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Spring 2005 Semester

 

Course Schedule: CSCI100B

 

Software Packages & Programming

 

This document is current at:  Thursday 31st March 2005, 6:37 PT

 

 

Schedule subject to change (please check this schedule regularly)

 

Day and Time:  Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:20 - 1:50 pm, Room 6

 

Instructor: Dr Anne H. Dawson

 

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Date                        Activities                   Spring 2005 Semester                    Lectures                Reading

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                                                                                                                                                    Required Textbook 1

AP = Assignment Presentation    HW = Homework                                                          Required Textbook 2

SR = Status Report                                                                                                                   Reference Textbook

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Week 1    Jan 3      No class                 

                  Jan 5      Course Details  Intro to Computers  Ref book Lessons 1 & 7      History of Computers

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Week 2    Jan 10    Wordprocessing: Word                                                                             Capron Chapter 1

                  Jan 12    Wordprocessing: Word  (Projects 1 and 2)    HW1 issued                   Capron Chapter 1

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Week 3    Jan 17    Presentation software: Powerpoint                                                           Capron Chapter 1

                  Jan 19    Presentation software: Powerpoint       HW1 due    HW2 issued         Capron Chapter 2

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Week 4    Jan 24    Spreadsheet software: Excel                                                                      Capron Chapter 2

                  Jan 26    Spreadsheet software: Excel                                                                      Capron Chapter 2

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Week 5    Jan 31    Quiz 1 (5% - on the topics of Weeks 1 to 4)                                            Capron Chapter 3

                  Feb 2      Database Systems: Access          SR                 HW2 due                      Capron Chapter 3

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Week 6    Feb 7      Database Systems: Access                                                                       Capron Chapter 4

                  Feb 9      HW2 Presentations       ClickOnline          Numbering Systems            Capron Chapter 4

                                  Fri  Feb 11   -  Midterm break - College closed

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Week 7    Feb 14    Mon Feb 14  -  Midterm break - College closed                                    Capron Chapter 8

                  Feb 16     Introduction to the Internet and HTML                                                 Capron Chapter 8

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Week 8    Feb 21     Midterm Exam (30% - on the topics of Weeks 1 to 7)

                  Feb 23      HTML Lab 1  /  Exam Results and Lab Reviews  SR                             HTML reference

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Week 9    Feb 28      AP          HTML Lab 2                                               

                  Mar 2        AP          HTML Lab 3     SR     Course Evaluation                                                                                              

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Week 10   Mar 7      AP    Intro to Programming      Intro to Computer Science, Programming and Python

                    Mar 9      Intro to Python Programming   W10C2Ex     HW3                                  Ref:   Chapter 1

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Week 11 Mar 14       Data Types and Processing                                           Ref: Python Help  Chaps 1 & 2

                  Mar 16      Quiz 2   (5% - on the topics of Weeks 8 to 11)              

                  Friday 18th March 2005 - Course Drop Deadline    

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Week 12  Mar 21      SR        Selection            HW4 issued                                                             Ref:  4.1 - 4.8

                  Mar 23      AP        Repetition                                                                                             Ref:  6.1 - 6.4

                                    Good Friday - College closed

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Week 13  Mar 28     Easter Monday - College closed

                   Mar 30     AP        HW4 due          SR                                                                      Course Evaluation

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Week 14                   The Final Exam (40% - on all of the above topics)

                                    Date of Final Exam:  Monday 4th April, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Room 203

                                    Check Admin Office Notice Board for any updates.  Report exam conflicts ASAP.

                                    (Final Exam 40%, Midterm 30%, Quizzes 10%, Homework (10%), Lab Assignments 10%)   

 

                            Thursday April 14th: final marks mailed to students

                            Monday 25th April 2005  -  Summer 2005 Semester Classes Begin

 

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