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COQUITLAM COLLEGE

 

 

 

COURSE NUMBER: CSCI 100-3

 

TITLE: SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND PROGRAMMING

 

DESCRIPTION:

 

Introduction to the fundamentals of computers, the WWW and the Internet.

The use of software packages for word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentation.

A gentle introduction to computer programming using Python 3 or Visual Basic 6.

 

PRE-REQUISITES:         Math 12 or Math 100 or Math 110

 

 

TEXT:                        Tomorrow's Technology and You

                                     by George Beekman and Ben Beekman

                                     Ninth Edition

                                     Publishers: Pearson / Prentice Hall

                                     ISBN-13: 978-0-13-504504-6

                                     ISBN-10:        0-13-504504-5

                                 

 

DURATION:          13 weeks, 3 hours/week.

 

TOPICS:

 

1. INTERNET AND HTML

            The Internet and WWW

            - URLs

            - Search Engines

            - Browsers

 

            HTML

            - the basic tags of HTML and XHTML

            - introduction to CSS

            - validation

 

 

2. COMPUTER CONCEPTS

            Computer Hardware

            - Input devices, output devices

            - Processing hardware, storage devices

            - Data communications

 

            Computer Software

            - Operating systems

            - Application software

            - Programming languages

 

            Applications of Computers

 

 

3. OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE PACKAGES

            Operating Systems

-          Windows, Linux, Mac

 

            Word Processing Using Microsoft Word

-          Creating, editing, formatting, saving and printing documents

 

            Spreadsheets Using Microsoft Excel

            - Building, modifying, and enhancing worksheets

            - Creating charts

 

            Databases Using Microsoft Access

            - Designing, creating and changing databases

- Creating table relationships, sorting, searching and retrieving data

            - Building forms

            - Creating reports

 

            Presentation Graphics Using Microsoft PowerPoint

 

 

4. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

            - Introduction to computer programming using Python 3 or VB 6

            - Program development cycle

            - Sequential programming

            - Selection and repetition

 

 

 

 

EVALUATION:

Classwork / Homework Participation     10%

Quizzes                               20%

Mid-term Exam                  30%

Final Exam                         40%

 

Students must attain an overall passing grade on the weighted average of exams

in the course in order to obtain a clear pass (C or better).