Syllabus CGS 1100: Introduction to Computers

(Fall 2003, CRN80028)

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General Course Information

 

Instructor:

Dr. Martin Hepp

Office: Academic III, Room 152
Phone: (239) 590-7311
Email:
mhepp@computer.org

 

Office Hours:

Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and by appointment

 

Course Website:

http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/mhepp/crn80028.htm

 

Class Times and Classroom:

Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m., Ben Hill Griffin Hall 205

 

Prerequisites:

-

 

Note: Please check your FGCU email account frequently, as I will use the Gulfline mailing list to post important information!

 

Required Textbooks

 

Shelly Cashman: Microsoft Word 2000, Excel 2000, and PowerPoint 2000 (all by Course Technology)

 

Course Objective

 

The goal of this course is to show the efficient use of modern application software like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and thus help students to increase their personal productivity. Students will learn how computers work and understand the interaction between office applications for more sophisticated functionality.

 

Schedule

 

Unit No.

Class

Topic(s)

Read before class

Homework assigned

Homework due

Remarks

1

08-26

Course Overview / Introduction to Word

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-

-

 

2

09-02

Word

Word: Project 1 and 2

 

Announcement WD1.62

(see my e-mail)

 

3

09-09

Word

Word: Project 3

 

 

 

4

09-16

Word

Word: Project 4

 

 

 

5

09-23

Word

Word: Project 5

Assignment 1: Word

 

 

6

09-30

Word

Word: Project 6

 

Assignment 1

 

7

10-07

Exam 1

 

 

 

Word

8

10-14

Excel

Excel: Project 1 and 2

 

 

 

9

10-21

Excel

Excel: Project 3 and 4

Assignment 2: Excel

 

 

10

10-28

Excel

Excel: Project 5 and 6

 

Assignment 2

 

11

11-04

Exam 2

 

 

 

Excel

12

11-11

Veteran's Day

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-

-

 

13

11-18

PowerPoint

PowerPoint: Project 1 and 2

Assignment 3: PowerPoint

 

 

14

11-25

PowerPoint

PowerPoint: Project 3 and 4

 

Assignment 3

 

15

12-02

Exam 3

 

 

 

PowerPoint

 

Assignments

(As soon as an assignment is available, click on the respective assignment to get the full description)

 

-          HTML file

-          PDF (requires Adobe Reader)

-          input.doc

-          output.doc

-          picture.jpg

·         Assignment 2 (finished)

-          Task Description (PDF, requires Adobe Reader)

 

Online Resources

 

Unit 1: PowerPoint Slides (PDF file; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Unit 2: PowerPoint Slides (PDF file; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Unit 3: No PowerPoint Slides

Unit 4: No PowerPoint Slides

Unit 5: PowerPoint Slides (PDF file; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Unit 6: No PowerPoint Slides

Unit 7: No PowerPoint Slides

Unit 8: PowerPoint Slides (PDF file; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Unit 9: No PowerPoint Slides

Unit 10: PowerPoint Slides (PDF file; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

 

(new slides will be posted on a weekly basis, if available for that unit)