MET CS 101 - Computers and Their Applications

 

Class Schedule

September 7 Course / Instructor / Student Introductions
Demonstration: Course Web Sites
Human Brain to Computer Interface
Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter 1
    Read Chapter 2
     
Sep 14 Chapter 1: Our Digital Planet
Chapter 2: Hardware Basics - Inside the Box

the Binary Number System

 
Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter3
    Assignment - team up for presentation
    Web Assignment 1 - establish people.bu.edu account
     
Sep. 21 Chapter 3: Hardware Basics: Peripherals
Demonstration: HTML basics
http://www.bu.edu/webcentral/publishing/people/index.html
http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
Using FileZilla FTP
Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter 4
    Web Assignment 2 - edit home page
     
Sep. 28 Chapter 4: Software Basics - The Ghost in the Machine
Demonstration: "N-tier" application

Wanted - Alive, Kicking, and (after they get finished with you)... Broke
A Burst of Technology in the Eye!
Intel Inside? Try Intel Everywhere
Editing HTML with MAC TextEdit
 

Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter 5
    Web Assignment 3 - add a picture
     
Oct. 5 Chapter 5: Productivity Applications
Demonstration: Office software - requested features
Set up presentation groups

 

Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter 12
    Read Chapter 6
    Web Assignment 4 - add two new pages
Oct. 12No Class, substitute Monday Schedule
     
Oct. 19 Chapter 12: Information Systems in Business
Chapter 6: Graphics, Digital Media, and Multimedia
 
Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter 7
    Web Assignment 5 - add a navigation menu
     
Oct 26 Chapter 7: Database Applications and Privacy Implications
US Treasury OFAC/SDN database
Midterm exam review
Assignment due by next class:
    Prepare for Exam 1
    Chapters 1-7, 12
     
Nov. 2 Exam 1 Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter 14
 
Nov. 9

Chapter 14: Systems Design and Development

Demonstration: cascading style sheets
http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp 

Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter 8
    Web Assignment 6 - Cascading Style Sheet
     
Nov. 16 Chapter 8: Networking and Digital Communication
plastic paper
 
Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter 13
     
Nov. 23 Chapter 13: Electronic Commerce and E-Business  Assignment due by next class:
    Read Chapter 9
    Read Chapter 10
     
Nov. 30 Chapter 9: The Evolving Internet
Chapter 10: Computer Security and Risks
 
     
Dec. 7 EXAM 2: All chapters, assignments and topics
Student presentations due