CS 101 Intro to Computers Introductions – Nancy Beaujon – Leestown Middle School – School Phone: ext 1124 – Cell Phone: – address

Introduce Yourself On “ Who are You? ” handout, write: – Your name – Phone number(s) – address(es) – UK Activity (e.g. sport) – Year (Fr, So, Jr, Sr) – Where you were born Why are you taking this course?

Introduce Yourself cont. Describe your previous computer experience. e.g. Internet only (surfing the net) Word Processing ______________ Spreadsheet __________________ Database ____________________ Other applications _____________ Web Page ____________________ Online course _________________ Closet hacker _________________

Survey Which would you find more useful to know: How to use basic MS Publisher skills. How to create a PowerPoint Presentation. How to evaluate and create a web page.

Section 203 – Wednesday Text – New Perspectives on Computer Concepts, 9 th Edition June Jamrich Parsons, Dan Oja – NO “ clicker ” Lab Materials – One removable storage medium (eg. 3 ½ “ floppy disk or CD or jump drive) Label with your name and section number You can NOT assignments to yourself and download them once you are here.

Course Description An introduction to computing and its impact on society from a user ’ s perspective. Topics: – File management with operating system (Windows Explorer) – Beautification using text formatters and word processing (MS Word) – Computation using spreadsheets (Excel) – Web site critique, design and development (MS Publisher and FrontPage)

Prerequisites No specific skills needed

Learning Outcomes (Lab) Students will be able to use applications software competently including: – Microsoft Windows Notepad – Microsoft Word (word processor) – Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet) – and web browsers – A web page development product

Learning Outcomes (Text) Students will become aware of … – the capabilities and limitations of hardware and software computing technologies. – how software is developed – the Internet ’ s abilities and weaknesses – issues in society related to computers

Course Set Up Lab – Specific skills using Windows, Word, Excel, Publisher or Powerpoint – Practice during open lab time – 4 Lab tests/ projects (see schedule) Text – Weekly readings, Interactive Summaries – On-line review and study helps: – 3 Text Exams (see schedule)

Lab Projects MS Word (take home w/ open labs) – Flyer – Brochure MS Excel (in class 2+ weeks) – Skills practice – Skills test Web Page – Web quest and Evaluation (take home) – Design and development (in class)

Grading Lab – 30% – 4 Lab Tests – Windows Explorer/ Notepad (5%) – Word (10%) – Web Critique Assignment (10%) – Web Page (5%) – Excel (10%) Text – 60% – 3 exams – 20% each Weekly Checks – 10% – More info later

Academic Dishonesty Plagiarism/Cheating – You are expected to do all class assignments on your own. – See for link to official UK policy – In my class, minimum penalty drop of one letter grade.

Attendance Required: – All LAB TESTS and EXAMS – Also during web site development Optional: – Open labs See class web page weekly for details

Expectations Check class web page weekly prior to class – – Scoring rubrics – Text assignments – Practice sheets for Lab Tests – Class announcements / news Closings due to weather or FCPS schedule

On-line Help Use the text book ’ s web site for: – Interactive Summaries – Extra Study Helps: Crossword Puzzle

Important Note If Fayette County Schools are CLOSED, there will be NO CLASS. (Snow Days and Fayette County Spring Break)