| Date | Assignment | Reading | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22 | HW1 | Administrivia | |
| Jan. 27 | S&W chap. 1 | Basic concepts & terminology; look inside | |
| Jan. 29 | 2.1-2.3 | Getting online & e-mail; groupwise | |
| Jan. 31 | Deadline to add courses | ||
| Feb. 3 | HW1 due; HW2 | 2.4 | WWW and search engines |
| Feb. 5 | 2.5 | More Internet resources | |
| Feb. 10 | 3.2-3.3 | Applications, text, & word processing, file formats | |
| Feb. 12 | 3.1 | Operating systems vs. application software | |
| Feb. 14 | Deadline to drop courses | ||
| Feb. 17 | Class cancelled due to snow | ||
| Feb. 19 | 3.4-3.5 | About spreadsheets & databases | |
| Feb. 24 | HW2 due; HW3 | Practice with spreadsheets; statistical packages | |
| Feb. 26 | HW4 | 3.6 | Presentation software |
| Mar. 3 | 3.6 | Financial and DTP software | |
| Mar. 5 | HW3 due | chap. 4 | Another look inside |
| Mar. 10 | chap. 5 | Input & output devices | |
| Mar. 12 | chap. 6 | Telecommunications | |
| Mar. 17-21 | Spring Break -- no classes | ||
| Mar. 24 | HW4 due | In-class presentations | |
| Mar. 26 | In-class presentations | ||
| Mar. 28 | Deadline to withdraw from courses | ||
| Mar. 31 | HW5 | chap. 7 | Databases; more PowerPoint presentations |
| Apr. 2 | Databases; more PowerPoint presentations | ||
| Apr. 7 | HW5; HW6 | 8.1-8.3 | Networks, security, & privacy |
| Apr. 9 | 8.4-8.7 | Other human & philosophical issues | |
| Apr. 14 | JN chaps. 1-3 | Introduction to Web design | |
| Apr. 16 | HW6a due | JN 4-6 | A first Web page |
| Apr. 21 | JN 7 | Text formatting in HTML | |
| Apr. 23 | HW6b due | JN 8 | Graphics in HTML; file formats |
| Apr. 28 | JN 9 | Links | |
| Apr. 30 | HW5 due | JN 10 | Tables |
| May 5 | JN 11-12 | Frames & color | |
| May 7 | HW6c due | Catch up and review; presentation? | |
| May 12 | Final exam, 3:30-5:30 PM | ||