Course Schedule

This schedule is subject to change! Note that the readings should be done before the lab/lecture! Please come to class properly prepared.
Date Topic/Lab Session Book Chapters/Lab Topic
May 22 Introduction Lauckner Ch 1, Grauer Essential Computing Concepts, Essentials of Windows 95, MS Internet Explorer, Computing at UB
May 23 Lab Session I MS Word, Computing at UB
May 24 Metamorphosis of Information Lauckner Ch 2
May 29 Computer Hardware Lauckner Ch 2-3, Grauer MS PowerPoint
May 30 Lab Session II MS PowerPoint
May 31 Computer Hardware Components Lauckner Ch 3
June 5 Computer Languages, Algorithms Lauckner Ch 4, Grauer MS Excel, Visual Basic (VBA)
June 6 Lab Session III MS Excel, Visual Basic
June 7 Computer Languages, Algorithms Lauckner Ch 4, Grauer MS Excel
June 12 Midterm Exam (Ch 1-4, Lauckner); Web Pages/Internet Notes, Lauckner Ch 8, Grauer MS Word (advanced)
June 13 Lab Session IV Web Pages
June 14 Web pages/Internet; Networks Notes, Lauckner Ch 7
June 19 Databases Lauckner Ch 10, Grauer MS Access
June 20 Lab Session V MS Access
June 21 Hardware and Software; Operating Systems Lauckner Ch 5-6
June 26 Ethics, Privacy, Artificial Intelligence Lauckner Ch 12-14
June 27 Lab Session VI Lab Final
June 28 Final Exam review all materials
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