UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
Department of Computer Science

CMPS 002: Computer LIteracy
Spring 2000

Instructor:

Roger Schlafly

E-mail Address:

Roger@cse.ucsc.edu (best way to reach me fast)

Office:

Room 249 Baskin Engineering (aka Applied Sciences)

Telephone:

459-4951

Office Hours:

Tues Thurs 10:00-12:00, and by appointment

WWW Home Page:

http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/classes/cmps002

Lab sections

Times listed in schedule

TAs/Tutors/Graders

See class web page

Lectures

Tues, Thurs, 8:00 - 9:45, Room 206, Earth & Marine Sciences

Required textbooks

Computer Confluence, by George Beekman, Addison-Wesley.

(Recommended) Light on the Internet, by Wendy Lehnert, Addison-Wesley.

(Recommended) Computer Literacy Lab Handbook. (at Copy Center and bookstore, and on web)

Grading

There will be two midterm exams (each 10% of your final grade), one final exam (25%), one term paper (10%), weekly online homeworks (15%), and about twenty computer lab assignments (30%). The exams are cumulative.

All tests will be closed book, except that you will be allowed one 8.5"×11" two-sided sheet of notes for the midterm exams.

IMPORTANT

  1. All lab work is on Macintoshes. You will need access to the Web outside lab.

  2. Lab attendance is mandatory. You must read the instructions and fill out the worksheet before the lab.

  3. First lab is Wed, March 29. You will need a floppy disk, and pay for your own printouts.

  4. Cheating will not be tolerated. Anyone caught will probably fail the course.

  5. The midterm and final exams will use pink scantron forms. You must bring your own form and no. 2 lead pencil. Scantron forms, pencils, and floppy disks are sold at the school bookstore.

  6. Exams will cover everything in the course, including lectures, films, and reading assignments.

  7. Students with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact me.

  8. You should check the class web page regularly for the latest class information. You are responsible for any policies, announcements, or assignments posted there, as well as for checking your grades.

 

Schedule

  1. First midterm exam: Tues, April 18, 2000.

  2. Second midterm exam: Thurs, May 11, 2000.

  3. Term paper due: at lab, Tues-Wed, May 16-17, 2000.

  4. Final exam: Tues., June 6, 2000, 8:00 to 11:00 am.

 

First assignment

  1. Read chapters 1 and 2 of Computer Confluence.

  2. Do Lab #1 in the weeek of March 27, and Labs #2,3 in the week of April 3.

  3. Do the first online homework assignment.