Section Schedule for MW Sections | Computer Science 101

The schedule below summarizes most important subject material covered throughout the semester. It is subject to change.

Homeworks, MyITLab Lessons, and MyITLab Bonus Projects are due at 11:59pm Eastern Time on the dates listed. Exams will be given on the dates shown. Participation Projects are not shown on the schedule below and are due on the date listed on your instuctor's Assignments page.

We suggest you work on the assignments as they're shown in the Assignments to Work On column below so that you stay on track.

Lec Day	Date	Unit	Content	Readings & Resources [1]-[5]	Assignments to Work On
1	Wed 08/16	Excel & Data Analysis	Course Introduction Course policies Course websites Resources Data Analysis Supplemental Content Effective Internet searches	Required Syllabus First Day Presentation Recommended Data Analysis Supplemental Content Pages 2-3	MyITLab Lesson A Module A1 Module A2 Module A3
2	Mon 08/21	Excel & Data Analysis	Data Analysis Supplemental Content Download data and extract ZIP file contents Answer analysis questions Excel Chapter 1 Create a new workbook Adjust sheets Enter data Excel Chapter 10 Import XML and CSV data Import from an Access database	Recommended Data Analysis Supplemental Content Pages 6-9 Excel Chapter 1 Pages E5-E8 Pages E73-E78 Pages E121-E123 Excel Chapter 10 Pages E618-E623 Pages E640-E641	MyITLab Lesson A Module A4 Module A5 Module A6
3	Wed 08/23	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 1 Insert rows and/or columns Excel Chapter 4 Create and format tables Use the table total row Sort data	Recommended Excel Chapter 1 Pages E93-E98 Excel Chapter 4 Pages E275-E281 Pages E288-E290 Pages E302-E303
	Wed 08/23		MyITLab Lesson A Due
4	Mon 08/28	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 1 Format cells Specify page orientation and scaling Excel Chapter 4 Freeze panes Apply conditional formatting Apply color scale formatting Excel Chapter 12 Apply cell styles	Recommended Excel Chapter 1 Pages E110-E115 Pages E123-E130 Excel Chapter 4 Pages E265-E266 Pages E304-E311 Excel Chapter 12 Pages E741-E744	MyITLab Lesson B Module B1 Module B2
5	Wed 08/30	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 1 Write formulas Use AutoFill Excel Chapter 2 Use statistical functions Use cell references Excel Chapter 8 Use the RANK.EQ function	Recommended Excel Chapter 1 Pages E83-E87 Excel Chapter 2 Pages E154-E168 Excel Chapter 8 Pages E516-E517	Homework #1 MyITLab Lesson B Module B3 Module B4
	Mon 09/04		No Classes - Labor Day
6	Wed 09/06	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 2 Use the IF functions Excel Chapter 7 Use AND/OR criteria Use nested IF functions Excel Chapter 9 Create 3-D formulas	Recommended Excel Chapter 2 Pages E174-E176 Excel Chapter 7 Pages E457-E462 Excel Chapter 9 Pages E574-E580	Homework #1
	Wed 09/06		MyITLab Lesson B Due
	Fri 09/08	Excel & Data Analysis	Homework #1 Due
7	Mon 09/11	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 3 Create charts Format charts Insert a sparkline Excel Supplemental Content Use a trendline Evaluate trendlines Format chart axes	Recommended Excel Chapter 3 Pages E200-E245 Excel Supplemental Content Pages 12-14	Homework #2
8	Wed 09/13	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 5 Create and use PivotTables Add and format PivotCharts Excel Supplemental Content Group PivotTable data	Recommended Excel Chapter 5 Pages E339-E349 Pages E372-E373 Excel Supplemental Content Pages 15-16	Homework #2 MyITLab Lesson C Module C1
	Fri 09/15	Excel & Data Analysis	Homework #2 Due
9	Mon 09/18	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 6 Use Goal Seek Use Scenario Manager Excel Chapter 8 Perform correlation analysis	Recommended Excel Chapter 6 Pages E418-E423 Excel Chapter 8 Pages E525-E530	Homework #3 MyITLab Lesson C Module C2
