 23 | DC 8 | Operating Systems (Concepts & Types; E-mail Accounts) | LKH 213 |
| Jan 23 | Quiz 1 (Course Syllabus and Computer History) | LKH 213 | |
| Jan 25 | PC Lab | Log-in, accessing textbook web sites, and E-mail account setup | PC Lab |
| Jan 28 | DC 8 | Saving and Managing Files; File Names and Folders | LKH 213 |
| Jan 30 | DC 8 | Quiz
2 (Operating System Concepts) Managing Files (Disc Format, Copy, Rename, Delete, Move) |
LKH 213 |
| Feb 1 | PC Lab | Hands-on File Management Functions | PC Lab |
| Feb 4 | DC 2 | The Internet and Wide World Web | LKH 213 |
| Feb 6 | DC 2 | Web
Publishing (Planning and Creating a Web Page) MS Word (Chapter One) |
LKH 213 |
| Feb 8 | PC Lab | Building
a Web Page Concepts Quiz 3 (Internet and WWW Concepts) |
PC Lab |
| Feb 11 | DC 4 | The
System Unit (Motherboard, CPU, Chips) MS Word (Importing and Using Graphic Images) |
LKH 213 |
| Feb 13 | DC 4 | Expansion Slots, Ports, Expanding RAM | LKH 213 |
| Feb 15 | PC Lab | Due
today: Both Word Project One assignments Quiz 4 (System Unit) |
PC Lab |
| Feb 18 President's Day (no day classes) | |||
| Feb 20 | DC 4 | Representing Data in Computer Memory | LKH 213 |
| Feb 22 | Word | MS
Word (Research Papers using MLA Guidelines) Quiz 5 (System Unit and Data Representation) |
LKH 213 |
| Feb 25 | DC 4 | Representing Data in Computer Memory | LKH 213 |
| Feb 27 | DC 5 | Input (Importance of Accurate Data) | LKH 213 |
| Mar 1 | PC Lab | Due today: Word Project Two assignments | PC Lab |
| Mar 4 | DC 5 | Input (Scanners, OCR, MICR, OMR, Biometric, Bar codes, UPC | LKH 213 |
| Oct. 18 Curriculum Day (no day classes) | |||
| Mar 8 | Mid-Term Test | LKH 213 | |
| Mar 11 | DC 6 | Output: (CRTs, LCDs, Gas Plasma, Retinal Displays) | LKH 213 |
| Mar 13 | Output:
(Printers, Output Device Resolution) Due today: Word Project Three assignments |
LKH 213 | |
| Mar 15 | PC Lab | Finish Word Projects or Start Excel Projects | PC Lab |
| Mar 18-22 Spring Break - No classes | |||
| Mar 25 | DC 7 | Storage (Memory vs Storage) | LKH 213 |
| Mar. 27 | DC 7 | Storage
(Magnetic versus Optical Devices) Quiz 6 (Output) |
LKH 213 |
| Mar 29 | PC Lab | Spreadsheet Concepts - Excel Chapter One | PC Lab |
| Apr 1 | DC 9 | Communications and Networks | LKH 213 |
| Apr 3 | DC 9 | Communications and
Networks Excel concepts |
LKH 213 |
| Apr 5 | PC Lab | Due today: Both Excel Project One assignments | PC Lab |
| Apr 9 Advising Day for Summer and Fall Semesters (no classes) | |||
| Apr 8 | PC Lab | Work on Excel Project Two - Using Formulas | PC Lab |
| Apr 10 | DC 9 | Network Types (LANs, WANs, etc.) | LKH 213 |
| Apr 12 | Excel | Using
Formulas and Importing Data from the Internet Quiz 7: Communications and networks |
LKH 213 |
| Apr 15 | DC 10 | E-Commerce | LKH 213 |
| Apr 17 | Excel | Excel Formatting (fonts, borders, backgrounds) | LKH 213 |
| Apr 19 | PC Lab | Due today: Three Excel Project Two assignments | PC Lab |
| Apr 22 | DC 10 | E-Commerce Excel: Absolute versus Relative Addressing; =IF Functions Quiz 8: E-Commerce and Excel |
LKH 213 |
| Apr 24 | PC Lab | Work on Excel Projects | PC Lab |
| Apr 26 | DC 11 | Ethics and Societal Impacts of Computerization | LKH 213 |
| Apr 29 | DC 11 | Emerging
Technologies Excel: The If-Then-Else function |
LKH 213 |
| May 1 | DC 12 | Computer
Security: Risks & Safeguards; Viruses & Vaccines Quiz 9: Ethics, Impacts, Emerging Technologies |
LKH 213 |
| May 3 | PC Lab | Due today: Excel Project Three assignments | PC Lab |
| May 6 | DC 12 | Information Privacy: Video "The World at Your Fingertips" | LKH 213 |
| May 8 | DC 12 | Privacy
Laws to Protect Individual Freedoms Quiz 10: Privacy Laws |
LKH 213 |
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May 10 |
Review for Final Exam |
LKH 213 |
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May 13-16 - Final Examination Week for All Courses at NIC |
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Test #2 (Chapters 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and Excel) |
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| Section | Final Exam Day | Time | Room | |
| 1 (8:00 class) | May 15 - Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. | LKH 213 | |
| 3 (10:00 class) | May 13 - Monday | 10:00 a.m. | LKH 213 | |
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