The following schedule of lecture topics and reading assignments is preliminary and may be changed as the quarter progresses. Students are expected to have read the listed material before it is covered in class.

Date	Lecture Topics and Reading Assignments
Jan 7	Course overview; Lecture 1: Introduction to Computers;
Jan 9/14	Lecture 2: The Internet and World Wide Web; Word 2010 Project1: Creating, Formatting, and Editing a Word Document with Pictures; Word 2010 Project2: Creating a Research Paper with Citations and References;
Jan 16	Lecture 3: Application Software; Word 2010 Project3: Creating a Business Letter with a Letterhead and Table
Jan 21	Martin Luther King Day; No class, University Closed
Jan 23	Lecture 4: The Components of the System Unit; Excel 2010 Project1: Creating a Worksheet and an Embedded Chart
Jan 28/30	Lecture 5: Input and Output; Excel 2010 Project2: Formulas, Functions, and Formatting;
Feb 4/6/11	Lectures 6: Storage; Excel 2010 Project3: What-If Analysis, Charting, and Working with Large Worksheets
Feb 13	Mid-term Exam, 1:30pm-3:10pm.
Feb 18/20	Lectures 7: Operating Systems and Utility Programs; Access 2010 Project1: Databases and Database Objects: An Introduction
Feb 25/27	Lectures 8: Communications and Networks; Access 2010 Project2: Querying a Database
Mar 4/6	Lecture 9: Database Management;Lecture 10: Computer Security and Safety, Ethics, and Privacy; Access 2010 Project3: Maintaining a Database
Mar 11/13	Lecture 11: Information System Development and Programming Languages; Lecture 12: Enterprise Computing; PowerPoint 2010 Project1: Enhancing a Presentation with Pictures, Shapes, and WordArt; PowerPoint 2010 Project2: Reusing a Presentation and Adding Media
Mar 18	Final Exam, 1:30pm-4:00pm.