Fluency
With Information Technology
CS 1000
Spring
2012
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Week |
Dates |
Readings/Lecture Topics
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1 |
January 9, 11 Quiz 1 |
Topics: Course Outline, Textbooks,
Objectives/Outcomes, Requirements Topics: Careers and Information Technology, Evolution
of Computers, Program Language Generations |
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2 |
January 16 January 18 Quiz 1 |
Martin Luther King Day Read: Technology In
Action-Chapter 1 Technology In Focus 5-Careers In IT Technology In Focus 1-The History of the PC Optional Read: Essential
Study Skills for Science Students-Chapters 1, 3, 4 |
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3 |
January 23, 25 Quiz 2 |
Read: Technology In Action-Chapter 3 Topics: How the Internet Works, E-Commerce Optional Read: Essential Study Skills for Science
Students-Chapter 6 |
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4 |
January 30, February 1 Quiz 3 |
Read: Technology In Action-Chapter 5 Technology In Focus 3-Operating System Alternatives Topics: System Software, File Management Optional Read: Essential Study Skills for Science
Students-Chapters 2, 5 |
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5 |
February 6, 8 Quiz 4 |
Read: Technology In Action-Chapter 4 Technology In Focus 3-Application Software
Alternatives Topics: MS Office GUI, Multimedia Applications |
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6 |
February 13, 15 Quiz 5 |
Read: Technology In Action-Chapter 2 Technology In Focus 3-Hardware Alternatives Topics:
Systems Unit, Input/Output, Secondary Storage |
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7 |
February 20, 22 Quiz 6 |
Read:
Technology In Action-Chapter 6 Technology In Focus 4-Under the Hood Topics: Buying/Upgrading Computers Midterm Summary |
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8 |
February 27, 29 Quiz 7 |
Midterm Exam (Bring your ID to your scheduled Lecture Room for the exam.) Chapters 1, 3, 5, 4, 2, 6, Focuses 5,
1, 3, 4, Extra Lecture Information Topics, WMU
Mail, WestCat, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Windows 7, Word Topics:
Elements of Information Systems, Information Flows in Organizations |
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March 2-11 |
Spirit
Day, Spring Break |
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9 |
March 12, 14 Quiz 7 |
Topics:
Systems Analysis and Design Phases 1-6
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10 |
March 19, 21 Quiz 8 |
Topics: Database Benefits, Data and Database
Organization, Database Management System Models, Types of Information Systems |
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11 |
March 26, 28 Quiz 9 |
Topics: Programming
Steps, Programming Languages
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12 |
April 2, 4 Quiz 10 |
Read: Technology In
Action-Chapter 7
Topics: Networking
and Security |
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13 |
April 9, 11 Quiz 11 |
Read: Technology In Action-Chapter 8 Topics: Emerging
Technologies |
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14 |
April 16, 18 Quiz 12 |
Read: Technology In Action-Chapter 9 Technology In Focus
2-Information Technology Ethics Topics: Ethics, Privacy and Security Final Exam
Summary |
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15 |
April 23, 26 |
Final Exam (Bring your ID to your scheduled Lecture Room
for the exam.) Chapters 7, 8,
9,Focuses 2, Extra Lecture Information Topics, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Integration (From before
Midterm) Chapters 3, 6, Extra
Lecture Information Topics (See the Course Syllabus for the scheduled time and
location of the Final Exam for your Lecture Session on Page C-5.) |