Santa Barbara City College

Department of Computer Science

Course: Computer Concepts (CS 101)

Instructor: Robert H. Dependahl, Jr.

Required Text: Understanding Computers: Today & Tomorrow, Morley / Parker, 14^th Edition

Computer Center: Room H-245 is open: 8 AM to 10 PM Monday-Friday

Office Hours: Room H-209, Phone#: 965-0581 (ext. 2452) E-mail: rhd@cs.sbcc.edu

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7-8PM 10:30-11AM 4:45-5PM 10:30-11AM by apt

12:30-12:45PM 12:30-12:45PM

Homepage: Homework / exam scores and interesting class related links are available on my homepage: www.cs.sbcc.edu/~rhd/

Grading: The final grade for this class will be determined by the collective number of points accumulated through the following assignments and exams.

Midterms: Two will be given worth 100 points each. Failure to take a Midterm on the scheduled day will result in the following exam grade penalties.

If late up to 1 day --------------------- 10% off

If 1-4 days late ------------------------ 20% off

If later ----------------------------------- 50% off

Final: The final examination will be worth 200 points and will be a composite of the topics covered over the entire semester.

Programming: Simple programming assignments will be given. You will prepare these programs in BASIC and check them out on the computer.

Homework: Several homework assignments will be given during the semester. The value of these assignments will range from 10 to 20 points. Points will be subtracted for late homework.

Quizzes: There will be a number of unannounced 10-point quizzes. Quizzes cannot be made up. At the end of the course I will strike your worst quiz. (Best Idea: Perfect attendance then no missed quizzes)

All homework/programs must be submitted on paper. Emailing of coursework will not be accepted for credit.

Attendance: If you miss a class during the first three weeks, I will assume (unless you inform me otherwise) that you are not interested in this class and you will be dropped. After the 3^rd week, I will only take roll on random days. If you are in class on time on these days you will earn 5 points. Poor/unexcused classroom or computer lab attendance will lead to a lower final grade.

Copying/Cheating: --- According to college policy, those involved will be sent to the Dean for disciplinary action. All homework and programs must be completed individually.

Miscellaneous Rules: 1. No food in the classroom 2. No heads on the desktop.

3. No cell phones on during class 4. No leaving the classroom once an exam has started 5. No printing of unrelated materials on the Computer Science Department’s printers.

Schedule of Topics and Reading Assignments

Week Of Chapter Lecture Description

1/27 1 Course Overview - Computer Hardware & Software

2/3 2 The PC, Windows, Internet

The CPU & Internal Memory

2/10 12 & 13 Software Development

2/17 Basic 1-18 Writing a Program in BASIC

2/24 Basic 19-28 Read/Data, Prints & Selection Structures

Basic 45 Input Statement

Basic 59-61 Print Formatting (semi-colon, comma, and tabs)

3/3 3 Using Secondary Storage

3/10 4 Input & Output Computer Equipment

MIDTERM #1

3/17 5 & 7 Software Use, Systems Software & Networking

3/24 *** Spring Break ***

3/31 6 Word Processing, Spreadsheets & Graphics

4/7 14 Database Management Systems

4/14 Basic 47-50 Looping in BASIC

4/21 Handouts Functions in BASIC

Basic 79-80

4/28 MIDTERM #2

Basic 50-55 Subroutines

5/5 Basic 73-76 Arrays & Subscripts

Basic 62-64 Print-Using

Basic 52 & Handouts On-Goto/Gosub

5/12 Handouts Number Systems, Registers & Arithmetic

15 & 16 Security, Privacy, Trends & Review

5/16 Last day to turn in programs (9pm)

At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:

1. Create simple programs

2. Operate computer applications

3. Describe a computer's hardware and software

Final Examination: ‑‑‑ Thursday, May 22^nd, 11‑1pm