GATEWAY - ITSC 1301 Schedule for FALL 2009
PRINT THIS at beginning of semester!! and file in your 1301 notebk and CHECK several times a week!!

Note: NOT all chapters will be covered.

WEEK 1: Aug 24

Check-when done

___Welcome (announcement from instructor to students PALS, ANNOUNCEMTS – students PALS system is in www.accd.edu/pals;

___Purchase textbook materials + 7 scantrons (#19641) ;

___Chapter 1 (textbook or e-book) Why Computers Matter to You.

___Chapter 1 Web Project 1: Timeline of the PC, DUE Sept 2.

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 1) – Becoming Computer Literate Exercise, DUE Sept 4.

WEEK 2: Aug 31

___Chapter 1 – continue.

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 1) – Continue -Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Computer;

___Becoming Computer Literate Exercise – Both DUE Sept 9.
___Take digital photo of yourself (to use in Presentation (Oct 12 week & web page) – you can have a prop in the background (your assigned country’s flag, building, garden, books in library)

WEEK 3: Sept 7

(Labor Day Holiday-Monday Sept 7-College closed; no instructor available)

___Major Exam 1 – over chapter 1.

___Sound Bytes – continue & do Chapter 2 Sound Byte: Port Tour: How Do I Hook It Up? DUE Sept 16.

WEEK 4: Sept 14

___Chapter 3 (textbook or e-book) Using the Internet.

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 3) –Blogging, DUE Sept 23.

WEEK 5: Sept 21

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 3) - continue.

___Major Exam 2 – over chapter 3.

WEEK 6: Sept 28 (Tues, Sept 29 college closed 8 am-5pm Employee Developmt)

___Chapter 4 Application Software.

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 4) –Web Queries in EXCEL 2007, DUE Oct 5.

WEEK 7: Oct 5

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 4) –Web Queries in EXCEL – continue, DUE Oct 5.

___Additional LAB – Excel – Create a spreadsheet on your “assigned-country” tourist expenses and profit (using at least 15 items), DUE Oct 12.

___Major Exam 3 – over chapter 4.

WEEK 8: Oct 12

___Additional LAB - Word Processing –student’s own resume (for “country-assigned” job , cover letter (Hint: click on WORD, NEW, use templates provided), DUE Oct 21.

___New LAB - Presentation software: Begin developing “Your Own Personal Powerpoint” slideshow (details from your instructor), DUE Nov 4. Design slideshow, gather photos, clip art, music clips.

WEEK 9: Oct 19

___Continue – Lab Presentation – learn to “insert” digital photos, scan paper photos into digital format, “insert” clip art, listen and select music clips.

WEEK 10: Oct 26

___Chapter 5 Using System Software.

___Continue – Lab Presentation – Add short phrases to explain each slide, no paragraphs.

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 5)- Organizing Files and Folders, and Customizing Windows VISTA (wallpaper, screen saver, Start menu), DUE Nov 4.

WEEK 11: Nov 2

___“Your Own Personal Powerpoint” slideshow DUE Nov 4.

___Major Exam 4 – over chapter 5.

WEEK 12: Nov 9

___Chapter 6 Understanding & Assessing Hardware.

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 7) –Installing a Personal Firewall Surge Protectors & UPS, DUE Nov 18, Wed.

Week 13: Nov 16

___Major Exam 5 – over chapter 6.

___Continue – Lab Sound Bytes.

WEEK 14: Nov 23

(Holidays-Thanksgiving Nov 26 & 27 (Th & Fri))

___Chapter 8 Mobile Computing: Keeping Your Data on Hand.

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 11) – Creating an ACCESS 2007 Database, DUE Dec 1.

WEEK 15: Nov 30

___Major Exam 6 – over chapter 8.

___Chapter 13 Behind the Scenes: The Internet: How It Works.

___Sound Bytes (end of chapter 13)- Constructing a Simple Web Page with WORD (resume), DUE Dec 9.

WEEK 16: Dec 7 FINALS Week – Final Exam is comprehensive – all chapters above included.