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| Text: | Discovering Computers, 2002,
Concepts for a Digital World Web Enhanced Shelly, Cashman, Vermatt
Office 2000 Shelly, Cashman, Vermaat To see a brief summary of how to enroll in the Blackboard web site for this (or any) course, click here.
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| Topics: | We will study the history and
development of the electronic digital computer. We will look at the technical
aspects of computer hardware and software. We will consider some of the popular
computer applications in use today. We will also talk about what the future of
computing might hold. There will be readings from the text and from other books and
articles assigned. We will start to become familiar with the "suite" of
programs contained in Microsoft Office 2000 -- a word processor, a data base, a spread
sheet, and a presentation program. We will look at the massive computer network
known as the Internet. We will learn to use e-mail and the World Wide Web. We
will construct our own websites on the Manhattanville web
site. There is a huge amount of information about computers available on the internet. Some sites that you might find of interest are: A site that gives more information on Bob Cringley's
wonderful show Triumph of the Nerds is |
| Grade: | There will be two exams, each
counting 17% of the final grade. There will be various projects using the Office
2000 applications, a paper, and a World Wide Web site counting 30%, some
"homework quizzes" counting 6%, and a final exam
counting 30%.
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| Office hours: | Monday and Thursday,
2:0 - 4:00
and by appointment Room 8, Brownson Wing Telephone: 914 323 5324 I can, of course, always be reached by email at |