CS 8 - Spring 2013

Instructor: Toby Gustafson
Office: Winston Chung Room 316
Office Hours: TR 12:30PM - 2:00PM
Email: gusta@cs.ucr.edu



Lectures
Required Books
Grading
Labs
Midterms
Powerpoint Slides
Cheating Policy
Grade Inquiry
Grades inquiry available from 9am - 9 pm.
You will get an invalid security certificate warning when trying to access the inquiry page. This is okay; ignore the warning and continue to the page.



Lectures
Section Days and Times Room
CS 8 001 TR 2:10 - 3:30 MSE 104
CS 8 002 TR 3:40 - 5:00 MSE 104
CS 8 003 TR 5:10 - 6:30 MSE 104



Required Books
Textbook: Computers Are Your Future, Introductory,
12th Edition
by Catherine LaBerta
ISBN: 0-13-254518-7
Lab Manual: GO! with Microsoft Office 2010, Volume 1
by Gaskin, Ferret, Vargas, McLellan
ISBN: 0-13-245446-7
 
  For any students who do not want to buy the books from the bookstore, you should be able to find both the textbook and lab manual online. However, make sure you have the lab manual in time for lab in week 2 (you do not need it in week 1).  



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



Labs

Simultaneous labs are held in multiple rooms, so make sure to check your schedule for the proper room. They start on Monday, April 1 (even though the first lecture is not until Tuesday, April 2).

In the first lab, you will receive a CS8 computer account and a password. You must know your Permanent Pin Number in order to receive your 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, please go to your TA for help. If your TA cannot resolve the issue, you can go to the Systems Group office in Winston Chung Room 105 for assistance. Their office hours are from 2PM - 4PM every day, though you can knock on the door any time to see if somebody is available.

Every week in lab you will work through one assignment. Most of the assignments will come from the GO! lab manual; you must have your lab manual with you for those labs.

Labs will be graded by the TA during the lab hours, so you must show up and do the work in the lab.

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 Last Date for Score
Corrections
1 Apr 1 - 5 Click here for Lab 1 (You do not need your lab manual) - 10 pts Apr 26
2 Apr 8 - 12 MS-PowerPoint Chapter 1 (pages 621-655) - 20 pts Apr 26
3 Apr 15 - 19 MS-PowerPoint Chapter 2 (pages 679-715) - 20 pts May 3
4 Apr 22 - 26 MS-Word Chapter 1 (pages 49-83) - 20 pts May 10
5 Apr 30 - May 3 MS-Word Chapter 2 (pages 105-139) - 20 pts May 17
6 May 6 - 10 MS-Excel Chapter 1 (pages 225-267) - 20 pts May 24
7 May 13 - 17 MS-Excel Chapter 2 (pages 291-331) - 20 pts May 31
8 May 20 - 24 MS-Access Chapter 1 (pages 417-459) - 20 pts Jun 7
9 May 27 - 31 MS-Access Chapter 2 (pages 483-525) - 20 pts Jun 7
10 Jun 3 - 7 Extra credit - Click here (You do not your lab manual) - 10 pts Jun 7

Note on Score Corrections:

The dates listed above in the Last Date for Score Corrections columns are not the last dates you can make up a lab. As stated above, you must show up and do the work in lab each week. A "Grade Inquiry" web page where you can check your scores will be set up; it is expected that you will check the page on a regular bases and notify your TA if you find any mistakes before the dates listed. After each "last date," the TAs may no longer be able to update scores for the corresponding lab.

Data files:

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.



Midterms

The midterms are not cumulative.

You must bring the following to each midterm:

Note that cell phones and other electronic devices are not allowed during midterms.

The following table shows the midterm schedule:

Midterm # Date Coverage (Subject to Change)
Midterm 1 Tuesday, Apr 23 Ch 1 - 3
Midterm 2 Tuesday, May 14 Ch 4 - 5
Midterm 3 Thursday, Jun 6 Ch 6, 9



Powerpoint slides


Chapter 6 Slides (pdf)
Chapter 9 Slides (pdf)



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.