Concepts in Computing

CAPP-300 (3)

 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Electronic Distance Education Heidelberg, Germany

 DE Term 2, 1999-2000

2 Nov. 1999- 3 Mar. 2000

Schedule & Assignments

Weekly Assignments

Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Break | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 || Final Exam Week

Turn-in of individual assignments listed below will normally be allocated to specific class members and posted in the WebTycho Assignment area, the Group Web Site, or sent out by email. You will respond NLT 2400 GMT on the last day of the period for which they are assigned (normally a Monday evening). If you have trouble with WebTycho or the Group site, email the assignment to me.

Take care to identify your email messages by Week, Chapter and Individual Assignment. For example, Subject: CAPP300 Wk3, Mod 4, Indiv. Ques.

Each student is reponsible for all individual assignments whether turned-in for a grade or not.

Turn-in of small group assignments will be allocated to specific groups of students as we go along. Different groups can expect to be working on different aspects of the weekly assignments. Items of interest and concern are to be discussed among those group members during the assigned weeks and posted to the WebTycho Assignment area, the Group Web Site, or sent out by email NLT 2400 GMT on the last day of the period for which they are assigned. I will comment on the assignment and make it available to the class as a whole for our discussion during the following week. During Week 1, our discussion will focus on course mission, objectives and evaluation criteria.

Take care to identify your small group email messages by Week, Chapter and Group number. For example, Subject: CAPP300 Wk3, Ch 3, Grp 2

Each group and student is reponsible for understanding all small group assignments whether turned-in for a grade by their particular group or not.

Week 1 (2 - 8 Nov. 1999)

Course Intro. & Orientation

 Study Text Preface and Table of Contents
Familiarize
Interrelated nature and content of Text, CD-ROM, and Authors'/Publisher Web Site - The Analytical Engine Online
 Individual Work: 
See the Assignment area of WebTycho for specific tasking.
Small Group Work:
See the Assignment area of WebTycho for specific tasking.
  • Get Acquainted with fellow learners
  • Complete Week 1 Group Assignments
  • Review personal and professional goals; report concensus

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Week 2 (9 - 15 Nov. 1999)

A History of Computing

 Study   Text: Module 1
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 1.
 Individual Work (1): 
Small Group Work (1): 
  • Exercises from Section 1.5.

(1): Assignments to be turned-in will be notified via WebTycho. Typically not everyone will be required to turn in all assignments each week. Nor will each group be discussing every topic and reporting back to the whole class thereon.

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Week 3 (16 - 22 Nov. 1999)

Local Applications

 Study   Text: Module 2
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 2.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs in Module 2.
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Section 2.5.

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Week 4 (23 - 29 Nov. 1999)

Global Applications

 Study   Text: Module 3
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 3.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs in Module 3.
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Section 3.7.

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Week 5 (30 Nov. - 6 Dec. 1999)

Designing for Use

 Study   Text: Module 4
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 4.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs 4.1 - 4.4 in Module 4.
  • Draft Web page demonstrating techniques learned.
  • Letter to Phil Due 30 Nov. 1999
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Section 4.7.

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Week 6 (7 - 13 Dec. 1999)

Designing for Use (Cont.)

 Study    Text: Module 4 (continued)
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 4.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs 4.5 - 4.7 in Module 4.
  • Produce Web pages with and without frames, demonstrating techniques learned.
  • Use the pages to create your own web site within your personal folder on the Group Web Site on the UMUC in Europe Student Server.
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Section 4.7.

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Week 7 (14 - 17 Dec. 1999)

Cordon Bleu Computer Science

 Study   Text: Module 5
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 5.
 Individual Work: 
  • Lab 5.1 in Module 5.
  • Letter to Phil Due 15 Dec. 1999
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Section 5.9.

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Term Break: 18 Dec. 1999 - 14 Jan. 2000

Happy Millennium Bug !

Week 8 (15 - 24 Jan. 2000)

Cordon Bleu Computer Science (cont.)

 Study   Text: Module 5 (continued)
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 5.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs 5.2 - 5.6 in Module 5.
  • Add pages to your web site demonstrating techniques learned.
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Section 5.9.

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Week 9 (25 - 31 Jan. 2000)

Program Translation

 Study    Text: Module 6
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 6.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs in Module 6.
  • Letter to Phil Due 31 Jan. 2000
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Section 6.5.

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Week 11 (1 - 7 Feb. 2000)

Hardware

 Study    Text: Module 7
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 7.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs 7.1 - 7.2 in Module 7.
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Section 7.5.

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Week 12 (8 - 14 Feb. 2000)

Hardware (cont.)

 Study    Text: Module 7 (continued)
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 7.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs 7.3 - 7.5 in Module 7.
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Section 5.9.

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Week 13 (15-21 Feb. 2000)

Theory of Computation

 Study     Text: Modules 8 & 9
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Module 8 & 9.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs in Module 8 and Labs 9.1 - 9.2 in Module 9.
  • Letter to Phil Due 15 Feb. 2000
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Sections 8.4 and 9.6.

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Week 14 (22 - 27 Feb. 2000)

Artificial Intelligence & Computers & Society

 Study   Text: Modules 9 (cont.) & 10
Familiarize
  • Resources, links, and study areas on the Publisher's Web site for Modules 9 & 10.
 Individual Work: 
  • Labs 9.3 - 9.5 in Module 9 and Labs in Module 10.
Small Group Work:
  • Exercises from Sections 9.6 and 10.8.

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Letter to Phil Due 28 Feb. 2000

Week 15 Final Exam "Week" is 28 Feb. - 3 March 2000.

Observe both timing and non-disclosure requirements stringently.

Weekly Assignments

Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 || 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 || Final Exam Week

Return to:- CAPP-300 Course Requirements

Revised 25 September 1999

Phil Richardson; prichard@faculty.ed.umuc.edu