Computer Science 101 - Computer and Information Technology
Students must get at least two high-density 3.5'' disks for storing laboratory files on. It is advisable to use the second diskette to make a copy of the files on the first one, due to the non-permanent nature of diskettes. Additionally, there may be a few times when diskettes are collected in order to grade lab exercises and projects.
All the laboratory exercises for Microsoft Office applications will be taken from Grauer and Barber (GB). Exercises on Netscape and HTML will be developed by the instructor and made available on the CSE 101 WWW page.
Below is the recommended schedule for laboratory exercises, although you may complete them at your own pace.
Week | Topic | Exercises |
1 | Windows and Netscape | disk set up |
2 | Word | GB Word Exercises 1.1, 1.2 |
3 | Word: editing / formatting | GB Word Exercises 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
4 | Word: advanced features | GB Word Exercises 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 |
5 | E-mail, Netscape, newsgroups | see course WWW page |
6 | Excel: introduction | GB Excel Exercises 1.1, 1.2 |
7 | Excel: gaining proficiency | GB Excel Exercises 2.1, 2.2 |
8 | Excel: decision making | GB Excel Exercises 3.1, 3.2 |
9 | Excel: graphs and charts | GB Excel Exercises 4.1, 4.2 |
10 | HTML: introduction | see course WWW page |
11 | HTML: fancy stuff | see course WWW page |
12 | Access: introduction | GB Access Exercises 1.1, 1.2 |
13 | Access: tables and forms | GB Access Exercises 2.1, 2.2 |
14 | Access: reports and queries | GB Access Exercises 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 |
During the first recitation, students will be shown how to download the set of data files we will use all semester. The basic procedure is: