Online Classroom
All of the course materials are in the online classroom. Assignment instructions are posted here for your convenience.
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Schedule (Subject to Change)
QCL=Quintessential Guide to Computer Literacy ARQ=Asking the Right Questions
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Date
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Class Lesson and Participation Exercise
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Assignment
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9/4
Task 1
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Introduction to the Class and Etudes
QCL: Windows Project 1 and 2 Introduction
Participation Credit
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Using the Online Classroom
Due 9/11. Late deadline 9/18
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9/11
Task 2
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ARQ: Ch. 1 The Benefit of Asking the Right Questions
ARQ: Ch. 2 What Are the Issue and the Conclusion?
QCL: Windows Project 3 Using Accessories and Project 4 File Management
Participation Credit
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Issue and Conclusion and File
Management
Due 9/18
Late deadline 9/25
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9/18
Task 3
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ARQ: Ch. 3 What are the Reasons?
QCL: Word Project 1 Creating a Document, Word Project 2 Editing a
Document, Word Project 3 Formatting a Document and Word Project 5
Graphics
Participation Credit
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Reasons and Word Due 9/25.
Late deadline 10/02
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9/25
Task 4
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QCL: Internet Project 1 Web Browsers Project 2 Search Engines, Project 3
Email and Project 4 Advanced Email
Participation Credit
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Internet and Searching Due 10/02.
Late deadline 10/09.
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10/02
Task 5
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ARQ: Ch. 4 Which Words or Phrases are Ambiguous?
Creating MLA Research Papers
Participation Credit
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Ambiguity and Research Paper
Plan
Due 10/09, Late deadline 10/16
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10/09
Task 6
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ARQ: Ch. 5 What are the Value Conflicts and Assumptions?
QCL: PowerPoint Project 1 Creating a Slide Show, Project 2 Editing and
Formatting,Participation Credit
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Values and PowerPoint
Due 10/16.
Late deadline 10/23
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10/16
Task 7
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ARQ: Ch. 6 What are the Descriptive Assumptions?
QCL: PowerPoint Project 3 Enhancing with Graphics
Participation Credit
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Paper and PowerPoint Presentation
Due 12/11. Late deadline 12/18.
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10/23
Task 8
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ARQ: Ch. 7 Are There Any Fallacies in the Reasoning?
QCL: Computer Concepts Project 1 Hardware and Project 2 Software
Participation Credit
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Fallacies and Computer Concepts
Due 10/30
Late deadline 11/06
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10/30
Task 9
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ARQ: Ch. 8 How Good is the Evidence: Intuition, Appeals to Authority and
Testimonials?
QCL: Computer Concepts Project 3 Buying a System and Project 4
Ownership
PowerPoint Presentation: Computer Buying
Participation Credit
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Evidence and Computer Buying
Due 11/06.
Late deadline 11/13
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11/06
Task 10
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ARQ: Ch. 9 How Good is the Evidence: Personal Observation, Case Studies,
Research Studies and Analogies?
QCL: Excel Project 1 Creating a Worksheet
Participation Credit
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Evidence
Due 11/13
Late deadline 11/20
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11/13
Task 11
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ARQ Ch 10 Are there Rival Causes?
QCL: Project 3 Formatting a Worksheet, and Project 5 Charts
Participation Credit
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Worksheet and Rival Causes
Due 11/20.
Late deadline 12/04
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11/20
Task 12
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ARQ: Ch. 11 Are the Statistics Deceptive?
Excel Project 2 Using Formulas
Participation Credit
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Statistics and Worksheets
Due 12/04.
Late deadline 12/11.
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11/27
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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12/04
Task 13
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ARQ: Ch. 12 What Significant Information is Omitted?
QCL: Excel Project 4 Database
Participation Credit
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12/11
Task 14
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Review
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Final Project 50 points
Due 12/18. NO late submission.
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12/18 Open lab day.
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