10	Wed 09/20	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 2 Use the VLOOKUP function Use the PMT function Excel Chapter 7 Use the FV function Excel Chapter 8 Use the SUMIF and COUNTIF functions Excel Chapter 10 Use the CONCATENATE function	Recommended Excel Chapter 2 Pages E177-E181 Excel Chapter 7 Pages E482-E483 Excel Chapter 8 Pages E512-E515 Excel Chapter 10 Page E631	Homework #3
	Wed 09/20		MyITLab Lesson C Due
	Fri 09/22	Excel & Data Analysis	Homework #3 Due
11	Mon 09/25	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 6 Use Solver Excel Chapter 11	Recommended Excel Chapter 6 Pages E428-E434	MyITLab Lesson D Module D1
	Wed 09/27	Excel & Data Analysis	Exam #1
12	Mon 10/02	Access	Access Chapter 1 Add, edit, and delete records View query results Use views for tables Use views for queries View forms View reports Compact and repair the database	Recommended Access Chapter 1 Pages A71-A92	MyITLab Lesson D Module D2 Module D3 Module D4
13	Wed 10/04	Access	Access Chapter 2 Determine appropriate field types Select primary and composite keys Identify appropriate table relationships	Recommended Access Chapter 2 Pages A140-A149 Pages A160-A164
	Wed 10/04		MyITLab Lesson D Due
14	Mon 10/09	Access	Access Chapter 1 Selecting a database or spreadsheet Access Chapter 2 Plan and normalize databases Access Chapter 9 Normalize databases	Recommended Access Chapter 9 Pages A608-A616
15	Wed 10/11	Access	Access Chapter 1 Create and save databases Access Chapter 2 Create tables Define relationships and use referential integrity Access Chapter 5 Create lookup fields Access Chapter 8 Import data from text files Import data from Excel workbooks Access Supplemental Content Import XML data Answering analysis questions	Recommended Access Chapter 1 Pages A113-A119 Access Chapter 2 Pages A144-A149 Pages A160-A164 Access Chapter 5 Pages A341-A344 Access Chapter 8 Pages A546-A553 Access Supplemental Content Page 18 Page 23	MyITLab Lesson E Module E1 Module E2
16	Mon 10/16	Access	Access Chapter 2 Create queries Use criteria Specify query sort order Access Chapter 10 Create SQL queries	Recommended Access Chapter 2 Pages A173-A193 Access Chapter 10 Pages A660-A666	MyITLab Lesson E Module E3 Module E4
17	Wed 10/18	Access	Access Chapter 2 Use AND, OR, and NOT criteria Access Chapter 3 Use Expression Builder Create calculated fields Specify field aliases Format query fields	Recommended Access Chapter 2 Pages A180-A181 Access Chapter 3 Pages A218-A237
	Wed 10/18		MyITLab Lesson E Due
18	Mon 10/23	Access	Access Chapter 3 Use aggregate functions and grouping Access Chapter 5 Use conditional functions Access Supplemental Content Specify outer join relationships Control if query fields are shown	Recommended Access Chapter 3 Pages A243-A249 Access Chapter 5 Pages A355-A369 Access Supplemental Content Pages 19-20 Pages 23-24	Homework #4 MyITLab Lesson F Module F1
19	Wed 10/25	Access	Access Chapter 4 Create forms Modify forms	Recommended Access Chapter 4 Pages A270-A285 Access Supplemental Content Pages 24-25	Homework #4 MyITLab Lesson F Module F2
	Fri 10/27	Access	Homework #4 Due
20	Mon 10/30	Access	Access Chapter 4 Create reports Modify reports	Recommended Access Chapter 4 Pages A295-A308	Homework #5 MyITLab Lesson F Module F3
21	Wed 11/01	Access	Access Chapter 2 Use wildcard criteria Copy a query Access Chapter 5 Create parameter queries Access Chapter 6 Create update queries Create delete queries Access Supplemental Content Display unique records	Recommended Access Chapter 2 Page A179 Pages A182-A183 Access Chapter 5 Pages A352-A355 Access Chapter 6 Pages A392-A403 Access Supplemental Content Pages 18-19	Homework #5
	Wed 11/01		MyITLab Lesson F Due
	Fri 11/03	Access	Homework #5 Due
