CS115 Course Schedule

 

Dates for assignments and tests will be confirmed in class.

 

Week

 

Topics (Readings)

Assignment

1-3

 

1/14-2/1

 

Welcome, Introduction,

Unit A: Understanding Essential Computer Concepts

 p. 1-25

 

Supplementary Notes on Essential Computer Concepts

 

Supplementary Notes (continued)

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)

 

Getting Started with Windows XP

 p.29-47

 

 

4-5

 

2/4-2/15

Internet Explorer

Getting Started with Internet Explorer

p. 81-104

Notes on Web Page Design

 

Supplementary notes on Internet and WWW

Concepts Review p. 100-101

Concepts Review p.596-597

 

due Monday February 25

 

Outlook 2003

Getting Started with Outlook 2003

p.578-595

Test 1

Wednesday 2/27

Study Guide

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.

6

 

2/18 - 2/22

 

Windows XP

Unit B: Windows XP Understanding File Management

p.53-73

Concepts Review p. 74-75

 due Monday 3/3

7 -8

 

2/25 - 3/14

 

 

 

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

 

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

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Concepts Review p. 188-189
Skills Review p. 189-191

(send this file via the digital drop box)

due Monday 3/17

 

Project One Specs - if you misplaced or did not get a copy

 

 

Supplementary Notes on Word Project

Grading Rubric

due Monday 3/17

Test 2

Wednesday 3/19

 

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

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

 

Excel 2003

Excel 2003 Unit B Building and Editing Worksheets

p.251-271

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

 

Excel 2003

Excel 2003 Unit D Working with Charts

p. 305-321

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

File to be used in class

 

 

 

 

 

Test 3

Access 2003

Unit B: Using Tables and Queries

p.370 - 389

 

 

Monday April 28

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

 

 

Study Guide for Final