CSC101--Tools for Computing
www.cs.oswego.edu/~mohammad/101
Syllabus
Instructor: Rameen
Mohammadi
Office Hours: M-F (
Office: 145 Snygg
Phone: 312-2689 (office)
564-5911 (home) 312-5424 (fax)
Email: mohammad@oswego.edu
WWW: http://www.cs.oswego.edu/~mohammad
Lab Instructor:
Pat Grant
Office Hours: M-F (
Email: pgrant@Oswego.EDU
Class Time: M-F
Class Room: 322 Snygg.
Course Description:
Tools for Computing will introduce you to many areas of computing including
using e-mail, the WWW, components of the MS Office software suite, the
evolution of computers, the inner-workings of computers, and the social impacts
of computers. This course assumes no prior experience or knowledge of
computers. It is designed for the novice user who will become proficient in the
use of computers by the end of the course.
Text Material:
· "Tools for Computing Laboratory Modules with Office XP, 3ndEdition" by Rameen Mohammadi, Pearson Custom Publishing, 2003.
Course Format: In a five-days-a-week
and 3 hours a day format, it is impossible to hold everyone's attention
(including mine) for the whole period. The general format for each class
meeting will consist of three parts:
1. An hour and fifteen minutes of lecture/demonstration/video presentations.
2. A 15-minute break.
3. An hour and fifteen minutes lab session.
At the conclusion of each class meeting, computer labs in
Snygg hall and the Penfield Library will have open hours; consult the attached Fact
Sheet for details.
Lecture Topics and your conduct during Lecture: The first 14 Chapters from the Beekman book will be covered (not in order). All lectures will end with a review of what is covered in the lab that day as well. The reading assignments are NOT duplicated in class; you are expected to have read the material before the class meeting discussing them. Refer to the schedule web page for readings. Additional topics may be covered if time allows.
In a room with a computer in front of everyone, it is too easy to work on the computer even though there is lecture in progress. Your work on the computer will be distracting to at least several students sitting around you. Use of the computer during lecture is prohibited; please show consideration on this mater, as I am not interested in playing mouse police.
Labs: This course includes a
mandatory lab session each day, meeting in the same room as the lectures, room
322 Snygg. By following the lab modules
in your lab book you will work through the steps to solve problems. Each lab session helps you gain a particular
set of skills, from posting web pages to preparing presentations. You will complete all thirteen lab modules
during the course.
Two 3.5" high-density floppy disks are needed for labs
and assignments. You must bring your lab book and disk to every class. The lab instructor MUST review your
lab work once your complete them and you MUST turn in the quiz sheet for
each module from your lab book after completing it.
Assignments: Six assignments will be
given throughout the course. All assignments are due at the beginning of class time on the specified due date. Assignments handed in any time after that by
the beginning of the next class will receive 10% off. 20% will be taken off for each additional
class day the assignment is late.
All assignments will require using a computer; some require access to the
Internet as well. Purchasing a computer is NOT required. As mentioned before, there are two other labs
on campus that are available to students to complete academic work during the
Winter Session.
Assignments are expected to be done individually. Copied work will receive a 0
and may be grounds for failure in the course. Please consult the Computer
Science department's policy on cheating in addition to the cheating and
plagiarism section of the Student Handbook.
Attendance: Attendance will be
recorded at the beginning of each class time and is mandatory. If you are
already aware of circumstances during the period you are attending this course
that may require you to miss more than a day, I strongly suggest that you drop
the course now and save your money. Each
day in this session is equivalent to a week of a regular semester. When trying to understand what I am saying
here, think if it is possible to pass a course during the semester if you two
weeks. Be here every day, do what you
are expected and things will workout fine.
Exams: We will have an exam at the
end of each week. There will be a total
of 3 exams (including the final) for this class. Exams will test learning of lecture material,
textbooks material, and assignments. The first two exams will consist of 50
multiple choice questions, and the comprehensive final exam will consist of 100
multiple choice questions. Make-ups are
only given under extenuating circumstances. For the first two exam days, we'll have a
short lecture to review what would happen in the lab period that day and take
our exam. On the day of the final, the
Final will be your only task.
Grading: The following components, with the weights shown, will be the basis of your final grade:
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Labs: |
25% |
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Assignments: |
35% |
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Exam 1: |
10% |
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Exam 2: |
10% |
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Comprehensive Final Exam: |
20% |
The following is a table of the numerical ranges corresponding to each letter grade. There will be NO curves. Grades will be posted regularly.
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A = 93-100% |
A- = 90-92% |
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B+ = 87-89% |
B = 83-86% |
B- = 80-82% |
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C+ = 77-79% |
C = 73-76% |
C- = 70-72% |
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D+ = 67-69% |
D = 63-66% |
D- = 60-62% |
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E = 0-59% |
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