SYLLABUS Fall 1997
CS 101-01 Introduction to Microcomputer Applications
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Tony Fabbri
PREREQUISITE: Completion of mathematics competency requirement.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is the study of a selection of contemporary
microcomputer applications, including operating system
concepts, programming concepts, word processing, database
management systems, spreadsheets, and communications. Brief
survey of other applications such as presentation graphics,
computer-assisted drafting, and desktop publishing.
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MEETING TIMES:
LECTURE: Monday, Tuesday 8:00 - 8:50 (Section CS10102)
Monday, Tuesday 1:00 - 1:50 (Section CS10104)
LABS: Thursday 8:00 - 10:40 Section C
Friday 8:00 - 10:40 Section D
Thursday 1:00 - 2:40 Section G
Friday 12:00 - 1:40 Section H
NOTE: You must be registered in both the lecture and the lab
sections as having me as the instructor. That is, students in
either Section 10102 or section 10104 MUST take lab sections
10100C, 10100D, 10100G, or 10000H. Conversely, students in my lab
sections MUST be registered in either CS10102 or CS10104.
COURSE START/END DATES
START DATE: September 4 END DATE: December 12
Final Exam Tuesday December 16 12:30 - 2:30 in CR315
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To gain insight into word processing, spreadsheets,
databases, operating systems, and the Internet.
2. To develop skills in the use of personal computers.
3. To develop skills in using word processing to compose,
correct, print, and store a document.
4. To develop skills in using a spreadsheet to save, recall,
manipulate, and print data.
5. To develop skills in creating and modifying a database,
including sorting records, performing queries, and
creating reports.
6. To develop basic skills in using Windows 95.
7. To develop basic skills in using the Internet, including
the sending and receiving of email, using search tools
on the WWW, and creating WWW pages.
8. To develop basic skills in using an integrated software
package (i.e., Microsoft's Office 97).
GRADE DETERMINATION:
Lab Midterm 20%
Lab Final 20%
Lecture Final 20%
Weekly Quizzes 20%
Computer Labs 20%
where
A 95-100 A- 90-94
B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82
C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72
D+ 67-69 D 63-66 D- 60-62
F 0-59
OFFICE HOURS: MTW 9:00 - 10:00
TR 10:00 - 11:00
Group or individual appointments available at other times upon
request.
OFFICE: Crawford Hall 255
TELEPHONE: 635-2747
E-MAIL: AFABBRI@LAKERS.LSSU.EDU
EXAMS:
Every two weeks a quiz will be given over the material covered
in that time period. Students must bring a Scantron test sheet
to each quiz--they are available in the bookstore.
The Lab Midterm Exam will cover the use of Windows 95 and
Microsoft Word.
The Lab Final Exam will cover the use of Excel and Access and
the merging of spreadsheets, databases, and Internet files
into wordprocessing documents.
The Lecture Final Exam will cover the ideas and concepts
discussed in the lectures.
Each computer lab must be completed within the stated deadline
period.
POSTING OF GRADES:
For the protection of your privacy, final grades will not be posted. Bring a
SASE to class on the day of the final exam and your grade will be mailed to
you via the envelope.
OTHERS:
A. This course is both a lecture and a lab course. The student is
expected to attend both the lecture and the lab. The
laboratory is equipped with IBM compatible computers.
Additional machines are available at other labs on campus. If
the student misses either a lecture or lab, it is the
student's responsibility to make up the assigned work.
B. Exceptions will not be granted nor grades of "Incomplete"
given except in accordance with applicable University
policies.
C. Some other general information about the course includes:
Graded labs will be returned to you during the lab time.
Labs at other locations on campus are open for your use.
However, no lab assistance is available at these locations.
Each lab is worth 10 points. Failure to meet the deadline
for a lab will result in a 2 point penalty per each day the
lab is late (up to a max of 10 per lab).
TENTATIVE COURSE TOPICS
09/03 Course introduction and general review.
09/08 Chap #1: Computer Literacy
09/15 Chap #2: Computers in Society (The Positives)
09/22 Chap #3: Computers in Society (The Drawbacks)
09/29 Chap #4: Computer Hardware
10/06 Chap #5: Software & Operating Systems
10/13 Chap #6: Wordprocessing (Word)
10/20 Chap #7: Spreadsheets (Excel)
10/27 Chap #8: Databases (Access)
11/03 Chap #9: Graphics
11/10 Chap #10: Networks and the Internet
11/17 Chap #11: Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence
11/24 Thanksgiving Break.
12/01 Chap #12: The Future
12/08 Course summary, wrap-up and review.
12/16 Final exam 12:30 - 2:30 in CR315