Personal Computing

CS4000 section 008 & CS4002 section 008

Instructor: Debbie Lillie Gomez

dgomez01@charter.net

Gives the student the knowledge and experience needed to use a personal computer effectively. A range of computers and software will be available; as much as possible, the student will be able to learn about systems, which are directly usable in his or her area of study. Topics include discussions of computer hardware, the range of capabilities of the personal computer, how to evaluate a piece of software, and how software is written. Satisfies G.E. area F1. Co-requisite: CS 4002. You must be enrolled in both sections. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. (Credit may not be given for both CS 2000 and CS 4000.).

Grading:

Quizzes will be done on-line at blackboard.csustan.edu The scheduled quiz time is Friday during Lab. You will be able take the quizzes from Wed. after class until Friday. at 10:00 pm.

Lab Assignments will be linked to the class web page. When the assignment is given the link will become active. When you have completed your assignment you will e-mail to dgomez01@charter.net Assignments are due at midnight on the due date, the e-mail will be the date and time stamp. 10% will deducted each day on late assignments, up to 50%.

Quizzes 10 @ 50 pts. 500 pts.

Labs 10 @ 50 pts. 500 pts.

Oral Presentation 100 pts.

Total Points 1100 pts.

You can see your current grades at anytime in Blackboard and you should be checking your grades on a regular bases. There is no need for surprises at the end of the term. You grades are your responsibility.

A	93% to 100%	1023 pts.
A -	90% to 92.9%	990 pts.
B +	87% to 89.9%	957 pts.
B	83% to 86.9%	913 pts.
B -	80% to 82.9%	880 pts.
C +	77% to 79.9%	847 pts.
C	73% to 76.9%	803 pts.
C -	70% to 72.9%	770 pts.
D +	67% to 69.9%	737 pts.
D	63% to 66.9%	693 pts.
D -	60% to 62.9%	660 pts.
F	59% or lower	649 pts.

Tentative Class Schedule:

Feb. 13th	Chapter 0
Feb.15th	Lab One - Lab One due
Feb. 18th	Chapter 1
Feb. 20th	Chapter 1
Feb. 22nd	Lab Two - Quiz 1 on Chapters 0 + 1 - Lab Two due
Feb. 25th	Chapter 2
Feb. 27th	Chapter 2
Feb. 29th	Lab Three -Quiz 2 on Chapter 2 - Lab Three due
March 3rd	Chapter 3
March 5th	Chapter 3
March 7th	Lab Four - Quiz 3 on Chapter 3- Lab Four due
March 10th	Chapter 4
March 12th	Chapter 4
March 14th	Lab Five - Quiz 4 on Chapter 4 - Lab Five due
March 17th	Chapter 5
March 19th	Chapter 5
March 21st	Lab Six - Quiz 5 on Chapter 5- Lab Six due
March 24th	No Class - Campus Closed
March 26th	No Class - Campus Closed
March 28th	No Class - Campus Closed
March 31st	No Class - Campus Closed
April 2nd	Chapter 6
April 4th	Lab Seven - Lab Seven due
April 7th	Chapter 6
April 9th	Web Pages - HTML- Topic Request Due
April 11th	Lab Eight - Quiz 6 on Chapter 6
April 14th	Chapter 7
April 16th	Web pages - HTML
April 18th	More Lab Eight - Quiz 7 on Chapters 7 - Lab Eight due
April 21st	Chapter 8
April 23rd	Web pages
April 25th	Lab Nine - Quiz 8 on Chapter 8
April 28th	Chapter 9
April 30th	Chapter 10
May 2nd	Lab Ten - Quiz 9 on Chapter 9 - Lab Nine due
May 5th	Presentations
May 7th	Presentations
May 9th	Catch-up Lab - Quiz 10 on Chapter 10
May 12th	Presentations
May 14th	Presentations
May 16th	Last Lab time, - Lab Ten due
May 19th	Presentations
May 21st	Presentations - Last day