Richard G Baldwin (512) 223-4758, NRG Room 4238, Baldwin@DickBaldwin.com, http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/

COSC 1301 Personal Computing

Course Schedule

Fall 2007

Revised 09/06/07


 

Note: This is a tentative schedule.  Professor Baldwin reserves the right to change the schedule if the need arises.  Be sure to check this web page periodically to note any changes.

Class

Date

Lesson

1

T 8/28

Getting started
Assign user accounts.
Review syllabus.
Explore Course Technology site.
Explain and demonstrate student file downloads.
Point out Online Companion.
Introduce SAM 2003 Training Companion CD.
Demonstrate the use of the Practice Tests.

Homework for each class will be to study the next unit and get started on the projects.  Be prepared to ask questions about what you don't understand when you come to class.

Laboratory projects for each class follow this table, with links from the lesson schedule to the project assignments.

Begin the first lesson if time permits:
A. Understanding Essential Computer Concepts

2

Th 8/30

Essential Computer Concepts
A. Understanding Essential Computer Concepts
M 9/3 Labor Day holiday (campus closed)

3

T 9/4

Windows XP
A. Getting Started with Windows XP

4

Th 9/6

B. Understanding File Management
5

T 9/11

Internet Explorer
A. Getting Started with Internet Explorer

6

Th 9/13

Microsoft Office 2003
A. Introducing Microsoft Office 2003

7

T 9/18

Microsoft Word 2003
A. Getting Started with Word 2003

8

Th 9/20

B. Editing Documents

9

T 9/25

C. Formatting Text and Paragraphs

10

Th 9/27

D. Formatting Documents

11

T 10/2

Review Practice Tests for Exam 1 (See Exam Instructions)

12

Th 10/4

Exam 1 (In the classroom on or before this date.)

13

T 10/9

Microsoft Excel 2003
A. Getting Started with Excel 2003

14

Th 10/11

B. Building and Editing Worksheets

15

T 10/16

C. Formatting a Worksheet

16

Th 10/18

D. Working with Charts

17

T 10/23

Integration
Integrating Word and Excel

18

Th 10/25

Microsoft Access 2003
A. Getting Started with Access 2003

19

T 10/30

B. Using Tables and Queries

20

Th 11/1

C. Using Forms

21

T 11/6

D. Using Reports

22

Th 11/8

Integration
Integrating Word, Excel, and Access

23

T 11/13

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
A. Getting Started with PowerPoint 2003

24

Th 11/15

B. Creating a Presentation

25

T 11/20

C. Modifying a Presentation

26

Th 11/22

Thanksgiving holiday.  Campus closed

27

T 11/27

D. Enhancing a Presentation

28

Th 11/29

Integration
Integrating Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
29 T 12/4 Catch up as necessary

30

Th 12/6

Catch up as necessary

31

T 12/11

Review Practice Tests for Exam 2 (See Exam Instructions)

32

Th 12/13

Exam 2 (In the classroom on or before this date.)

Laboratory Projects

If you are unable to complete the lab projects that are assigned below during the allocated class period, you will need to complete them as homework.  You may use the open labs at the various ACC campuses for this purpose.

You must be prepared to show and explain your lab projects to Prof. Baldwin during the current lab period or during a future lab period at his request.

When you are assigned a Concepts Review project, write your answers on a separate sheet of paper and save them for Prof. Baldwin's inspection at his request.

When you are assigned a Skills Review project, be prepared to repeat the procedures at your computer for Prof. Baldwin at his request.  (Note:  You may occasionally discover that the shared computers in the ACC laboratories have been configured in such a way that you are prevented from performing a specified procedure.)

When you are assigned an Independent Challenge project or a Visual Workshop project, be prepared to repeat the procedures for Prof. Baldwin at his request.  Also save any written or printed matter specified in the project to be reviewed by Prof. Baldwin at his request.

The assigned projects are listed below the lesson titles below.

Essential Computer Concepts

Windows XP

Internet Explorer

Microsoft Office 2003

Microsoft Word 2003

Microsoft Excel 2003

Integration (Word and Excel)

Microsoft Access 2003

Integration (Word, Excel, and Access)

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003

Integration (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)

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