List of Topics (By Week): 1. Lecture: Introduction The History & Future of Computers Lab: Labs do not meet 2. Lecture: The Computer System & Windows 98 Basics Windows Explorer (File Management) Lab: Locating Course Resources 3. Lecture: The Purdue Network & Introduction to the Internet Netscape Navigator Lab: Windows Explorer 4. Lecture: Netscape Messenger Microsoft Word: Basic Formatting Lab: Windows Explorer Using the World Wide Web & Search Engines Sending & Receiving of E-Mail 5. Lecture: Microsoft Word: Advanced Formatting Microsoft Word: Mail Merges Integration: Word and the Internet Exam 1 Review Lab: Microsoft Word: Document Formatting Lab Quiz #1 - Windows Explorer & Netscape Messenger 6. Lecture: Microsoft FrontPage: Web Page Development Lab: Mail Merges Integration: Word & the Internet 7. Lecture: PowerPoint: Introduction / Entering Presentation Text PowerPoint: Formattting & Excel Introduction Lab: Microsoft FrontPage: Web Page Development Lab Quiz #2 - Formatting a Word Document & Mail Merges 8. Lecture: Excel: Formulas Excel: Functions Lab: Microsoft FrontPage: Web Page Development Microsoft PowerPoint 9. Lecture: Excel: Relative & Absolute Cell Addressing Excel: Charting Integration: Excel, Word, & PowerPoint Lab: Microsoft Excel: Formulas & Functions Lab Quiz #3 - Microsoft PowerPoint: Presentation Creation 10. Lecture: Excel Databases: Introduction, Creation & Sorting Excel Databases: Auto & Advanced Filters Lab: Microsoft Excel: Formulas & Functions 11. Lecture: Excel Database Functions & Access: Introduction Exam 2 Review Access: Database & Table Creation Lab: Microsoft Excel: Formulas, Functions & Charting Integration: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Microsoft Excel Databases: Creating & Sorting Lab Quiz #4 - Microsoft Excel: Formulas, Functions, Charting & Intergration 12. Lecture: Access: Entering Data (Forms) & Extracting Data (Queries) Access: Extracting Data Lab: Microsoft Excel: Filters Microsoft Access: Table Creation & Forms 13. Lecture: Access: Printing Data (Reports) Access: Advanced Queries Lab: Microsoft Access: Queries & Reports Lab Quiz #5 - Microsoft Excel: Charting, Intergration, & Excel Database 14. Lecture: Access: Multiple Table Relationships Final Exam Review Lab: Microsoft Access: Statistical Queries & Multiple Tables 15. Lecture: No Lecture (compensation for Exam 1 & 2) Lab: Lab Quiz #6 - Microsoft Access: Tables, Forms, Queries, Reports