| LECTURE | LAB | ASSIGNMENT | |
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| Week1: June 14-18 | Course Expectations TIA 1: Computers in everyday life Technology in Focus 1: The History of the PC | Lab 1: Orientation including logging in to campus network, setting up Myitlab account Demo of Hardware - Looking inside a computer. MyITLab for Windows Lab2: Intro to MS Windows review MS Word using MyITLab (Project 5A, 5B) | Quiz (ch 1) |
| Week2: June 21-25 | TIA 2: Overview of a Computer System – Hardware and Software Chapter 3: Using the Internet: Making the Most of the Web’s Resources Technology in Focus 2: Information Technology Ethics Bill would give president emergency control of Internet The Race to Be an Early Adopter of Technologies Goes Mainstream, a Survey Finds | Intermediate Word (Project 6A, 6B) Advanced Word (Project 7A, 7B) Advanced Word (Project 8A, 8B) | ePortfolio Assignment Twitter Assignment Quiz (ch 2-3) |
| Week3: June 28 - July 2 | TIA 4: Application Software: Programs That Let You Work and Play TIA 5: Using System Software: The Operating System, Utility Programs, and File Management Technology in Focus 3: Computing Alternatives | Beginning Excel (Project 9A, 9B) Intermediate Excel (Project 10A, 10B) | Blog Assignment Word Skill-Based Exam Quiz (4,5) |
| Week4: July 5-9 | Chapter 6: Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Evaluating Your System Chapter 7,12 : Networking and Security: Connecting Computers and Keeping Them Safe from Hackers and Viruses Technology in Focus 4: Protecting Your Computer and Backing Up Your Data Interactive Rite of Spring (BBC podcast: 1rst story) | Advanced Excel (Project 11A, 11B) Beginning PowerPoint (Project 15A, 15B) | (Quiz 6,7) Excel Skill-Based Exam (in lab) Second Life Assignment |
| Week5: July 12-16 | Chapter 8: Mobile Computing: Keeping Your Data on Hand Technology in Focus 5: Digital Entertainment mNovel project Chapter 9: Behind the Scenes: A Closer Look at System Hardware Technology in Focus 6: Careers in IT Six Years of Patch Tuesdays | Intermediate PowerPoint (Project 16A, 16B) Advanced PowerPoint (Project 17A, 17B) | Midterm Test Quiz (8,9) Video Assignment Website Assignment |
| Week6: July 19-23 | Chapter 11: Behind the Scenes: Databases and Information Systems Google Wave - Next generation of email/istant message Muse Trek | Beginning Access (Project 12A, 12B) Intermediate Access (Project 13A, 13B) | Quiz (11,12) PowerPoint Skill-Based Exam Jing/Flickr Assignment |
| Week7: July 26-29 | Chapter 10: Behind the Scenes: Building Applications Innovations That Fit PerfectlyProgramming using Alice Chapter 13: Behind the Scenes: The Internet: How it Works | Advanced Access (Project 14A, 14B) | Quiz (10,13) Alice Programming Assignment Access Skill-Based Exam Quiz (10, 13) |
| July 20 - August 4 | FINAL EXAM |
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