Course info |
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Assignments and exams(note that due dates are subject to change) |
Assignment grading |
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Assignment 1: Email (Worth: 1%, Due: January 25) |
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| Assignment 2: Word processing (Worth: 4%, Due: January 25) | |
| Assignment 3: Spreadsheet (Worth: 4%, Due: February 8) | |
| Midterm Exam: Monday February 25 (in class). | |
| Assignment 4: Database (Worth: 6%, Due: March 1) | |
| Assignment 5: Internet Assignment (Worth: 5%, Due: March 18) | |
| Assignment 6: Project (Worth: 7%, Due: April 1) | |
| Assignment 7: PowerPoint (Worth: 3%, Due April 9) | |
| Sample final exam questions | |
Course Outline |
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| Number systems | |
| History of computers | |
| Networking and telecommunications | |
| Introduction to Computer Science | |
| Computer programming | |
| Issues in computing | |
Useful links |
The Computer Confleunce website (course textbook) |
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Projects for Microsoft Office 2000 website (course textbook) |
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| PC Magazine (most of it is practical stuff but they also have links to more technical material) | |
| How stuff works (provides understandable explanations about different technologies) | |
Links to software downloads |
The hyperbolic web browser (a web browser that lets you see surrounding links) |
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Glabster: the product of a colleague's research project. Combines the history and book marking system of Internet Explorer in a real cool way. |
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The TeamWave WorkPlace (a room-based collaborative groupware system) |
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WS-FTP (you can download an evaluation copy from this site) |
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