All of the course materials are in the online classroom at http://myetudes.org/portal in Modules and Assignments. This is an overview of the reading and assignments.
QCL=Dozer's Quintessential Guide to Computer Literacy ARQ=Asking the Right Questions
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Module/ Date |
Textbook Reading | Assignment (40 points each) Due the following Sunday |
| #1 8/30 |
ARQ: Ch. 1 The Benefit of Asking the Right Questions QCL: Windows Project 1 and 2 Introduction |
Using the Online classroom due 9/05 late until 9/12 |
| #2 9/06 | ARQ: Ch. 2 What are the Issue
and the Conclusion? QCL: Windows Project 3 Using Accessories and Project 4 File Management |
Issue and Conclusion and File Management due 9/12 late until 9/19 |
| #3 9/13 | ARQ: Ch. 3 What are the Reasons? QCL: Internet Project 1 Web Browsers QCL: Internet Project 2 Search Engines |
Reasons, Internet and Searching due 9/19, late until 9/27 |
| #4 9/20 | More Practice with Issue, Conclusion
and Reasons QCL: Internet Project 3 Email QCL: Internet Project 4 Advanced Email Cloud Computing |
Issue, Conclusion, Reasons and Email due 9/27, late until 10/3 |
| #5 9/27 | ARQ: Ch. 4 Which Words or Phrases are
Ambiguous? QCL: Word Project 1 Creating a Document QCL: Word Project 2 Editing a Document |
Paper Plan and Ambiguity |
| #6 10/04 | ARQ: Ch. 5 What are the Value
Conflicts and Assumptions? QCL: Word Project 3 Creating a Document QCL: Word Project 4 Graphics |
Values and Word Processing |
| #7 10/11 | ARQ: Ch. 6 What are the Descriptive
Assumptions? QCL: PowerPoint Project 1 Creating a Slide Show QCL: PowerPoint Project 2 Editing and Formatting |
Paper and Presentation |
| #8 10/18 | ARQ: Ch. 7 Are there any Fallacies in
the Reasoning? QCL: PowerPoint Project 3 Enhancing with Graphics |
Fallacies and Computer Concepts |
| #9 10/25 | ARQ Ch. 8 How Good is the Evidence:
Intuition, Appeals to Authority and Testimonials? QCL: Excel Project 1 Creating a Worksheet |
Evidence and Worksheets |
| #10 11/01 | ARQ: Ch. 9 How Good is the Evidence:
Personal Observation, Case Studies, Research Studies and Analogies? QCL: Excel Project 2: Using Formulas |
Evidence and Formulas |
| #11 11/08 | ARQ: Ch. 10 Are there Rival Causes? QCL: Excel Project 3: Formatting a Worksheet |
Rival Causes and Formatting |
| #12 11/15 | ARQ: Ch. 11 Are the Statistics
Deceptive? QCL: Excel Project 5: Charts |
Statistics and Charting |
| #13 11/22 | QCL: Computer Concepts Project 1
Hardware QCL: Computer Concepts Project 2 Software |
Hardware and Software |
| #14 11/29 | ARQ: Ch. 12 What Significant
Information is Omitted? QCL: Computer Concepts Project 3 Buying a System QCL: Computer Concepts Project 4 Ownership |
Significant Information and Computers |
| #15 12/06 | ARQ: Ch. 14 Practice and Review | Final Project due 12/19 No Late Submission |
| 12/13 | Finals Week |