Introduction to Computer and Information Technology

Course Introduction

Contact Information

Professor: Dr. Bin Fu Phone: (956) 381-3635 Office: ENGR 3.280 E-mail: binfu@cs.panam.edu Web page: http://cs.panam.edu/~binfu/

Contact Information

Instructor: Mr. Raul Huerta Phone: (707) 728-5470 Office: ENGR 2.240 E-mail: Use Blackboard Office Hours: MW 10:45 AM-11:45 AM

The Book

The Book

Special edition for UTPA, and may be available only at the University Bookstore This edition only contains the chapters that are going to be covered on this course

The Book

If you get the fat edition make sure is one of these and make sure it says COMPREHENSIVE

Other Materials

Other Materials

Three scantrons No. 30423 (the full-page blue one) for tests.

Other Materials

A flash drive or equivalent is recommended.

Other Materials

Using cloud services like Dropbox, Skydrive, Google Docs, also works fine.

Other Materials

Have your UTPA network account activated ASAP.

Course Grading

Exams (3) 50% Lab Assignments (approx. 5) 50%

Your course grade will be based on the following scale A: 90-100% B: 80-89% C: 70-79% D: 60-69% F: 0-59%

Grading Scale
Points 900+ 800+ 700+ 600+ 0+ Grade A B C D F

Points system

Points Each Test Each Lab 200 100

How Total Many? 3 600 4 (Tentative) 400

Extra Credit

Extra Points

Ready! Up to 10 extra points for each Quiz taken on Blackboard before the beginning of a chapter. Super Speed 10 extra points, if a lab is delivered before practice. Helpful 10 extra points If the student helps other students in the lab practice after getting the Super Speed credit in the same lab.

Extra Points

PowerPoint Master Completing the PowerPoint Assignment will earn you 50 points. Innards of the Web Completing the Web-page Assignment will earn you 50 points.

Collective Achievements

More than Ready! If more than 25% of the class takes a particular Quiz, everyone gets 5 extra points Super Ready! If more than 50% of the class takes a particular Quiz, everyone gets 10 extra points Masters If more than 75% of the class takes all the Quizzes of the chapters that will be covered on the test, the class unlocks a helpful surprise for that particular test.

Collective Achievements

Well done If the class gets an average of more than 90 on a particular lab everyone gets 5 points. Perfect Job! If the class gets an average of more than 95 on a particular lab everyone gets 10 points.

Course Policies

Course Policies

Attendance (up to five times!) Completion of exams and assignments

Academic Integrity - honesty, fairness, and responsibility

Special Problems/Note to students with disabilities Course Expectations

Tentative Schedule
Week starting 15-Jan TUESDAY Course Introduction THURSDAY Computers and Digital Basics CHAPT ER 1

22-Jan
29-Jan 05-Feb 12-Feb 19-Feb 26-Feb 04-Mar 11-Mar 18-Mar 25-Mar 01-Apr 08-Apr

Computers and Digital Basics

Computer Hardware Computer Hardware Computer Software Computer Software Test 1 (1,2,3) Operating Systems and File management Spring break LANs and WANs LANs and WANs - The Internet The Internet Test 2 (4,5,6)

Lab
Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab

1
2 2 3 3

Lab Lab Lab Lab

5 6 6

15-Apr
22-Apr

The Web and E-mail

The Web and E-mail The Computer Industry: History, Career, and Ethics

Lab
Lab

7
7

29-Apr

Study Day; No class

Tuesday, May 08, 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m (Final Exam time): Test 3 (7, 9)

Course Introduction - End