University of Maryland University College Europe

                                    Syllabus

IFSM201 Course Schedule

 

Course Schedule:

Session Assignments and Readings

1. Course Introduction Read Chapter 16: You and Your Computer

2.
Chapter 1: Introduction to the World of Computers
Chapter 2: Using your PC, Windows, and the Web

3.
Chapter 3: The System Unit: Processing and Memory
Project 1 (MS Word) due

4.
Chapter 4: Storage
Chapter 5: Input and Output

5.
Chapter 6: Systems Software
Project 2 (MS Excel) due

6.
Chapter 7: Application Software

7.
Chapter 8: Communications and Networks

8.
Review and Midterm exam

9.
Chapter 9: The Internet and the World Wide Web
Chapter 10: Multimedia and the Web

10.
Chapter 11: E-Business and E-Commerce
Project 3 (MS PowerPoint) due

11.
Chapter 12: Information Systems and Systems Development

12.
Chapter 13: Program Development and Programming Languages

13.
Chapter 14: Databases and Database Management Systems
Project 4 (MS Access) due

14.
Chapter 15: Ethics, Computer Crime, Privacy, and Other Social Issues

15.
Review and Class Discussion


16.
Final Examination

 

 


Last updated by John Smithwick February 9, 2006 12:05 pm

 

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