CIS1 #7611 and #7615 Fall 08 Late Start
Principles of Computer Information Systems
Syllabus
Etudes Online Classroom
Log in and begin working on Task 1 the week of October 27. All of the course materials are in the online classroom.  
Instructions are posted here for your convenience.
Schedule (subject to change)
Date
Task
Topic
UC: Understanding Computers textbook
Office:
Office 2007 textbook
Assignment
10/27
Task 1
Introduction to the class
UC: Ch, 1 Introduction to the World of Computers
Online Class and Computers due
11/01. Late deadline 11/05
11/02
Task 2
UC: Ch. 5 System Software
Office: Windows Ch. 1
Windows 40 points due 11/08. Late
Deadline 11/12
11/05
Task 3
UC: Ch. 6 Application Software
Office: Word Ch. 1 Creating and Editing a Word Document
Software and Word 40 points due
11/11. Late deadline 11/15
11/09
Task 4
UC: Ch. 2 The System Unit: Processing and Memory
Office: Word Ch. 2 Creating a Research Paper
System Unit and Outline Due 11/15.
Late deadline 11/19
11/12
Task 5
UC: Ch. 3 Storage and Ch. 4 Input and Output
Storage and IO Hardware Due 11/18.
Late deadline 11/22
11/16
Task 6
UC: Ch. 7 Computer Networks
Ch. 8 The Internet and World Wide Web to the top of page 336
Networks and Internet
Due 11/22. Late deadline 11/26
11/19
Task 7
UC: Ch. 8 The Internet and World Wide Web page 336 to end.
Ch. 9 Network and Internet Security
Internet and Security Due 11/25. Late
deadline 11/29
11/23
Task 8
UC: Ch. 10 Multimedia
Office: PowerPoint Ch. 1 Creating and Editing a Presentation,
Multimedia and PowerPoint Due 12/2.
Late deadline 12/6
11/26
Task 9
Office: PowerPoint Ch. 2 Creating a Presentation with
Illustrations and Shapes
PowerPoint and Paper Due 1220. No
Late submission
11/30
Task 10
UC: Ch. 14 Databases and Database Management Systems
Office: Access Ch. 1 Creating and Using a Database
Database Due 12/6. Late deadline 12/9
12/03
Task 11
Office: Access Ch. 2 Querying a Database
UC: Ch. 12 Information Systems and System Development
Database Queries and Information
Systems Due 12/9. Late deadline 12/13
12/07
Task 12
UC: Ch. 15 Computer Security and Privacy
Office: Excel Ch. 1 Creating a Worksheet and an Embedded
Chart
Security and Worksheet Due 12/13.
Late deadline 12/16
12/10
Task 13
Office: Excel Ch. 2 Formulas, Functions, Formatting and Web
Queries
Worksheet Formulas and Formatting
Due 12/16. Late deadline 12/20
12/14
Task 14
UC: Ch. 13 Program Development and Programming
Languages
Programming Due 12/20. No late
submission
12/17
Finals Week
 
12/20 End of class, all work due.