This handout provides the planned course schedule, including due dates and required readings. This information is tentative, may be updated and is subject to change as the semester progresses. Check the course web site, including both announcements and this handout's latest version, and check your FSU email, often.
First day of class: Tuesday August 26, 2014
No Classes for Veterans Day: Tuesday, November 11, 2014
No Classes for Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 27, 2014
| Assignment or Exam | Date Due |
|---|---|
| First Day Attendance Survey | Must be completed by 6:00pm on Thursday, August 28 |
| Syllabus Quiz | Friday, September 5 |
| MS Office Assignment #1 | Friday, September 19 |
| MS Office Assignment #2 | Friday, October 3 |
| Deadline to sign up for Exam 1 time | Monday, October 13 |
| MS Office Assignment #3 | Friday, October 17 |
| Exam 1 Session | Monday, October 20, through Friday, October 24 |
| MS Office Assignment #4 | Friday, October 31 |
| Deadline to sign up for Exam 2 time | Monday, November 25 |
| MS Office Assignment #5 | Friday, November 14 |
| Exam 2 Session | Monday, December 1, through Friday, December 5 |
This following table lists course lecture topics and corresponding assigned readings. Be sure to check the syllabus information to make certain that you purchase the correct textbooks.
Topics and readings will typically be covered in the order listed.
Note on semesters: full semesters (fall and spring) typically are comprised of 15 weeks of scheduled classes; summer half-terms typically are comprised of 6 weeks of scheduled classes.
| When | Course Topics Concepts | Assigned Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 (8/26, 8/28) | Syllabus Course Overview Exploring Our Digital Planet | Course Syllabus Course Calendar Text Chapter 1 |
| Week 2 (9/2, 9/4) | Exploring Our Digital Planet Discussion of assignment 1: Research Paper | Text Chapter 1 Text Chapter 2 |
| Week 3 (9/9, 9/11) | The 30 Second Version of Technology Basics Hardware Basics: Inside the Box | Text Appendix A, Chapter 2 |
| Week 4 (9/16, 9/18) | Hardware Basics: Peripherals | Text Chapter 3 |
| Week 5 (9/23, 9/25) | Discussion of assignment 2: Excel Spreadsheet Software Basics: The Ghost in the Machine | Text Chapter 4 |
| Week 6 (9/30, 10/2) | Software Basics: The Ghost in the Machine Productivity Applications | Text Chapters 4 & 5 |
| Week 7 (10/7, 10/9) | Discussion of assignment 3: Excel Spreadsheet Productivity Applications | Text Chapter 5 |
| Week 8 (10/14, 10/16) | Graphics, Digital Media, and Multimedia | Text Chapter 6 |
| Week 9 (10/21, 10/23) | Discussion of assignment 4: Excel Spreadsheet Issues in Ethics and Technology: ACM Code of Ethics Database Applications and Privacy Implications Test 1 Week | Text Appendix B, Chapter 7 |
| Week 10 (10/28, 10,30) | Database Applications and Privacy Implications The Evolving Internet | Text Chapters 7 & 8 |
| Week 11 (11/4, 11/6) | Discussion of assignment 5: Excel Spreadsheet The Basics of Networking | Text Chapter 10 |
| Week 12 (11/13) | The Basics of Networking Computer Security and Risks | Text Chapters 10 & 9 |
| Week 13 (11/18, 11/20) | Computer Security and Risks | Text Chapter 9 |
| Week 14 (11/25) | Final lecture of the semester and wrapup | |
| Week 15 (12/2, 12/4) | Test 2 Week |
| When | Course Topics Skills | Assigned Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Creating Documents with Microsoft Word 2013 | Chapter 11 |
| Week 2 | Using Word to Create Resumes and Cover Letters | Chapter 12 |
| Week 3 | Creating Worksheets with Column Charts using Microsoft Excel 2013 | Chapter 13 |
| Week 4 | Creating Tables and Inserting Functions and Charts | Chapter 14 |