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Computer Science 104
Software Applications
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Instructor:
Course
Description:
CS 104 is an in-depth introduction to the common applications of the
microcomputer. With only minimal assumptions about previous experience you will
learn the skills necessary to turn the personal computer into a powerful tool
for academic research, document preparation and presentation, and business data
processing. The student will learn to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and
Power Point, and various network applications in a lab setting. CS 104 is very
much a hands-on, learn-by-doing type of course.
Each day we will tackle a chapter out of one of the textbooks. Each chapter explains
some of the basic concepts and provides a guided tutorial which teaches and practices
some of the techniques and skills necessary for that day’s material. There is also an accompanying website
(SAM – see link below) that provides additional review material, quizzes &
exams for each chapter. At the end
of each chapter is a set of case problems which allow the student to demonstrate
their mastery of that chapter’s material in a typical real life
situation.
Most days we will:
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Read through the chapter assigned.
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Work through the guided tutorial
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Work through the Sam website tutorial
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Finish the assigned case problem at the end of
the chapter.
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Each Thursday we will also normally have a short
online quiz covering recent material.
If you have read through the chapter ahead of time, so you are familiar with
the material, you should be able to finish most of the remaining work during
class.
Below is a link to the Course Schedule which describes each daily assignment in
detail. The text and/or the Course Schedule will instruct you regarding the
specifics of what to print off and hand in. Please hand in all the material for
a specific chapter stapled together.
Course Schedule
Resources:
This page maintained by D. Thureen. Last updated 1/5/07.
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