22	Mon 11/06	Access	Access Supplemental Content Understand SQL SELECT queries Write custom SQL queries	Recommended Access Supplemental Content Pages 20-22	MyITLab Lesson G Module G1
	Wed 11/08	Access	Exam #2
23	Mon 11/13	Word & PowerPoint	Word Chapter 2 Apply paragraph formatting Create, modify, and use formatting styles Insert and format pictures Adjust paragraph spacing, indentation, and alignment Word Chapter 5 Insert Excel charts Word Chapter 8 Insert hyperlinks Word Supplemental Content Import RTF data Use the Equation Editor	Recommended Word Chapter 2 Pages 138-147 Pages 164-168 Pages 175-179 Word Chapter 5 Pages 376-380 Word Chapter 8 Pages 529-531 Word Supplemental Content Page 28 Page 30	MyITLab Lesson G Module G2
24	Wed 11/15	Word & PowerPoint	Word Chapter 1 Create headers and footers Adjust margins and orientation Word Chapter 2 Create section breaks Use bulleted and numbered lists Word Chapter 3 Create tables Word Chapter 4 Insert a cover page	Recommended Word Chapter 1 Pages 42-50 Word Chapter 2 Pages 151-153 Pages 161-163 Word Chapter 3 Pages 208-216 Word Chapter 4 Page 283
	Wed 11/15		MyITLab Lesson G Due
	Mon 11/20 to Fri 11/24		No Classes - Thanksgiving Break
25	Mon 11/27	Word & PowerPoint	Word Chapter 3 Add captions Word Chapter 4 Create footnotes and endnotes Insert a table of contents Manage and insert citations Insert a bibliography Track changes Word Chapter 6 Compare and combine versions of a document Word Chapter 7 Word Supplemental content Use cross-reference	Recommended Word Chapter 3 Pages 233-235 Word Chapter 4 Pages 272-297 Word Chapter 6 Pages 419-422 Word Supplemental Content Page 29	Homework #6
26	Wed 11/29	Word & PowerPoint	PowerPoint Chapter 1 Use slide layouts and add content Apply slide transitions Apply animations Add headers and footers PowerPoint Chapter 2 Understand principles of slide design Apply themes PowerPoint Chapter 4 Insert pictures Resize, move, align, and crop pictures PowerPoint Supplemental Content Design effective presentations Insert automatically updating dates and times Embed Excel charts	Recommended PowerPoint Chapter 1 Pages P87-P89 Pages P99-P103 PowerPoint Chapter 2 Pages P160-P167 PowerPoint Chapter 4 Pages P262-P279 PowerPoint Supplemental Content Pages 32-35	Homework #6
	Fri 12/01	Word & PowerPoint	Homework #6 Due
27	Mon 12/04	Word & PowerPoint	PowerPoint Chapter 1 Add speaker notes Run a slideshow PowerPoint Chapter 3 PowerPoint Chapter 4 Embed video PowerPoint Chapter 6 PowerPoint Chapter 7 Hide slides PowerPoint Supplemental Content Rehearse timings	Recommended PowerPoint Chapter 1 Pages P70-P79 PowerPoint Chapter 4 Pages P289-P298 PowerPoint Chapter 7 Pages P481-P482 PowerPoint Supplemental Content Page 36
	Tue 12/05		MyITLab Bonus Projects #1, #2, and #3 Due
	Tue 12/05		MyITLab Lessons Late Submission Deadline
	Thu 12/07 to Wed 12/13		Final Exam - see schedule for day and time

References

M. A. Poatsy, K. Mulbery, J. Davidson, A. Rutledge, and R. Grauer, Exploring Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Comprehensive, 1st ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2016.
M. A. Poatsy, E. Cameron, J. Williams, A. Rutledge, and R. Grauer, Exploring Microsoft Office Access 2016 Comprehensive, 1st ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2016.
M. A. Poatsy, L. Hogan, L. K. Lau, A. Rutledge, and R. Grauer, Exploring Microsoft Office Word 2016 Comprehensive, 1st ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2016.
M. A. Poatsy, C. Krebs, R. Lawson, A. Rutledge, and R. Grauer, Exploring Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016 Comprehensive, 1st ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2016.
B. M. Powell, Supplemental Content for Microsoft Office 2016. Morgantown, West Virginia: West Virginia University, 2017. Available: http://cs101.wvu.edu/materials/supplemental-content/.