Week

Date

Ch.

Topics

Assignments

1

1-13

1

Course introduction

1-15

Lab: PC Basics (keyboard, mouse, etc.), Windows95, explorer

2

1-20

 1

Computer Concepts

HW#1 out

1-22

Lab: explorer; Word

Lab Assgn#1

3

1-27

 2,3

Software Concepts, Files

1-29

Lab: Word

Lab Assgn#2

4

2-3

 6,7

Internet, Email

HW#2 out

2-5

Lab: Email

HW#1 in

5

2-10

 7

Internet, WWW

HW#3 out

2-12

Lab: WWW

HW#2 in

6

2-17

 2,3

Software/Spreadsheets

HW#4 out

2-19

Lab: Excel

HW#3 in

7

2-24

 2,3,8

Spreadsheets/Security/Data Representation

2-26

Lab: Excel

Lab Assgn#3

8

3-3

 5

How to buy computers

3-5

Lab:

HW#4 in

midterm

9

3-10

 2

Software and Multimedia

HW#5 out

3-12

Lab: Powerpoint

3-17, 19

Spring Recess

10

3-24

 2

Software and Multimedia

3-26

Lab: Powerpoint

Lab Assgn#4

11

3-31

 13

Databases

HW#6 out

4-2

Lab: Access

HW#5 in

12

4-7

 13

Databases

4-9

Lab: Access

Lab Assgn#5

13

4-14

 14

Programming Languages

HW#7 out

4-16

Lab: Visual Basic in Excel

HW#6 in

14

4-21

 14

Programming Languages

4-23

Lab: Visual Basic in Excel

Lab Assgn#6

15

4-28

No class, Study day

4-30

Lab:

HW#7 in Final Exam