CSCI 107 & MMAS 107 -- Lecture and Lab

Fall 2009 Schedule

Updated 11/17/2009  and will be continually Edited--check often
Lecture Sections
 
Lecture Section  Lecture Time Lecture Room  Lecturer Lecturer Email
CSCI 107-001 MW   1:45-2:35 KP 35 Charles Massey massey@unca.edu
CSCI 107-002 TR      1:45-2;35 KP 35 Charles Massey massey@unca.edu
Lab Sections
 
Lab Section Lab Time Lab Room Lab Instructor Instructor Email
CSCI 107-OL1 T       3:10-5:40 KH 37 Charles Massey massey@unca.edu
CSCI 107-OL2 W     2:45-5:25 KH 37 Dean Brock brock@unca.edu

This is only a basic plan. Other assignments and presentations may be added as the semester proceeds. You should browse this page each day for the most recent updates.

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Class Days
Lectures & Reading
Lecture Presentations
Assignments & tests
Labs
Aug
 M 17
 T  18
Why take this course?
 
  Lab 1 
Files Why Require Labs?

Files and Directories

SSH FTP Tutorial

 

Aug
 W 19
  R 20
A Brief History of Computing A Brief History READ: Chapter 1
Aug
 M 24
 T  25
Everything into Numbers

pp 5-15 and 60-62

Analog to Digital Assignment ASCII codes Lab 2

Read Text pp215-219
Internet search

Aug
 W 26
 R  27
The Internet Chap. 4
 
Internet/WWW  
Aug
 M31
Sept
 T  1
The Internet Chap 4   Preview this short presentaton before you complete the assignment below HTML Tags Intro

Assignment
   HTML Tags
Lab 3
HTML Tags Intro

Web Page HTML 1

Sep
 W 2
  R  3
Internet Issues  Uses and Misuses of the Internet  
Sep
 M 7
Labor Day   No Classes     Lab 4
Web Page HTML 2
Sep
  T 8
Internet Issues Internet Issues  
Sep
 W 9
 R  10
Telecommunications  Chap 5 Communications  WEB Page Project Requirements

Web Project Grade Sheet  

Sep
 M 14
 T  15
Networks Networks   Lab 5
Word-processing   
Sep
 W 16
 R  17
Test I  Chapt 1, 4, 5 Study Suggestions for Test 1    
Sep
 M 21
 T  22

Chapt 2
Hardware
Hardware   Lab 6
 Hardware
Sep
 W 23
 R  24
Chapt 2
Hardware I/O
Hardware Storage
IOStorage Media A new Computer System Purchase
Sep
 M 28
 T  29

Chapt 3  pp154-155
Spreadsheets

IOVideo Printers

Spreadsheets

  Lab 7  
Spreadsheets 1
Spreadsheets 2

Spreadsheet1 for experts

Sep
 W 30
Oct
 R 1
E-Waste

Chapt 3
Software Apps and Utilities
E-Waste

Software

Assignment:E-Waste
Oct
 M 5
 T  6
Chapt 3
Chapt 7
Databases
Databases   Lab 8

Databases 1
Database 2

Database Expert

Convert Help

 

Oct
 W 7
 R  8
 
Chapt. 3 Software   OS
Operating Systems  
Oct
 M 12
 T  13
FALL BREAK

 

Web Page Project Due By 4:00 on Thursday Mar 1  

NO LABS THIS WEEK
Oct
 W 14
 R  15
Software Graphics I
Chapt 6
Graphics Intro

 

Database Project Requirements Due Oct 28

Database Proj. Grade Sheet  

Oct
 M 19
 T  20
Graphics II

File Compression

Vector Graphics

Files Compression

 

Lab 9

Image Editing 

PC Scanning in NH008  

 

Oct
 W 21
 R  22
Animation
 
Video Demo of animation  
Oct
 M 26
 T  27
Image ManipulationAudio

Voice Synthesis/Recognition

Chapt 6

Images: real or not?

Audio

Assignment: Graphic Editing Lab 10
Video Editing
Oct
 W 28
  R 29
Multimedia Multimedia   
Nov
 M 2
 T  3
Test 2  Only includes material covered in text and class since Test 1  Study suggestions for Test 2   Lab 11
 

Powerpoint

 

Nov
 W 4
 R  5
Multimedia
Continued
Multimedia  Presentation Project Requirements

Presentation  Project Grade Sheet  

Nov
 M 9
 T 10
Software  Virus/Adware

Privacy, Crime, Security
Computer Crimes, Ethics

 Read pp 586-596 

Viruses/Crime Assignment Viruses/Adware Lab 13

Student PowerPoint presentations given in your own labs 

Nov
 W 11
 R  12
AI., Robotics,
Read pp 22-24, 166-181
AI-Robotics  
Nov
 M 16
 T  17
More AI, Knowledge/ Expert Systems Robotics Video  

Lab 12
Karel Programming.ppt

Karel lab

Karel Worksheets


 

 

Nov
 W 18
 R  19
Artificial Intelligence

Read pp

PeopleWare

Peopleware  
Nov
 M 23
 T  24
Computers in the Home/School/Workplace
Read pp 606-611
Computers at Work Assignment Virtual Office NO LABS THIS WEEK
 
Nov
W 25
 R 26
Thanksgiving Break No class  
Nov
 M 30
Dec
 T  1
Computers in the Future

TBA

The Future Read this: Computers replacing Professors?? Lab 13

Scratch Environment

Dec
 W 2
 R  3
Exam Review    
  Final Exam  Includes only  material covered in class and the text from Test 2.
Chapt 5 and the other pages noted in the text.

Study suggestions for Final Exam
   
Friday
Dec 11
11:30-2:00
CSCI 107.001  MW Room  KP 35    
Thursday
Dec 10 11:30-2:00
CSCI 107.002  TR Room  KP 35    
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