General Class
Information
Other course materials and communications will be available through the campus WebCT system. If you are having difficulty with WebCT, try the student documentation page. The Create your WebCT account link is particularly useful.
New students: to activate your UCSC email account, known as CruzMail, log in to the student portal (my.ucsc.edu) and click the link that says Activate UCSC Account.
Continuing students: if you have forgotten your CruzMail password, you will need to go in person to the Communications building (on Science Hill, next to Baskin Engineering), room 50, to request a new one.
Class Number:
34171
Lecture times:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday:
Required text:
Computer Confluence, Introductory 7th edition, by George Beekman. Another version of this text, Computer Confluence, Complete 7th edition, is also acceptable. On 2-hour reserve at Science and Engineering Library (3 copies), McHenry Library (1 copy).
Instructor:
Gerald B. Moulds
Use the WebCT Communication Tool for email.
Office: Engineering-2 237A
Instructor Office
Hours:
Tuesday and Thursday
Teaching Assistants:
Melisa Nunez
Dan O’Leary
All labs are held in
the Ming Ong PC Lab on the East side of
1A Tuesday, 10:00am-11:30am Melisa Nunez
1B Wednesday, 3:00pm-4:30pm Dan O’Leary
1C Thursday,
1D Wednesday, 7:00pm-8:30pm Melisa Nunez
Exam times:
Midterm Exams (worth 15% each):
· Wednesday February 1st (Chapter/Week 0-3)
· Wednesday March 1st (Chapter/Week 4-7)
Final Exam (worth 15%):
·
Tuesday, March 21st,
Bring a Scantron form F-1712 (pink, available at Bay Tree) and pencils on exam days. If you know you cannot make an exam, or need special arrangements, inform me at least a week ahead of the scheduled exam time.
Academic Integrity:
Cheating in any part of the course may lead to failing the course and dismissal from the university.
Special
Accommodations:
If you have special needs, we will accommodate you. Also, the Disability Resource Center offers services which are confidential and free of charge.
Course Outline:
This course covers the concepts of hardware and software used in personal computing. The lectures provide a background in terminology and fundamental concepts. The assignments provide hands-on practice using basic office applications and web tools.
Credit:
This course is 5.0 credits. The course satisfies an IN requirement. Students cannot repeat this course for credit. Students cannot get credit for this course and CMPS 2.
Evaluation:
Your grade will be assigned: A=100%-90%, B=89.99%-75%, C=74.99%-60%, Fail=Below 60%
Assignments and quizzes submitted after the due date will receive a grade of zero. Missing quizzes, assignments, or exams will receive a grade of zero.
Assignments:
Assignment 0 - Send WebCT email to your TA - EXTRA CREDIT – EXTENDED DEADLINE – DUE JAN 13TH.
-Click "WebCT EMail" from the left menu.
-Click on "Compose Message."
-In the "Send to:" box type in your lab TA email name, either "melisa" or "dan".
-In the "Subject" type in "CMPE003, Assignment 0".
-In the message area, type in your favorite color (Red, Blue, etc.).
-Click "Send" in the lower left box.
-If you are in a lab, send email to the TA in charge of that lab.
-If not in a lab, if your last name begins with A-M Melisa is your TA.
-If not in a lab, if your last name begins with N-Z, Dan is your TA.
-Worth 100 points (1%).
Assignment 1 - Word Processing – Due Jan 20
-Submit "assignment1.doc" through WebCT.
-Do not use the Computer Engineering major.
-If you use a major that requires few prerequisites, you won't get full credit.
-100 points for indentation depth of 5 or more classes at some point (5 x 20)
-100 points for submitting this as a Word 2003 SP1 document "assignment1.doc" (-50 for wrong filename)
-100 points for using 2 different font sizes (2 x 50)
-100 points for using normal, bold, italic, and underline (4 x 25)
-100 points for using bullets with at least two levels of indentation (2 x 50)
-100 points for no spelling errors (-10 for each error)
-100 points for correctness to complete the major (-10 per error)
-100 points for use of centering and left justify (2 x 50)
-100 points for including a web link which links to a UCSC department site
-100 points for using 3 different font styles (one serif, one sans-serif, one mono-spaced from pg. 10 of Beekman) (3 x 33)
-Sample page 1 and Sample page 2 are available as a model for your solutions.
-Worth 1000 points total (10%) plus up to a possible 100 points extra credit.
Assignment 2 - Spreadsheet link and example – Due Feb 6
Assignment 3 - Web Page link and example - Due Feb 20
Assignment 4 - Programming link and hello_java.html - Due March 6
Assignment 5 - PowerPoint link - Due March 17
Quizzes:
