Lecturer:
Name: Jeff Salvage
Email: jks29@drexel.edu
Office: 100E, University Crossings
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 - 9:30 AM and by appointment (Please note I am not on main campus Monday and Wednesdays)
Lectures:Tuesday 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Lecture Location: Randell 327
Textbook: Computer Fluency for the Masses (2nd Edition) by Jeff Salvage (DO NOT BUY THE 1ST EDITION! It has changed dramatically)
Course Description:
CS 161 introduces students using the Microsoft Office 2007 suite to a wide range of computer skills taking them from basic knowledge that most students have to a fluency desired by most employers. In addition, students will gain an understanding of the concepts behind the applications.
Course Objective:
The goal of CS 161 is to introduce students to a variety of compute technologies in a fun and engaging manner. This class assumes that you are computer literate, but not necessarily fluent. A literate person understands the basic operations of a computer. Skills like sending an email, write a basic document, and surfing the Internet should already be within a students comfort zone. This course builds on those basic skills to increase your knowledge and covert you to a power user. You will learn how to find help in various applications, create reference and perform a mail merge documents in Microsoft Word, learn simple and complex concepts of Microsoft Power Point, develop charts and advanced spreadsheets using excel as well as becoming a more knowledgeable Internet User.
Teaching Assistants/Graders
Name: Sadia Afroz Labs: Name: Neil Drummond Labs: Office Hours: TBD |
Name: Matthew Hinkle Name: Robert Brown Lab: Office Hours: N/A
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Lab Schedule:
| 060 | Introduction to Computing | R | 09:00 am - 10:50 am | STAFF | ||||
| 061 | Introduction to Computing | R | 01:00 pm - 02:50 pm | STAFF | ||||
| 062 | Introduction to Computing | R | 03:00 pm - 04:50 pm | STAFF | ||||
| 063 | Introduction to Computing | R | 11:00 am - 12:50 pm | STAFF | ||||
Labs must be done at your assigned time. If you know you will miss a lab in advance, you can reschedule with the TA. DO NOT DO THE ASSIGNMENT AND EMAIL IT. We get way too many students trying to cheat this way. If you are caught cheating, you may fail the course. This decision will be made by the lecturer.
Coverage
Week 1 (Sept 22nd)
Week 2 (Sept 29th)
Week 3 (Oct 6th)
Week 4 (Oct 13th)
Week 5 (Oct 20th)
Week 6 (Oct 27th)
Week 7 (Nov 3rd)
Week 8 (Nov 10th)
Week 9 (Nov 17th)
Week 10 (Nov 24th)
Week 11 (Dec 1st)
Final Exam
TBD
Pre-Labs aka Homework
You are required to read the labs BEFORE coming to your lab. It is recommended that you read the lab before going to lecture.
In addition, you MUST tear out and fill out the pre-lab. The pre-labs are not difficult, they are designed to make sure that you read the labs before coming to lab. This will greatly help you perform well in the lab.
Labs
Assignments must be done in lab, demonstrated to the lab instructor, and when indicated uploaded to Web CT
REVIEWS
Reviews for the exams count as a lab, you must attend them to get credit.
Grade Distribution:
Labs & Pre-Labs 50%
Midterm 25%
Final Exam 25%
The university's Academic Honesty policy is in effect for this course. Please read the section on "Academic Honesty" in the Drexel University Student Handbook http://www.drexel.edu/StudentLife/Policies/studenthandbook.html to make sure you are familiar with this policy.
In addition, be clear that if you electronically copy another person’s work and submit it as your own you are in violation of this policy and could be failed for the course on the first occurrence. Do not let this happen to you.
