Course Plan

FALL 2013
CSI102- Introduction to Informatics
Unit = 45 min
6 Quizes
02 Assignments
03 labs
02 Presentations
Final exam (70 questions)

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20%
10%
20%
30%

Pass=Total score 5 and Final Exam score 4 (of 10)

Week

Day

Session Unit
1

Mon (04/11/2013)
2

4
1
5

Content

Quiz

Assignment

Course Introduction
1

Lecture 1:
A brief history of Computing
Computer Architecture
Operating System
Networks
Test 1
Presentation 1 introduction: Software Tools
Assignment 1 introduction: Microsoft Word

5
6

Tue (05/11/2013)

Wed (06/11/2013)

1
2
3

Lect
ure

Lecture 2: Microsoft Words

Getting Started with Word
Creating Great-Looking Documents

7
8
9

Guiding assignment 1

Lecture 2: Microsoft Words (cont)

Organizing Complex Documents with Advanced
Formatting Options

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5
Wed (06/11/2013)
6
7
Thu (07/11/2013)
8
9
Fri (08/11/2013)
10
11
Mon (11/11/2013)
12

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Tue (12/11/2013)

Lecture 2: Microsoft Words (cont)

Mastering Styles, Templates, and Themes
Guiding assignment 1
Lecture 2: Microsoft Words (cont)
Letters, Mail Merge, and Smart Documents
Assignment 1 Review and Evaluation

21

Assignment 2 introduction: Microsoft PowerPoint

22

Test 2
Lecture 3: Microsoft PowerPoint
Getting Started with PowerPoint
Building Your Presentation
Guiding assignment 2

23

14
15
2

Wed (13/11/2013)
16

17
Thu (14/11/2013)
18
19

26

27
28
29
30
31
32
33

2
2

Lecture 3: Microsoft PowerPoint (cont)

Adding Sizzle to a Presentation
Delivering a Presentation with Style
Guiding assignment 2
Assignment 2: Review and Evaluation
Presentation 1: Software Tools
(Using MS Power Points)

Test 3
Lecture 4: Microsoft Excel
Getting Started with Excel
Making Great-Looking Worksheets

34
35
36
37

Guiding assignment 1

24
25

13

Lecture 2: Microsoft Words (cont)

Organizing Complex Documents with Advanced
Formatting Options

Lecture 4: Microsoft Excel(cont)

Using Formulas and Functions
Working with Tables and PivotTables
Turning Data into Charts

Fri (15/11/2013)
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19
Fri (15/11/2013)
20

21
Mon (18/11/2013)
22
23

Tue (19/11/2013)
24

25

Wed (20/11/2013)
26
27

Thu (21/11/2013)
28
29

Fri (22/11/2013)
30

38
39

Guiding Lab 1: Excel

Review

40

Presentation 2: Introduction
(Using MS Power Points)
Lab 1 evaluation

41
42
43
44
45
46

Guiding Lab 2: Internet

Test 5
Lab 2 evaluation

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50
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52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

Test 4
Lecture 5: Internet

Lecture 6: Database
Guiding Lab 3: Microsoft Access
Presentation 2
Test 6
Lab 3 evaluation

Course Review

Final exam on Monday, December 02, 2013

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Student's task
before class

Student's task
after class

Textbook:
Chapter 1,
3,4,9
Student's CD:
learning tool

Test yourself
Practice exercise
CMS: Forum
Student's CD:
learning tool self
test

Ebook

Test yourself
Practice exercise
CMS: Forum
Student's CD:
learning tool self
test

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Ebook

Test yourself
Practice exercise
CMS: Forum
Student's CD:
learning tool self
test

Ebook

Test yourself
Practice exercise
CMS: Forum
Student's CD:
learning tool self
test

Searching for
presentation
material

Ebook

Test yourself
Practice exercise
CMS: Forum
Student's CD:
learning tool self
test

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Ebook

Student's CD:
learning tool self
test

Textbook:
Chapter 5
Student's CD:
learning tool

Test yourself
Practice exercise
CMS: Forum
Student's CD:
learning tool self
test

Textbook:
Chapter 6
Student's CD:
learning tool

Test yourself
Practice exercise
CMS: Forum
Student's CD:
learning tool self
test

Searching for
presentation
material

Preparation for
Final Exam

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