A106: Introduction to Computing

Fall 2013

 

Instructor: Dr. Liqiang Zhang

 

Announcements:

[11/26/2013] Our final exam schedule: 12/10/2013 for 11:30am section, 12/12 for 10:00am section.

[11/26/2013] PowerPoint Project is due on 12/05.

[11/26/2013] LA#12 is due on 12/03.

[11/18/2013] LA#11 is due on 11/21.

[11/11/2013] LA#10 is due on 11/14.

[11/04/2013] LA#9 is due on 11/07.

[10/29/2013] LA#8 is due on 10/31.

[10/22/2013] We will have our second mid-term exam on 10/29. 

[10/22/2013] Excel Project is due on 10/24.

[10/15/2013] LA#7 is due on 10/17.

[10/07/2013] LA#6 is due on 10/10.

[09/26/2013] LA#5 is due on 10/03.

[09/19/2013] LA#4 is due on 09/26.

[09/19/2013] We will have our first mid-term exam on 09/24. 

[09/17/2013] LA#3 is due on 09/19.

[09/10/2013] LA#2 is due on 09/12.

[08/29/2013] Please have yourself enrolled in MyITLab, and have your USB (flash) drive ready by 09/05. 

[08/29/2013] LA#1 is due on 09/05.

[08/20/2013] Our first class meeting is on 08/27/2013. The class syllabus is ready for downloading.

 

Course Syllabus:                  [html]

 

 MyITLab course ID:

Section

MyITLab Course ID:

TR 10:00am (section# 16720)

CRSKL9C-6010411

TR 11:30am (section# 16721)

CRSKLK1-6010412

 

Instructions to enroll:

Please watch the quick video on the following webapge to find out how to enroll the course:

http://www.myitlab.com/support/support-2010/student-get-started.html

Make sure you enter the right course ID (see above) when asked. I am teaching two A106 sections, type in the right one for you.

                If you would like to use MyITLab from a home computer, here are the instructions to set up:

                          http://www.myitlab.com/support/support-2010/home-computer-setup.html

 

Open Lab Hours:

IUSB UITS Open Labs and Hours

Important Dates:

 

Last Day of eDrop:         

Saturday, November 2nd

Last day of Classes:

Thursday, December 5th

Final Exam:

December 10th (for the 11:30am section)

December 12th (for the 10:00am section)

 

  

Tentative Class Schedule (subject to change as semester progresses)

 

Week

Date

Lecture agenda

Lab agenda

Assignment due

Reading assignment and notes

1

08/27/2013

 

Intro to course;

 

 

1

08/29/2013

 

Logging on; basics; WWW; File/folder manipulation.

 

 

2

09/03/2013

Text: Chapters 1

 

 

 

2

09/05/2013

 

MyITLab;

Office Fundamental;

MS Word Ch. 1

Assignment 1 due

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in the Office Fundamentals (Lab book, pp. 53-61, 66-73, 79-83, 87-94, 100-106) and  MS Word Chapter 1 (pp. 123-131, 137-144, 150-156) of the lab book.

3

09/10/2013

Text: Chapter 2

 

 

3

09/12/2013

 

MS Word Ch. 2-3

Assignment 2 due

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in MS Word Chapter 2 and 3 of the lab book.

4

09/17/2013

Text: Chapters 2 & 3

 

 

4

09/19/2013

 

Web Publishing

 

Assignment 3 due

5

09/24/2013

Midterm Exam 1

 

 

5

09/26/2013

 

MS Excel Ch. 1

Assignment 4 due

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in MS Excel Chapter 1 of the lab book.

6

10/01/2013

Text: Chapter 3

 

 

 

6

10/03/2013

MS Excel Ch. 2

Assignment 5 due

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in MS Excel Chapter 2 of the lab book.

7

10/08/2013

Text: Chapter 3

 

 

 

7

10/10/2013

 

MS Excel Ch. 3-4

Assignment 6 due

 

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in MS Excel Chapters 3 and 4 of the lab book.

8

10/15/2013

Text: Chapters 5&4

 

 

8

10/17/2013

 

Project 1

Assignment 7 due

 

9

10/22/2013

Text: Chapters 5&4

 

 

 

9

10/24/2013

 

MS Access 1

Project 1 Due

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in MS Access Chapter 1 of the lab book.

10

10/29/2013

Midterm Exam 2
 

 

 

10

10/31/2013

 

MS Access 2

Assignment 8 due

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in MS Access Chapter 2 of the lab book.

11

11/05/2013

Text: Chapter 6

 

 

 

11

11/07/2013

 

MS Access 3

Assignment 9 due

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in MS Access Chapter 3 of the lab book.

12

11/12/2013

Text: Chapter 6

Text: Chapters 7,8&9

 

 

 

12

11/14/2013

 

MS PowerPoint 1-2

Assignment 10 due

Project 2 out

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in MS PowerPoint Chapters 1 and 2 of the lab book.

13

11/19/2013

Text: Chapters 7,8&9

 

 

13

11/21/2013

MS PowerPoint 3-4,

Assignment 11 due

Before coming to the lab, read all the white pages in MS PowerPoint Chapters 3 and 4 of the lab book.

14

11/26/2013

Text: Chapters 7,8&9

 

14

11/28/2013

Thanksgiving Holiday, No Class

15

12/03/2013

Assignment 12 due

15

12/05/2013

 

Project 2 due 

 

16

Final Exam(12/10 for the 11:30am section, 12/12 for the 10:00am section)

 

Some Online Resources:

 A great video series about effective learning (5 videos, total about 36 minutes):

How to Get the Most Out of Studying

             Online study guide of the Lab book:

                                Click on " http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_exploring_mso2010_vol1/",

                                First you need to Select the chapter, click “Go”, and then click on "Online Study Guide".

 

                Interactive Tutorial Labs:           Interactive companion 1

                                                                                Interactive companion 2

                Wikipedia – the free encyclopedia

             How stuff works

                MS-DOS help and commands