CS110 Information

Instructor:
Russ Wakefield
Office: CSB Room 240
Office Hours: T/Th 9-11
Email: waker@cs.colostate.edu

Lecture: Johnson Hall, Room 222
Section 1 M/W 11:00am - 11:50am
Section 2 M/W 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Section 3 M/W 1:00pm - 1:50pm

Labs: CSB 110
TA Hours - 8-6pm M/T/W/Th, 10-4 F

Course Description

This class teaches essential skills associated with the effective use of personal computers. There are two one-hour lectures each week, however we will not meet on Wednesdays after the second week. There are two one-hour labs scheduled each week - these are used to perform the labs, receive assistance, take quizzes, etc.

Lectures

The lecture portion of the class is made up of 12 weeks of lessons - one lesson per week - and 3 weeks of testing.
Check the "Lectures" tab for the format of the lectures.

Labs

The lab portion of this class is made up of 13 lab assignments - one lab assignment per week and two weeks of testing.
Check the "Labs" tab for the format of the labs.

Class Projects

There will be 5 class projects to be performed.
Check the "Projects" tab for the format of the class projects.

Exams

There will be 2 midterm lesson exams, a final lesson exam, and a set of lab exams covering the lab assignment material.

Specific objectives and activities include:

  • Understanding of basic computer concepts such as:
    • Computer hardware and software.
    • Security and privacy.
    • Tools that use the Internet and the World-Wide-Web.
    • Searching and collecting information.
  • Understanding how to manage and keep information secure.
  • Preparation of professional documents.
  • Creation of well-designed presentations.
  • Manipulating, analyzing and plotting data.
  • Projecting information onto the web.

Expectations:

The typical expectation for a college course at CSU is that students will work at least 2-3 hours outside of class per class credit hour. A 4 credit class such as this one may require you to work more than 8 hours per week in addition to your classroom activities. A key objective of this course is that, by the end of the semester, every student will have the ability to collect data in his/her specific area of study, write a research paper, put together a presentation on that paper, and publish the information on the web. The information provided during the lectures provides an overview to successful publications while the labs provide hands-on experience with the tools.