CS101 Computers: Applications and Implications

Schedule: Fall 2005

Modifications to this schedule will be discussed in class.

General Information | Class Information | Course Objectives
Recitation Calendar  | Lecture Calendar | Course Grades

 

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Week 1

Introduction to the class

Chapter 0: Basics

Chapter 1: Computer Currents and Internet Waves

Chapter 2: Hardware Basics: Inside the Box

Week 2

Chapter 3: Hardware Basics: Peripherals

Chapter 4: Software Basics

Chapter 5: Basic Productivity Applications

Week 3

Summary/Review

Exam 1: Chapters 1 - 5

Test results/review

Week 4

Chapter 6: Graphics, Digital Media, and Multimedia

Chapter 7: Database Applications and Privacy Implications 

Chapter 8: Networking and Telecommunication

Week 5

 Chapter 9: Inside the Internet and the World Wide Web

Chapter 10: Computer Security and Risks

Summary/Review

and catch up as needed

Week 6

More Summary/Review

Exam 2: Chapters 6-10

Test results/review

Week 7

Chapter 11: Computers at Work, School, and Home

Chapter 12: Information Systems in Business

Chapter 13: Electronic Commerce and E-Business

Week 8

Chapter 14: Systems Design and Development

 Chapter 15: Is Artificial Intelligence Real?

 Summary/Review

Week 9

Exam 3: Chapters 11-15

Test results/review

NO CLASS – Thanksgiving Holiday

Week 10

Review (Ch. 1 – 5)

Review (Ch. 6 – 10)

Review (Ch. 11 – 15)

Links for more information and assistance on various topics:
Chapter 2, the CPU and memory, http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/faculty/wolfe/book/Readings/Reading04.htm
Chapter 6, video editing, http://computer.howstuffworks.com/video-editing.htm
Chapter 7, relational databases, http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question599.htm
               computer privacy stories and issues, http://www.privacyfoundation.org

Exams will be in the classroom where lecture is held.

The dates for exams are as follows:

  • Exam 1: Wednesday, October 12
  • Exam 2: Wednesday, November 2
  • Exam 3: Monday, November 21

The Comprehensive Final Exam is scheduled for:

Wednesday, December 7 at 6:00 p.m.

If you have a conflict with the final exam, contact the instructor during the first two weeks of the term.