CS 8 - Winter 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
 
  Note: The lab manual is not the same one used last year, though it is the same one used last quarter (Fall 2006). You must use the latest 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, Jan 8.

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 Jan 8 - 12 MS-Word 1   Friday, Jan 26
2 Jan 15 - 19 MS-Word 2   Friday, Feb 2
3 Jan 22 - 26 MS-Excel 1   Friday, Feb 9
4 Jan 29 - Feb 2 MS-Excel 2 Assignment Friday, Feb 16
5 Feb 5 - 9 MS-Access 1 Assignment Friday, Feb 23
6 Feb 12 - 16 MS-Access 2 Assignment Friday, Mar 2
7 Feb 19 - 23 MS-Powerpoint 1 Assignment Friday, Mar 9
8 Feb 26 - Mar 2 MS-Powerpoint 2 Assignment Friday, Mar 16
9 Mar 5 - 9 HTML Tutorial - Click here for details   Friday, Mar 16
10 Mar 12 - 16 No lab    

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
Kazumi Slott 42 / Mon 02:10-05:00 EBU 133
49 / Wed 11:10-02:00 EBU 133
kslott@cs.ucr.edu Tue & Thu 1:00-2:00 pm in EBUII 110 Kazumi's CS8 Web Site
Xiaoyue (Elaine) Wang 51 / Wed 6:10 - 9:00, EBU 133
52 / Thurs 8:10 - 11:00, EBU 133
xwang@cs.ucr.edu Tue 10:00-11:00 am in EBUII 110
Thur 3:30-4:30 pm in EBUII 110
Elaine's CS8 Web Site
Huseyin Hakkoymaz 31 / Wed 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 132
39 / Fri 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 132
huseyin@cs.ucr.edu Tue 4:00-5:00 PM in EBUII 110
Thu 4:00-5:00 PM in EBUII 110
Huseyin's Web Page
Lexiang Ye 24 / Mon 06:10 - 09:00 pm, EBU 132
32 / Wed 06:10 - 09:00 pm, EBU 132
lexiangy@cs.ucr.edu Tue 03:30-04:30 pm in EBUII 110
Thur 03:30-04:30 pm in EBUII 110
Lexiang's CS8 Web Site
Guangdeng Liao 22 / Mon 11:10am ~V 14:00pm,EBU 132
28 / Tue 6:10pm ~V 9:00pm,EBU 132
gliao@cs.ucr.edu Mon 10:00-11:00am, EBUII 463
Tue 11:00-12:00am, EBUII 463
Guangdeng Liao's CS8 Web Site
Anila Jagannatham 44 / Tues 8:10 - 11:00, EBU 133
48 / Wed 8:10 - 11:00, EBU 133
ajaga@cs.ucr.edu Wed 11:30-12:30 pm in EBUII 110
Thur 11:00-12:00 pm in EBUII 110
 
Galen Mecham 23 / Mon 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 132
47 / Tues 6:10 - 9:00, EBU 133
mgalen at cs.ucr.edu Thur 10:00-11:00 pm in EBUII 136
Fri 9:00-10:00 am in EBUII 136
Galen's Web Site
Smruti Parichha 30 / Wed 11:10 - 2:00, EBU II 132
38 / Fri 11:10 - 2:00, EBU II 132
sparichh@cs.ucr.edu Mon 9:30-10:30 am in EBUII 110
Fri 9:30-10:30 am in EBUII 110
 
Guanqun Shi 43 / Mon 06:10pm - 09:00pm, EBUII 133
37 / Thu 08:10am - 11:00am, EBUII 132
gshi@cs.ucr.edu Tue 11:10am - 12:10pm in EBUII 110
Thu 11:10am - 12:10pm in EBUII 110
Wilson's Web Site
Jia Yu 45 / Tue 11:10 - 2:00, EBU 133
53 / Thur 11:10 - 2:00, EBU 133
jiayu@cs.ucr.edu Tue 2:00-3:00 pm in EBUII 463
Thur 10:00-11:00 am in EBUII 463
 
Jianfeng Yang 21/ Mon 8:10 - 11:00, EBU 132
50 / Wed 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 133
jyang@cs.ucr.edu Tue 11:00-12:00 in EBUII 110
Thur 11:00-12:00 am in EBUII 110
Jianfeng 's CS8 Web Site
Marc Soriano 36 / Thur 6:00 - 9:00, EBU 132
40 / Mon 8:00 - 11:10, EBU 133
sorianom@cs.ucr.edu Mon 1:00-2:00 pm in EBUII 364
Thur 5:00-6:00 am in EBUII 364
 
Elena Harris 27 / Tue 2:10 - 5:00 PM, EBU 132
35 / Thur 2:10 - 5:00 PM, EBU 132
elenah@cs.ucr.edu Tue 12:00-1:00 PM in EBUII 110
Thur 12:00-1:00 PM in EBUII 110
 
Kuang, Jilong (Daniel) 25 / Tue 8:10 - 11:00, EBU 132
26 / Tue 11:10 - 2:00, EBU 132
jkuang@cs.ucr.edu Tue 3:30-4:30 pm in EBUII 110
Thur 3:30-4:30 pm in EBUII 110
Daniel's CS 8 Website
Betul Buyukkurt 41 / Mon 11:10 - 2:00, EBU 132
34 / Thur 11:10 - 2:00, EBU 132
abuyukku@cs.ucr.edu Wed 11:00-1:00 pm in EBUII 110  
Jose Medina 29 / Wed 8:10 - 11:00, EBU 132
33 / Thur 8:10 - 11:00, EBU 132
medinaj@cs.ucr.edu Tues 10:00 - 11:00, EBU 110
Thur 3:30 - 4:30, EBU 110
 
Mariam Salloum 46 / Tue 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 133
54 / Thur 2:10 - 5:00, EBU 133
msalloum@cs.ucr.edu Tue 11:30 - 12:30 am in EBUII 110
Wed 12:00 - 1:00 pm in EBUII 110
Mariam Salloum's CS8 Web Site



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 Thursday, Jan 25 Chapters 0 - 3
Midterm 2 Tuesday, Feb 20 Chapters 4, 5, and 7 (not 6)
Midterm 3 Thursday, Mar 15 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.