CS 8 - Spring 2007

Textbooks
Grading
Labs
Midterms
Class Notes and Powerpoint Slides
Cheating Policy
Announcements
Final Grade Inquiry



Textbooks
Textbook: Computer Confluence
by George Beekman and Michael J. Quinn
Lab Manual: GO! with MS Office 2003 Brief
Custom Edition
 



Grading
  Labs 25%  
Midterm 1 25%  
Midterm 2 25%  
Midterm 3 25%  
 
  Note: There is no final exam.



Labs

Labs are held in EBU II Room 132 or 133. Check your schedule for the proper room. They start on Monday, Apr 2.

The first week of lab, you will receive a CS8 computer account and a password. You will need this account to access the lab computers, so make sure to write down the information in a place you will not lose it. If you have any problems with your account, you can go to the Systems Group office in EBU II Room 105 for assistance. There office hours are from 2PM - 4PM.

Every week in lab you will work through one of the assignments in the lab manual. Labs will be graded by the TA during the lab hours, so you must show up with your lab manual.

Part of your lab grade will be based on attendance. You must show up within the first 20 minutes of the lab (i.e. by 30 minutes after the hour) to receive the attendance credit.

No late lab assignments will be accepted without a doctor's note or other evidence of a serious situation which prevented you from showing up.

The following table shows the lab assignments for each week:
Week Dates Lab Assignment HTML Last Date for Score
Corrections
1 Apr 2 - 6 MS-Word 1   Friday, Apr 27
2 Apr 9 - 13 MS-Word 2   Friday, Apr 27
3 Apr 16 - 20 MS-Excel 1   Friday, May 4
4 Apr 23 - 27 MS-Excel 2 Assignment Friday, May 11
5 Apr 30 - May 4 MS-Access 1 Assignment Friday, May 18
6 May 7 - 11 MS-Access 2 Assignment Friday, May 25
7 May 14 - 18 MS-Powerpoint 1 Assignment Friday, Jun 1
8 May 21 - 25 MS-Powerpoint 2 Assignment Friday, Jun 8
9 May 28 - Jun 1 HTML Tutorial - Click here for details   Friday, Jun 8
10 Jun 4 - 8 no labs    

Some of the labs require data files. These files are included on a CD-ROM that comes with your lab manual. I have also placed the contents of that disk online. Click here to see a list of the available files. To download a file, right click on it, select Save Target As... from the pop-up menu, and use the dialog box that pops up to save the file.

TA Lab Schedules and Office Hours:

TA Lab Section/Lab Times E-Mail Office Hours Website
Guangdeng Liao 48 /Wen 8:10am - 11:00am, EBU 133
38 /Fri 11:10am - 14:00pm, EBU 132
gliao@cs.ucr.edu Tue 14:00-15:00 PM in EBUII 463
Thu 14:00-15:00 PM in EBUII 463
Guangdeng Liao's Web Page
Marc Soriano 43 / Mon 6:10 - 9:00, EBU 133
45 / Tues 11:10 - 2:00, EBU 133
sorianom@cs.ucr.edu Mon 5:00-6:00 PM in EBUII 110
Wed 5:00-6:00 PM in EBUII 110
Marc's old Web Page
Xiaoyue (Elaine) Wang 27 / Tues 2:10 - 5:00PM, EBU 132
41 / Mon 11:10 - 2:00PM, EBU 133
xwang@cs.ucr.edu Tue 1:00-2:00 PM in EBUII 110
Thu 1:00-2:00 PM in EBUII 110
Elaine's Web Page
Daniel Jilong 35 / Thu 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 132
46/ Tue 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 133
jkuang@cs.ucr.edu Tue 1:00-2:00 PM in EBUII 110
Thu 1:00-2:00 PM in EBUII 110
Daniel's Web Page
Guanqun Shi 24 / Mon 6:10 - 9:00, EBU 132
32 / Wed 6:10 - 9:00, EBU 132
gshi@cs.ucr.edu Tue 12:40-1:40 PM in EBUII 110
Thu 12:40-1:40 PM in EBUII 110
Wilson's Web Page
Vincent Peng 22 / Mon 11:10 - 02:00, EBU 132
29 / Wed 08:10 - 11:00, EBU 132
mpeng@cs.ucr.edu Tue 2:30-3:30 PM in EBUII 110
Wed 2:30-3:30 PM in EBUII 110
Vincent's Web Page
Anila Jagannatham 30 / Wed 11:10 - 2:00, EBU 132
39 / Fri 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 132
ajaga@cs.ucr.edu Wed 2:00-3:00 PM in EBUII 110
Fri 1:00-2:00 PM in EBUII 110
 
Jianfeng yang 28 / Tue 6:10 - 9:00, EBU 132
36 / Thu 6:10 - 9:00, EBU 132
jyang@cs.ucr.edu Tue 4:00-5:00 PM in EBUII 110
Thu 4:00-5:00 PM in EBUII 110
Jianfeng's CS8 Web Page
Betul Buyukkurt 26 / Tue 11:10 - 2:00, EBU 132
34 / Thr 11:10 - 2:00, EBU 132
abuyukku@cs.ucr.edu Wed 2:00-4:00 PM in EBUII 110  
Galen Mecham 25 / Tues 8:10 - 11:00, EBU 132
33 / Thu 8:10 - 11:00, EBU 132
mgalen at cs.ucr.edu Wed 2:00-3:00 PM in EBUII 135
Thu 12:40-1:40 PM in EBUII 135
Galen's Web Page
Smruti Parichha 42 / Mon 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 133
50 / Wed 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 133
sparichh@cs.ucr.edu Thu 1:30-3:30 PM in EBUII 110  
Jia Yu 21 / Mon 8:10 - 11:00 AM, EBU 132
47 / Thu 6:10 - 9:00 PM, EBU 133
jiayu at cs.ucr.edu Tue 5:00-6:00 PM in EBUII 463
Thur 11:00-12:00 PM in EBUII 463
Jia Yu's Web Page
Lexiang Ye 23 / Mon 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 132
31 / Wed 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 132
lexiangy@cs.ucr.edu Tue 8:00-9:00 AM in EBUII 110
Thu 5:00-6:00 PM in EBUII 110
Lexiang's Web Page
Huseyin Hakkoymaz 49 / Wed 11:10 AM- 02:00 PM, EBU 133
37 / Fri 08:10 AM - 11:00 AM, EBU 132
huseyin@cs.ucr.edu Wed 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM in EBUII 110
Huseyin's Web Page



Midterms

The midterms are not cumulative.

You must bring the following to each midterm:

The following table shows the midterm schedule:
Midterm # Date Coverage
Midterm 1 Tuesday, Apr 24 Chapters 0 - 3
Midterm 2 Thursday, May 17 Chapters 4, 5, and 7 (not 6)
Midterm 3 Thursday, Jun 7 Chapters 8 - 10

Readings from Computer Confluence
Week 1Chapters 0 and 1
Week 2Chapters 1 and 2
Week 3Chapters 2 and 3
Week 4Midterm - Chapter 4
Week 5Chapters 4 and 5
Week 6Chapters 5 and 7
Week 7Chapter 7 - Midterm
Week 8Chapters 8 and 9
Week 9Chapters 9 and 10
Week 10Chapter 10 - Midterm


Computer Confluence PowerPoint Slides



Cheating Policy

Cheating on midterms or lab assignments will not be tolerated. Anyone caught cheating will receive an "F" in the class, even for the first offense.