COSC 101: Introduction to Computers
Summer 1: 2009

Useful Links

Syllabus
Honor Code
Book Website
Dr. Whisnant's Web Site with CS101 Tutorials
Selected Solutions (login using "wofford\<your-name>")

 
Working Schedule

You can expect this schedule to change somewhat as we progress. Items in italic are tentative.  When I formally assign something for this semester, I will remove the italic.
Date Description Readings Work Due
Mon., June 1

Introduction to Class
Syllabus
Chapter 1
Demos: Lynda.com & CommonCraft.com

N/A N/A

Tue., June 2

Chapter 1
Additional Topics:
Hardware and Buying Network Storage		 Chapter 1 Word Tutorial 1: Submit via email attachment by start of class
Wed., June 3 Chapter 2
Demo: Twitter		 Chapter 2 Word Tutorial 2
Thur., June 4 Chapter 3
 Chapter 3 Word Tutorial 3

Fri., June 5

Chapter 4
Demo: Delicious
Quiz 1: Chapters 1-3

 Chapter 4 N/A
Mon., June 8 Chapter 4
Demo: Twitter again &
HTML 		Chapter 4 Word Tutorial 4
Tue., June 9

Chapter 5
Demos: Google Keywords, Open Directory Project, & Wolfram Alpha

Chapter 5 Send me a tweet (sloanjd)
Open a delicious account, add bkmk, & print the screen
Wed., June 10 Chapter 6
Demo: Blogging 		Chapter 6
(Recommended: Wikipedia on blogging) 		SharePoint Lessons
(Will grade over web)
Thurs., June 11 Chapter 7
Additional Topic: Web Citations 		Chapter 7 N/A
Fri., June 12 Chapter 8
Additional Topic: Digital TV
Quiz 2: Chapters 4-7 		Chapter 8 Blog w/ two entries—email me the link

Mon., June 15

Chapter 9
Demo: Google Docs
Word Hints: Templates & HTML 		Chapter 9 Questions from Online Research Databases and Web Resources—Teams of two permitted
Tue., June 16 Chapter 10
Demo: Evernotes
Word Hints: Using Outline 		Chapter 10 Excel Lessons 1 & 2
Wed., June 17 Chapter 11
Demo: Zotero
Word Hints: Format Painter
Browsers		 Chapter 11 Excel Lessons 3 & 4
(Turn in #4)
Thur., June 18 Chapter 12
Demo: Podcasting 		Chapter 12 Excel Lessons 5 & 6
(#5 nothing to turn in,
#6 print page)
Fri., June 19

Chaper 13
Demo: Audacity
Quiz 3: Chapters 8-12

Chapter 13 Excel Lessons 7 & 8
Mon., June 22 Chapters 14 & 15
Demo: Moodle 		Skim Chapter 14 & 15 Excel Lesson 9
Tue., June 23 Chapter 16
Demo: Photoshop "Art" & Worth1000 		Chapter 16 Photoshop Lesson 1: Old_Main_2.psd & Horizon_1.psd
Photoshop Lesson 2: Family_Dark_1.psd & Church_2.psd

(Submit by email & moodle)
Wed., June 24 Chapter 18
Demo: Web Programming
Dumb Excel Demos: Graph Paper, etc.
Chapter 18 Photoshop Lesson 3:
Steps2.psd & Fair.jpg
Photoshop Lesson 4:
Smith2.psd & Park_4.psd
Thurs., June 25 Chapter 23
Demo: Flickr, Etc.
Additional Topic: Creative Commons 		Chapter 23

Photoshop Lesson 5:
Airplane_2.psd & RedEye_2.psd
Photoshop Lesson 6:
Grief_1.psd & Chicago_1.psd

Fri., June 26 Chapter 24
Demo: PowerPoint
Quiz 4 		Chapter 24 Access 1
Change extension before emailing
Send database, not questions
Mon., June 29 More on PowerPoint
Norvig
 Tufte
Wired
Norman
Good, Bad & Ugly

Norvig & First 8 pages of Tufte site Access 2
Tue., June 30 Student PowerPoint Presentations &
Review		 N/A Access 3
PowerPoint Project
Wed., July 1 Quiz 5 N/A N/A
Thur., July 2 Access 4 & 5 (Skip Questions 11-14 & 18 on Access #5)
Personal Web Page
due by Noon on Thursday

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