Schedule CS 101 Fall 2009

This schedule is subject to change as the term progresses. This is the schedule for DAY sections 1-28. The Chapter numbers given below are from the Spring 2009 version of the textbook. The numbers will be different in the older Fall 2007 version.
Week Lecture Topic Lab Assignment
August 26-28 Syllabus No Labs
August 31 - September 4 File Management (Ch. 4) Verifying Accounts - REQUIRED LAB
September 7-11
Monday Holiday Labor Day
Basic Spreadsheet Concepts (Ch. 12, 13) Open lab - Windows, Excel & zip
September 14-18 Basic Hardware (Ch. 2) Open lab - Excel
September 21 - 25 Basic Hardware (Ch. 2) Windows/Excel Lab Test - REQUIRED
September 28-October 2
Lecture Test 1, Sept. 30, Wednesday 7:30-9:30 pm
Syllabus, Basic Hardware, File Management, Spreadsheets (MEH)
Advanced Spreadsheets (Ch. 14)
The Internet (Ch. 3)
Open lab - Excel
October 5-9 The Internet (Ch. 3)
Systems Software (Ch. 4)
Open lab - Excel
October 12-16 Systems Software (Ch. 4) Excel II Lab Test - REQUIRED
October 19-23
Monday is Midterm
Database Concepts (Ch. 15, 16) Open lab - Access
October 26-30 Understanding and Assessing Hardware: Machine Performance (Ch. 5) Open lab - Access
November 2-6
Lecture Test 2, Nov. 4, Wednesday, 7:30-9:30 pm
Advanced Spreadsheets, Internet, Systems Software, Basic Hardware, Databases (MEH)
A Closer Look at Hardware (Ch. 6) Open lab - Access
Friday last day to get a W
November 9-13 Networking and Security (Ch. 8) Access Lab Test - REQUIRED
November 16-20 Integration - links, embedding, OLE
Networking and Security (Ch. 8)
Open lab - Integrated Applications
November 23-27
Thanksgiving Holiday starts on Wednesday
Alice Open Labs on Tuesday only
November 30 - December 4 Programming (Ch. 7, 9, 10) Lab Test 4 Integrated Applications - REQUIRED
December 7-11 Programming (7, 9, 10) Powerpoint Bonus Lab- NOT an "Open Lab" - REQUIRED
December 14-18
Finals Week
Lecture Test 3, Dec. 16, Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Closer Look at Hardware, Networking and Security, Programming, Alice, OLE (CB 106/118)