Computer Science and Computer Engineering 120
Computer Information Systems
Tentative Schedule
Sections 01 and 03, Fall 2006

WeekTopicReadingDue
Sept 5 & 7 Introduction and Welcome,
Excel Basics
Grauer & Barber, ch 1
(Optional)Walkenbach (Formulas), ch 1
 
Sept 12 & 14 Formulas, Functions & Names Grauer & Barber, ch 2  and  p. 186,
(Optional)Walkenbach (Formulas), ch 2 - 4, 21
Online Readings on Problem Solving
Lab #1
Sept 19 & 21 Text and Date Functions
Statistical Functions
Grauer & Barber, pp. 88 and 185 - 186,
(Optional)Walkenbach (Formulas), ch 5 - 7
Lab #2
Sept 26 & 28 Charts & Graphs Grauer & Barber, ch 3,
(Optional)Walkenbach (Charts), ch 1 - 6, 10 - 11
Lab #3
Oct 3 & 5 Financial Functions, Problem Solving, and more Excel Grauer & Barber, ch 4   (pp. 159 - 183),
(Optional)Walkenbach (Formulas), ch 11
Lab #4
Oct 10 & 12 Logical Functions, Problem Solving, and more Excel Grauer & Barber,
      ch 4   (pp. 187 - 202)
(Optional)Walkenbach (Formulas), ch 8,
      ch 14 (pp. 521 - 538)
Lab #5
Oct 17 Logical Functions, Problem Solving, and more Excel Grauer & Barber,
      ch 4   (pp. 187 - 202)
Lab #6
Oct. 19 MID-TERM EXAM Covers material up to Oct. 12  
Oct 24 & 26 Web & XHTML Fundamentals XHTML, ch 1 & 2,   (pp. 1 - 37),
Excel, Appendix A (pp. 928 - 935),
Web Servers,   Networks
Lab #7
Oct 31, Nov 2 Lists & Hyperlinks
Computer Security, Viruses and Firewalls
XHTML, ch 2,   (pp. 38 - 46),
Excel, Appendix A (pp. 854 - 856),
Viruses & Firewalls
Lab #8
Nov 7 & 9 Cascading Style Sheets
Debugging
XHTML, ch 3,
Debugging
 
Nov 14 & 16 Images & Multimedia
Computer Representation of Numbers
XHTML, ch 4,
Excel, Appendix A (p. 844),
Bits & Bytes, Representing Colors
Lab #9
Due Wed.
Nov 21 Table Basics
Posting your Webpages to Sage,
XHTML, ch 5   (pp. 88 - 92) Lab #10
Due Wed.
Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Break!    
Nov 28 & 30 PowerPoint
Researching on the Web
PowerPoint Basics Tutorial (2.2 MB)
Search Engines,   Evaluating Sources
Lab #11
Due Wed.
Dec 5 & 7 Student Presentations    
Dec. 14 Final Exam (Comprehensive)  

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