Fall 2006 Instructor: Matthew Weathers Matthew.Weathers@biola.edu |
Class Web Site: http://csci.biola.edu/csci104 (Syllabus, general info)
Blackboard Site: http://biola.blackboard.com (Online Grades, announcements)
The Announcements section of the Blackboard site will contain the most up-to-date information about the class, and I will use BUBBS email as the primary way of making class announcements.
My Contact Information:
By email: Matthew Weathers on BUBBS ( or Matthew.Weathers@biola.edu)
By Phone: Biola Ext 5173, or (562)944-0351 x 5173 (My Biola Office)
Mobile Phone: (562)322-7427 (Okay to call any time, I turn off ringer at night)
Math Department Secretary: Biola Ext 4741, (562)903-4741
Office: White 48A (McNally 48A)
Lectures: Library Downstairs Classroom: Wednesday/Friday
My Goals: By the end of the semester, I hope to teach you:
Grading Criteria
18% Weekly
40% Assignments (8 Assignments, about 5% each)
20% Test 1 Midterm October 6
22% Test 2 Final Exam Monday, December 11,
You cannot turn in the Weekly Reading Questions late. If you must miss class, email me the answers or send them with someone else. There will be a penalty for turning in the Assignments late, (and a maximum of 1 week late allowed).
Required Text:
Computer Confluence, 7th Edition George Beekman, Michael J. Quinn.
Schedule of Lectures:
(Wednesday/Friday)
Date |
Topic |
Homework Due |
Aug 23 |
Intro/BUBBS/Digital Locker |
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Aug 25 |
Files/Folders Organization & ZIP |
HW1 Email Me |
Aug 30 |
Ch 0 Internet Basics |
Reading Questions Ch 0 |
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LABOR DAY September 4 |
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Sep 1 |
Ch 0 Backups / Security |
HW2 Files/ZIP |
Sep 6 |
Ch 1 History: Computers & Internet |
Reading Questions Ch 1 |
Sep 8 |
Ch 1 History of Internet Video Part 1 |
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Sep 13 |
Using MS Word, media in documents |
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Sep 15 |
Ch 2 Binary Numbers, Representation |
Reading Questions Ch 2 |
Sep 20 |
Ch 2 Hardware, Ch 3 |
HW3 Word |
Sep 22 |
Using Excel |
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Sep 27 |
Ch 3 Disk Storage |
Reading Questions Ch 3 |
Sep 29 |
Ch 4 Software |
HW4 Excel |
Oct 4 |
Ch 4 Operating Systems |
Reading Questions Ch 4 |
Oct 6 |
MIDTERM |
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Oct 11 |
HTML / Intro to web pages |
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Oct 13 |
Ch 5, Dreamweaver Basics |
Reading Questions Ch 5 |
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TORREY CONFERENCE Oct 18-20 |
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Oct 25 |
Ch 6 Graphics/Images |
HW5 Web Page: Genesis |
Oct 27 |
Ch 6, Photoshop |
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Nov 1 |
History Video Part 2 |
Reading Questions Ch 7 |
Nov 3 |
Ch 7 Identity Theft, Privacy |
HW6 Web Page: Part 2 |
Nov 8 |
Using Visual Basic |
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Nov 10 |
Ch 8 Networks / Wireless |
Reading Questions Ch 8 |
Nov 15 |
Ch 8 Interpersonal Computing |
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Nov 17 |
Ch 9 Internet / WWW |
HW7 Visual Basic |
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THANKSGIVING Nov 22-24 |
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Nov 29 |
Ch 9 Web Applications |
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Dec 1 |
Ch 9 Web Applications |
Reading Questions Ch 9 |
Dec 6 |
Ch 10 Security |
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Dec 8 |
The Future |
HW8 Final Project/Paper |
Dec 11 |
FINAL EXAM: Monday |
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Academic Integrity: Plagiarism is the act of presenting someone elses ideas and work as your own. It ranges from not citing the sources of ideas and textual excerpts to turning in an essay written by someone else. Plagiarism at Biola is not tolerated, and may result in failing the assignment or the course and further discipline by university officials.
Students with
Disabilities: Students desiring accommodations for this class on the basis
of physical, learning or psychological disability are to contact the Office of
Disability Services. The Office of Disability
Services is located in the
I am looking forward to this opportunity to teach you this semester, and hope that I can help you see a little bit more of the goodness, truth, and beauty of God. Feel free to let me know if theres any way I can make this a more valuable learning experience for you.