Lecture Schedule    Class Starts August 25, 2008

Note : all textbook material will be covered in exams, even if not specifically covered in lecture.

Class      Topic

1. Course introduction
2. Technology in Focus: History of the PC (after Chapter 1)
3. Technology in Focus: Ethics (after Chapter 3) and Reading 1    http://www.whatiscopyright.org/, SMU Computer Usage Policy
4. Chapter 1: Why Computers Matter to You
5. Chapter 2: Looking at Computers
6. Field Trip - Meadows Museum - Kilby Exhibition
7. Chapter 6 Understanding and Assessing Hardware
8. Chapter 8: Mobile Computing
9. Chapter 9: Behind the Scenes- System Hardware
10. Exam I (Bring pencil and student ID)
11. Technology in Focus: Careers in IT (after Chapter 9)
12. Chapter 4: Application Software
13. Chapter 5: Using System Software
14. Technology in Focus: Protecting Your Data (after Chapter 7)
15. Chapter 10: Behind the Scenes-Programming
16. Chapter 11: Behind the Scenes-Databases and Information Systems
17. Technology in Focus: Computing Alternatives (after Chapter 5)
18. Reading 2     http://digitalenterprise.org/ip/ip.html
19. Exam II (Bring pencil and student ID)
20. Technology in Focus: Digital Entertainment (after Chapter 8)
21. Chapter 7: Networking and Security-Home
22. Chapter 12: Behind the Scenes-Networking and Security
23. Video Gaming
24. Chapter 3: Using the Internet
25. Chapter 13: Behind the Scenes-The Internet-How It Works
26. Reading 3    http://digitalenterprise.org/models/models.html
27. MEMS - Microelectromechanical Systems / Course evaluation
28. Exam III (bring pencil and student ID)

No Final Exam in This Course

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