CS 1001 SS1 1996


Introduction to Computers for Non-Majors
COURSE SYLLABUS

Instructor
Bamshad Mobasher
Office EE/CS 6-197
E-mail: mobasher@cs.umn.edu
Phone: (612)625-4543
Office Hours: (to be announced)

Teaching Assistants:
Brent Dahlen
Office EE/CS 4-203
E-mail: dahlen@cs.umn.edu
Phone: (612)626-7500
Office Hours: (to be announced)
Dave Doyle
Office EE/CS 4-203
E-mail: ddoyle@davedoyle.com
Phone: (612)626-7500
Office Hours: (to be announced)

Textbooks:

Objectives:
The basic objective of this course is to familiarize students with many of the concepts behind today's computer applications and to provide an overview of important problems and issues in computing, including the history and social impact of computing technology. Through hands-on laboratory exercises, this course also seeks to familiarize students with a variety of software applications in use today.

Labs:
There is one two hour lab each week. You must attend the lab section. The purpose of the labs is to provide hands-on experience with several application programs, including word processing, spreadsheets, networking, and others. Lab assignments will be completed and turned in during the lab. You need to purchase 2 floppy disks and printer access cards; go to room 26, Lind Hall to inquire about printer access cards.

Assignments and Exams:
In additional to the lab assignments there will be 3-4 homework assignments, one midterm exam and one final during the session. For the tentative exam and homework due dates, please refer to the schedule. The final exam will be comprehensive. For the exams, you are responsible for all the material covered in class and in the assigned readings, as well as the material discussed in the labs. No make-up exams will be given, except in cases of emergencies or with prior approval. Late assignments will be penalized 10% for each day that they are late (weekends counting as 1 day) up to one week. After one week no late assignments may be turned in. All the work submitted for this course is expected to be original work, except when group work is explicitly permitted (please see the policy on scholastic conduct in the I.T. Bulletin).

Grading Policy: The final grade will be distributed as follows:
Midterm Exam = 20% Final Exam = 25% Labs = 40% Homework = 15%
The general grading scheme will be based on a curve, but at the end of the quarter, no one will receive less than the absolute grade to which his/her score corresponds (in other words, A=90-100%, B=80-89%, C=65-79%, etc.).