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CS 235: Introduction to Organizational Computing

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: Advanced Formatting
Lab:
Windows Explorer
Using the World Wide Web & Search Engines
Sending & Receiving of E-Mail

5. Lecture:
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 & Functions
Excel: Relative & Absolute Cell Addressing
Lab:
Microsoft FrontPage: Web Page Development
Microsoft PowerPoint

9. Lecture:
Excel: Goal Seek & Macros
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 Databases:
Microsoft Access: Tables, Forms, & Queries

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