CS 8 - Summer 2009

Textbooks
Grading
Labs
Midterms
Cheating Policy
Announcements



Textbooks
Textbook: Technology in Action, Introductory, 5th edition
by Evans, Poatsy, Martin
Lab Manual: GO! with MS Office 2007, Introductory,
Custom Edition, by Gaskin
 



Grading
  Labs 25%  
  Powerpoint Presentation 10%  
Midterms 65%  
 
  Note: There is no final exam.



Labs

Labs are held in EBU II Room 226. They start on Wednesday, June 24.

The first 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. Their office hours are from 2PM - 4PM.

Every day 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
1 June 22  
1 June 24 MS-Word 1
2 June 29 MS-Word 2
2 July 1 MS-Excel 1
3 July 6 MS-Excel 2
3 July 8 MS-Access 1
4 July 13 MS-Access 2
4 July 15 MS-Powerpoint 1
5 July 20 MS-Powerpoint 2
5 July 22 HTML Tutorial - Click here for details

TA Information

Keerthi Kamal Adusumilli
e-mail: kamal@cs.ucr.edu
cs8 web page: http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~kamal/cs08/



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.

Midterms will be held at the beginning of class each Tuseday and will cover the material from the previous week. The last midterm will be held during the final exam time, but will not be cumulative.

Of the 5 midterms, the lowest score will be dropped. The other 4 will be averaged together and will count for 75% of your total grade.

Powerpoint slides

Technology in Action Chapter 1 PowerPoint Slides
Technology in Action Technology in Focus 1 PowerPoint Slides
Technology in Action Chapter 2 PowerPoint Slides
Technology in Action Chapter 3 PowerPoint Slides
Technology in Action Chapter 4 PowerPoint Slides
Technology in Action Chapter 5 PowerPoint Slides
Technology in Action Chapter 6 PowerPoint Slides
Technology in Action Chapter 7 PowerPoint Slides
Technology in Action Chapter 8 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.