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Note: In order to be able to print at the labs, you will need a print card to pay for your copies. You can buy these print cards at various locations on campus such as Applied Sciences 104, the Communication building, and Ming-Ong lab.
This course will be team taught by:
This course provides a practical introduction to computers: hardware, operating systems and applications packages; developments in the computer industry from an engineering perspective. Personal computing on a IBM-PC platform is emphasized, with lab exercises designed to provide working knowledge of basic application packages of word processing (WordPerfect), spreadsheets (Quattro Pro) and database management (Paradox), and of programming concepts via Pascal.
PROJECT: A project is part of this course. We will provide you with several choices of projects, and you must choose one to complete. If you wish, you may request an alternate project. It must employ skills learned in this class, and should be chosen to be relevant to your major and/or interests. You MUST request an alternative project to us in writing prior to May 23. The proposal must include a detailed description of your project. This project should use Pascal, Quattro-Pro, or Paradox. The project and a writeup are to be submitted by June 6. The writeup should include a description of the project, how you implemented it, any problems you had, what you learned from it, its value or purpose, and a summary. The project is worth 20 points.
EXAMS: There will be 2 (one-hour each) midterms and a final exam. The midterms are worth 15 points each, and the final is worth 20 points.
COURSE POINTS AND GRADING
| Laboratory Assignment | 30 points | |
| Examination 1 | 15 points | |
| Examination 2 | 15 points | |
| Project | 20 points | |
| Final Exam | 20 points | |
| Total Course 100 points | ||
LATE WORK: Work turned in after the due date set for a specific lab will not be accepted unless expressly authorized by the lab tutor, in advance. You may turn in work which is incomplete for part credit ... but the due date is to be honored.
INTEGRITY OF STUDENT WORK: Each student is expected to complete his or her assignment and to turn it in to his/her assigned tutor to be graded. Students may converse with one another to talk about their approaches to the various exercises and receive general assistance from the tutor -- but the details of the assignment are to be completed independently. On exams and the project, students may neither give or receive assistance other than from one of the course teaching staff.
Cheating: We define cheating to include:
Additional Notes: If you want your final exam, project report and grade, and any final work returned to you, give us a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage and we will mail your work to you as soon as we are finished with it. Alternately, you can pick up them up from Dr. Mantey in his office. The board office will not have your work.
Term Project