| Lecture notes for the Introduction to computers by James Tam | Return to the course web page |
Final exam grades: [Grades sorted by ID number]
Grades for the different course components: [Grades sorted by ID number]
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Day/Time |
Sunday and Tuesday |
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Location |
Annex building room G66 |
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Contact Information |
James Tam |
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Office: Main campus building G48 |
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Office hours: Sunday and Tuesday 12:30 - 1:30 (right after class) |
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Email: tamj@cpsc.ucalgary.ca |
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| General information | Administrative information (computation of your term grade, the course outline etc.) |
Labs:
- Are mandatory and time will be split between TA's teaching new skills, students completing quizzes and if possible some question and answer time.
- Schedule of activities for the labs
Lab information for L07
Date/Time
Location Name
B31 Monday and Wednesday G65 (Annex) Hilary Obiagunu haobiagw@ucalgary.ca Continuous tutorials:
- In addition to my office hours and your time in lab there will be time set aside for you to ask questions. These sessions will be staffed by the lab instructor Hilary and they are not mandatory and attendance will not be taken but are provided so that you can get help while you are in the computer lab.
- Monday: 9 AM - 11 AM, 12:15 PM - 1 PM
- Wednesday: 8 AM - 9:30 AM, 12:15 PM - 1PM.
Number
Topic
Book
Chapters
1
Introduction to Vista
Absolute beginners guide to Microsoft Windows Vista
1, 2, 3
2
Word processing
Go! With Microsoft Office 2007
· Chapter 5 (page 237 – 287),
· Chapter 6 (page 321 – 374),
· Chapter 7 (page 409 – 459)
3
Spreadsheets
Go! With Microsoft Office 2007
· Chapter 9 (page 570 - 641),
· Chapter 10 (page 680 - 726)
· Chapter 11 (page 764 - 809)
4
Presentation software
Go! With Microsoft Office 2007
· Chapter 15 (page 1143 – 1190)
· Chapter 16 (page 1221 – 1268)
· Chapter 17 (page 1303 – 1342)
5
Exploring the World Wide Web
· Go! With Microsoft Office 2007
· Absolute beginner’s guide to Microsoft Windows Vista
· Chapter 3 (page 125 – 167)
· Chapter 7
6
Introduction to computers
· Technology in Action
· Chapter 2
· Chapter 6
7
Networking and the Internet
[Networks: PowerPoint slides]
[The Internet: PowerPoint slides]
· Technology in Action
· Chapter 7 (page 318, Wired Ethernet Networks – page 326, to the end of Power-Line networks).
· Chapter 13 (623 - 634)
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Computer security (if there is time).
· Technology in Action
· Absolute beginner’s guide to Microsoft Windows Vista
· Chapter 7 (page 332 – 348)
· Chapter 8
9
Software (if there is time).
[PowerPoint slides]
· Technology in Action
· Chapter 5
10
Introduction to Computer Science (if there is time).
[PowerPoint slides]
Requirements for submitting assignments |
Assignment 1 (MS-Word): worth 12%, due Sunday March 8 |
Assignment 2 (MS-PowerPoint): worth 12%, due Wednesday March 25 |
Assignment 3 (Internet Explorer research-based assignment): worth 12%, due Wednesday April 15 |
Quiz 1 (Vista): worth 6%, scheduled for Wednesday January 21 |
Typing test: worth 6%, scheduled for Wednesday February 4.Second attempt at the typing test: scheduled for Wednesday April 8 (the higher of your grades from the two tests will be recorded as your final grade). |
Quiz 2 (Word, Part I): worth 6%, scheduled for Wednesday February 11 (Includes material from Lesson 2 and Lesson 3 quiz material) |
Quiz 3 (Word, Part II): worth 6%, scheduled for Wednesday February 18 (Includes material from Lesson 3 and Lesson 5 quiz material) |
Quiz 4 (PowerPoint, Part I): worth 6%, scheduled for Wednesday March 11 (Includes material from Lessons 1 - 3) |
Quiz 5 (PowerPoint, Part II): worth 6%, scheduled for Wednesday March 18 (Includes material from Lessons 3 - 5) |
Quiz 6 (Internet Explorer): worth 6%, scheduled for Wednesday April 1 (Includes material from Lessons 1 - 4 but excludes Section 2.8) |
Final exam: worth 22% time and date is to be announced. [Information about the final exam] |