Tentative Computer Lab Schedule

Fluency With Information Technology

CS 1000

Spring 2012

 

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Week

Dates

Lab

Unit Topics

Assignments/Quizzes

1

1/9-1/13

Lab 1

Introduction, Lab Schedule, Policies, WMICH Accounts

Help Desk-UNIX Accounts

 

 

Lab 2

GoWMU, WMU WebMail, WestCat

Assignment 1 Parts 1, 2

2

1/16

 

Martin Luther King Day

 

 

1/17-1/20

Lab 1-2

Internet Explorer 1A, 1B, Mozilla Firefox

Assignment 1 Part 3

3

1/23-1/27

Lab 1

Windows 7 1A, 1B

Assignment 2 Parts 1, 2

 

 

Lab 2

Office 1A, 1B

Quiz 1-Chapter 1, Careers In IT, PC History, Computer and Language Generations

4

1/30-2/3

Lab 1

Word 1A, 1B

Assignment 3 Part 1

 

 

Lab 2

Proficiency Test 1, Part 1: Internet, WMU WebMail, WestCat

Quiz 2-Chapter 3, Internet, E-Commerce

5

2/6-2/10

Lab 1

Proficiency Test 1, Part 2: Windows 7

Quiz 3-Chapter 5, OS, File Mgt, System Software

(Instructor Project Feedback Interview)

 

 

Lab 2

Word 2A, 2B

Assignment 3 Part 2

6

2/13-2/17

Lab 1

Word 3A, 3B

Assignment 3 Part 3

 

 

 

Lab 2

Excel 1A, 1B

Assignment 4 Part 1

Quiz 4-Chapter 4, Application Alternatives, MS Office, Multimedia

7

2/20-2/24

Lab 1

Excel 2A, 2B

Assignment 4 Part 2

 

 

Lab 2

Proficiency Test 2: Word

Quiz 5- Chapter 2, Hardware Alternatives, Hardware, Inputs/Outputs, Secondary Storage

8

2/27-3/1

Lab 1

Excel  3A, 3B

Assignment 4 Part 3

Assignment 5

Quiz 6-Chapter 6, Under Hood, Buying/Upgrading

 

 

Lab 2

Access 1A, 1B

Assignment 6 Part 1

(Return Project Progress Report during Instructor Feedback Interview)

 

3/2-3/11

 

Spirit Day, Spring Break

 

9

3/12-3/16

Lab 1

Access 2A

Quiz 7- IS Elements/Flow, System Design Phases

 

 

Lab 2

Access 2B

Assignment 6 Part 2

10

3/19-3/23

Lab 1

Proficiency Test 3: Excel

 

 

 

Lab 2

Access 3A, 3B

Assignment 7, Parts 1, 2

11

3/26-3/30

Lab 1

PowerPoint 1A, 1B

Assignment 8 Part 1

Quiz 8- DB Benefits, DB Organization, DBMS Models, Information System Types

 

 

Lab 2

PowerPoint 2A, 2B

Assignment 8 Part 2

12

4/2-4/6

Lab 1

Proficiency Test 4: Access

 

 

 

Lab 2

PowerPoint 3A, 3B

Assignment 8 Part 3

Quiz 9- Programming Step, Programming Languages

13

4/9-4/13

Lab 1

Integration 1A, 1B

Assignments 9, 10 Parts 1, 2

 

 

Lab 2

 

Quiz 10-Chapter7, Networking and Security

14

4/16-4/20

Lab 1

Proficiency Test 5: PowerPoint

Quiz 11-Chapter 8, Emerging Technologies

 

 

Lab 2

Proficiency Test 6: Integration

Quiz 12- Chapter 9, Ethics, Privacy, Security

(Return IT Project Report with Feedback)

15

4/23-4/27

 

No Labs

Final Exam in Lecture Room (See the Course Syllabus for the scheduled time of the Final Exam for your Lecture Section on page C-5.)