Course Schedule

COURSE SCHEDULE - Fall 2009
UALR Computer Science 1370 (CPSC1370, Computer Literacy)
Instructor: Gloria Lane Email: gblane@ualr.edu
Check the web site before each class - see www.ualr.edu/gblane

1. Thurs Aug 20	Orientation; Getting Started with Windows (part 1)
2. Tues Aug 25	Getting Started with Windows (part 2) - Using Files
3. Thurs Aug 27	Getting Started with a Web Browser (Internet Explorer)
*--Mon Sept 7*	*Labor Day Holiday - No Classes*
4. Tues Sept 1	More on Internet and WWW
5. Thurs Sept 3	Email and Mailing/Discussion lists/ (not in book)
6. Tues Sept 8	**Project #1 - Internet Project
7. Thurs Sept 10	Basic Computer Concepts
8. Tues Sept 15	Introducing Software
9. Thurs Sept 17	Creating Web Pages- Bonus Points
10. Tues Sept 22	**Project #2 - Hardware and Software
11. Thurs Sept 24	Review for Test #1
12. Tues Sept 29	**TEST #1
13. Thurs Oct 1	More on Windows (may be revised)
14. Tues Oct 6	MS Word#1 - Creating Documents
15. Thurs Oct 8	MS Word#2 - Formatting and Organizing Text
16. Tues Oct 13	MS Word#3 - Graphics, Tabs, Tables, and Newsletters
17. Thurs Oct 15	**Project #3 - MS Word
--Tues Oct 20--	CLASS CANCELLED
18. Thurs Oct 22	MS Excel#1 - Intro - Creating a Worksheet
19. Tues Oct 27	MS Excel#2 - Managing Workbooks; Cell References
20. Thurs Oct 29	MS Excel#3 - Using Functions, Tables, Charts
21. Tues Nov 3	**Project #4 - MS Excel (and power outage)
--Tues Nov 5--	Continuation of Class 21 - Project 4
22. Tues Nov 10	MS Access#1 - Getting Started with Access
	--Combing class 23 w Nov 12 class; Skip Class 24--
25. Thurs Nov 12	**Project #5 - MS Access
26. Tues Nov 17	Getting Started with PowerPoint
27. Thurs Nov 19	**Project #6 - Creating a Presentation - Design Templates
28. Tues Nov 24	More on Powerpoint - Outline Mode - and **Project #6 - PowerPoint Class Presentations
*--Nov 25-27-*	*Thanksgiving - No Classes*
29. Tues Dec 1	**Project #6 - PowerPoint Class Presentations
30. Thurs Dec 3	Review for Exam
*--Mon Dec 7*	*Last Day to Withdraw from Classes, Last day of Classes*
*--Tues Dec 8*	*Consultation Day*
Finals	Sect 2(10:50) - Thursday Dec 10, at 10:30am Sect 3(12:15) - Tuesday Dec 15, at 10:30am Scheduled by the University, not the instructor. Grades will be finalized and turned in to the university by noon on Dec 17.
Please note there may be changes to this syllabus during the semester.