CIS1 #7607 Fall 08
Principles of Computer Information Systems
Syllabus
Etudes Online Classroom
Log in and begin working on Task 1 the week of September 2. 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
OF:
Office 2007 textbook
Assignment
9/2
Task 1
Introduction to the class
UC: Ch, 1 Introduction to the World of Computers
Online Class and Computers due 9/7.
Late deadline 9/21
9/8
Task 2
UC: Ch. 5 System Software
Office: Windows Ch. 1
Windows due 9/14. Late Deadline 9/28
9/15
Task 3
UC: Ch. 6 Application Software
Office: Word Ch. 1 Creating and Editing a Word Document
Software and Word due 9/21. Late
deadline 10/6
9/22
Task 4
UC: Ch. 2 The System Unit: Processing and Memory
Office: Word Ch. 2 Creating a Research Paper
System Unit and Outline
Due 9/28. Late deadline 10/12
9/29
Task 5
UC: Ch. 3 Storage and Ch. 4 Input and Output
Storage and IO Hardware Due 10/5.
Late deadline 10/19
10/6
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 10/12. Late deadline 10/26
10/13
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 10/20. Late
deadline 11/3
10/20
Task 8
UC: Ch. 10 Multimedia
Office: PowerPoint Ch. 1 Creating and Editing a Presentation,
Multimedia and PowerPoint Due
10/26. Late deadline 11/9
10/27
Task 9
Office: PowerPoint Ch. 2 Creating a Presentation with
Illustrations and Shapes
PowerPoint and Paper Due 11/02. Late
deadline 11/16
11/3
Task 10
UC: Ch. 14 Databases and Database Management Systems
Database Due 11/9. Late deadline
11/23
11/11
Task 11
Office: Access Ch. 2 Querying a Database
Database Queries Due 11/16. Late
deadline 11/30
11/17
Task 12
UC: Ch. 15 Computer Security and Privacy
Office: Excel Ch. 1 Creating a Worksheet and an Embedded
Chart
Security and Worksheet Due 11/23.
Late deadline 12/7
11/24
Task 13
Office: Excel Ch. 2 Formulas, Functions, Formatting and Web
Queries
Worksheet Formulas and Formatting
Due 11/30. Late deadline 12/14
12/1
Task 14
UC: Ch. 12 Information Systems and System Development
Information Systems
Due 12/7. Late until 12/20
12/8
Task 15
UC: Ch. 13 Program Development and Programming
Languages
Programming
Due 12/20. No late submission
12/15
Finals Week
 
12/20 End of class, all work due.