Spring 2008:  Syllabus




Week

Reading Assignment/ Activities
Projects

1/22


  • Intro and Course Review
  •  Short Bios
  • Test email account and lab access
  •  Registering SAM




1/29


New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter One, Computers and Digital Basics


New Perspectives Office 2007:  Word Tutorial One

2/5


New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter Two, Computer Hardware


New Perspectives Office 2007:  Word Tutorial Two




2/12
Word 1 and 2
due


New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter  Three, Computer Software


New Perspectives Office 2007:  Word Tutorial Three

2/19
Test:  Chapters 1, 2 and 3


New Perspectives Office 2007:  Word Tutorial Four





 2/26
Word 3 and 4
due


 


New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter Four, Operating Systems and File Mgmt
New Perspectives Computer Office 2007:  Excel Tutorial One

3/4


New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter  Five, LANs and WLANs


New Perspectives Office 2007:  Excel Tutorial Two



3/11

Excel 1 and 2

due


New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter  Six, The Internet



New Perspectives Office 2007:  Excel Tutorial Three
3/18
 No Class -- Spring Break

3/25
Test:  Chapters 4, 5 and 6
New Perspectives Office 2007:  Excel Tutorial Three
4/1
Excel 3 and 4
due
  
New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter  Seven, The Web and E-mail





New Perspectives Office 2007:  PowerPoint Tutorial One
4/8




  

New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter Eight, Digital Media
New Perspectives Office 2007:  PowerPoint Tutorial Two
4/15
PowerPoint
1 and 2 due
Test:  Chapters 7 and 8
New Perspectives Office 2007:  Access Tutorial One
4/22


New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter  Nine, The Computer Industry:  History, Careers and Ethics


New Perspectives Office 2007:  Access Tutorial Two
4/29


New Perspectives Computer Concepts:  Chapter  Eleven, Databases
New Perspectives Office 2007:  Access Tutorial Three
5/6
Access 1, 2 and
3 due
Last Class

 Test:  Chapters 9 and 11