CS115 Course Schedule
Dates for assignments and tests will be confirmed in class.
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Week
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Topics (Readings) |
Assignment |
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1-3
1/14-2/1
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Welcome, Introduction, Unit A: Understanding Essential Computer Concepts p. 1-25
Supplementary Notes on Essential Computer Concepts
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Concepts Review p.26-27 Concepts Review p. 48-49
Visual Workshop Skills Review p. 28 - with modifications discussed in class
Section 2: due Wednesday February 6
Section 1: due Monday February 11 (extension because of missed class) |
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Getting Started with Windows XP p.29-47
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4-5
2/4-2/15 |
Internet Explorer Getting Started with Internet Explorer p. 81-104
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Concepts Review p. 100-101 Concepts Review p.596-597
due Monday February 25 |
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Outlook 2003 Getting Started with Outlook 2003 p.578-595 |
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Test 1 Wednesday 2/27 |
The topics for this test will be the material covered in the text and class in the sections on Understanding Essential Computer Concepts, Windows XP Unit A, Outlook 2003 and Internet Explorer. | |
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6
2/18 - 2/22
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Windows XP Unit B: Windows XP Understanding File Management p.53-73 |
Concepts Review p. 74-75 due Monday 3/3 |
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7 -8
2/25 - 3/14
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Word 2003 Unit A: Getting Started with Word 2003 p122-137 Word 2003 Unit B Editing Documents p.146 -163 Word 2003 Word 2003 Unit C Formatting Text and Paragraphs p. 171-193
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Concepts Review p. 138-139 Concepts Review p. 164-165 Skills Review p. 165-166 (send this file via the digital drop box) due Wednesday 3/12 -----------------------------------
Concepts
Review p. 188-189 (send this file via the digital drop box) due Monday 3/17 |
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Project One Specs - if you misplaced or did not get a copy
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due Monday 3/17 | |
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Test 2 Wednesday 3/19
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The topics for this test will be the material covered in the text and class in the sections on Windows XP Unit B and Word Units A-C All questions will be taken from the Quizzes and Concepts Review for these sections |
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9 -10
3/31-4/04 |
Excel 2003 Excel 2003 Unit A Getting Started p.225-243 |
Concepts Review Unit A p. 244-245 Concepts Review Unit B p. 272-273 Skills Review Unit B p. 273-274 due Monday 4/7 |
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Excel 2003 Excel 2003 Unit B Building and Editing Worksheets p.251-271 |
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11
4/07-4/11 |
Excel 2003 Excel 2003 Unit C Formatting a Worksheet p.279-295 |
Concepts Review Unit C p. 296-297 Skills Review Unit C p. 298-299 Concepts Review Unit D p. 322-323 Skills Review Unit D p. 323-325 due Monday 4/14 |
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Excel 2003 Excel 2003 Unit D Working with Charts p. 305-321 |
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12-13 4/14-4/25 |
Access 2003 Unit A: Getting Started with Access 2003 p. 345-363 |
Concepts Review p. 364-365 Concepts Review p. 390-391
An Independent Challenge will be assigned in class on Wednesday 4/23. It will count as a Skills Review Grade.
due Wednesday 4/23 |
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Test 3 |
Access 2003 Unit B: Using Tables and Queries p.370 - 389
Monday April 28 |
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14 -15
4/28-5/5 |
PowerPoint 2003 PowerPoint 2003 Unit A Getting Started p.466-481 PowerPoint 2003 PowerPoint 2003 Unit B Creating a Presentation p.490-505 PowerPoint 20003 PowerPoint 2003 Unit C Modifying a Presentation p.514-529 |
Concepts Review p. 482 Concepts Review p. 506
due Monday May 5 |
| Final Exam |
Section 1 Monday 5/12 at 9AM Section 2 Wednesday 5/7 at 9AM
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