Section Schedule for Wed 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. Participation Projects will be due as listed on your instructor's Assignments page. Exams will be given on the dates shown. 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]-[3]	Assignments to Work On
1/2	Wed 01/11	Excel & Data Analysis	Course Introduction Course policies Course websites Resources Data Analysis Supplemental Content Effective Internet searches 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	Required Syllabus First Day Presentation Recommended Data Analysis Supplemental Content Pages 2-3 Pages 6-9 Excel Chapter 1 Volume 1 Pages 373-383 Volume 1 Pages 394-405 Excel Chapter 10 Volume 2 Pages 441-469	MyITLab Lesson A Excel Chapter 1 Excel Chapter 2 Excel Chapter 4 Excel Chapter 7 Excel Chapter 8 Excel Chapter 9 Excel Chapter 10 Excel Chapter 12
	Mon 01/16		No Classes - Martin Luther King Day
3/4	Wed 01/18	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 1 Insert rows and/or columns Format cells Specify page orientation and scaling Excel Chapter 4 Create and format tables Use the table total row Sort data Freeze panes Apply conditional formatting Apply color scale formatting Excel Chapter 12 Apply cell styles	Recommended Excel Chapter 1 Volume 1 Pages 414-431 Excel Chapter 4 Volume 1 Pages 565-604 Excel Chapter 12 Volume 2 Pages 535-540
	Wed 01/18		MyITLab Lesson A Due
5/6	Wed 01/25	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 1 Write formulas Use AutoFill Excel Chapter 2 Use statistical functions Use cell references Use the IF functions Excel Chapter 7 Use AND/OR criteria Use nested IF functions Excel Chapter 8 Use the RANK.EQ function Excel Chapter 9 Create 3-D formulas	Recommended Excel Chapter 1 Volume 1 Pages 384-393 Excel Chapter 2 Volume 1 Pages 448-487 Excel Chapter 7 Volume 2 Pages 310-320 Excel Chapter 8 Volume 2 Pages 354-366 Excel Chapter 9 Volume 2 Pages 407-415	MyITLab Lesson B Excel Chapter 3 Excel Chapter 5 Excel Chapter 6 Excel Chapter 11
7/8	Wed 02/01	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 3 Create charts Format charts Use a trendline Insert a sparkline Excel Chapter 5 Create and use PivotTables Add and format PivotCharts Excel Supplemental Content Evaluate trendlines Format chart axes Group PivotTable data	Recommended Excel Chapter 3 Volume 1 Pages 505-543 Excel Chapter 5 Volume 2 Pages 224-253 Excel Supplemental Content Pages 12-16	Homework #1
	Wed 02/01		MyITLab Lesson B Due
	Fri 02/03	Excel & Data Analysis	Homework #1 Due
9/10	Wed 02/08	Excel & Data Analysis	Excel Chapter 2 Use the VLOOKUP function Use the PMT/FV function Excel Chapter 6 Use Goal Seek Use Scenario Manager Excel Chapter 8 Perform correlation analysis Use the SUMIF and COUNTIF functions Excel Chapter 10 Use the CONCATENATE function	Recommended Excel Chapter 6 Volume 2 Pages 277-285 Excel Chapter 8 Volume 2 Pages 367-373 Excel Chapter 10 Volume 2 Pages 456-462	Homework #2 MyITLab Lesson C Access Chapter 1 Access Chapter 2
	Fri 02/10	Excel & Data Analysis	Homework #2 Due
11/12	Wed 02/15	Excel & Data Analysis and Access	Excel Chapter 6 Use Solver Excel Chapter 11 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 Excel Chapter 6 Volume 2 Pages 286-296 Access Chapter 1 Volume 1 Pages 617-644	Homework #3 MyITLab Lesson D Access Chapter 3 Access Chapter 5
	Wed 02/15		MyITLab Lesson C Due
	Fri 02/17	Excel & Data Analysis	Homework #3 Due
	Wed 02/22	Excel & Data Analysis	Exam #1
13	Wed 02/22	Access	Access Chapter 2 Determine appropriate field types Select primary and composite keys Identify appropriate table relationships	Recommended Access Chapter 2 Volume 1 Pages 676-690	MyITLab Lesson D Access Chapter 8 Access Chapter 10
14/15	Wed 03/01	Access	Access Chapter 1 Selecting a database or spreadsheet Create and save databases Access Chapter 2 Plan and normalize databases 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 Chapter 9 Normalize databases Access Supplemental Content Import XML data Answering analysis questions	Recommended Access Chapter 1 Volume 1 Pages 653-660 Access Chapter 2 Volume 1 Pages 691-698 Access Chapter 5 Volume 2 Pages 587-591 Access Chapter 8 Volume 2 Pages 756-767 Access Chapter 9 Volume 2 Pages 791-802 Access Supplemental Content Pages 18-19 Page 22
	Wed 03/01		MyITLab Lesson D Due
	Mon 03/06 to Fri 03/10		No Classes - Spring Break
16/17	Wed 03/15	Access	Access Chapter 2 Create queries Use criteria Specify query sort order Use AND, OR, and NOT criteria Access Chapter 3 Use Expression Builder Create calculated fields Specify field aliases Format query fields Access Chapter 10 Create SQL queries	Recommended Access Chapter 2 Volume 1 Pages 705-726 Access Chapter 3 Volume 1 Pages 745-766 Access Chapter 10 Volume 2 Pages 865-874	Homework #4 MyITLab Lesson E Access Chapter 4 Access Chapter 6
18/19	Wed 03/22	Access	Access Chapter 2 Specify outer join relationships Control if query fields are shown Access Chapter 3 Use aggregate functions and grouping Access Chapter 4 Create forms Modify forms Access Chapter 5 Use conditional functions	Recommended Access Chapter 3 Volume 1 Pages 767-776 Access Chapter 4 Volume 1 Pages 791-811 Access Chapter 5 Volume 2 Pages 597-615	Homework #4 MyITLab Lesson F Word Chapter 2 Word Chapter 5 Word Chapter 8
	Wed 03/22		MyITLab Lesson E Due
	Fri 03/24	Access	Homework #4 Due
20/21	Wed 03/29	Access	Access Chapter 2 Use wildcard criteria Copy a query Access Chapter 4 Create reports Modify reports Access Chapter 5 Create parameter queries Access Chapter 6 Create update queries Create delete queries Access Supplemental Content Display unique records	Recommended Access Chapter 4 Volume 1 Pages 812-829 Access Chapter 6 Volume 2 Pages 629-662 Access Supplemental Content Pages 18-19	Homework #5 MyITLab Lesson F Word Chapter 1 Word Chapter 3 Word Chapter 4 Word Chapter 6 Word Chapter 7
	Fri 03/31	Access	Homework #5 Due
22	Wed 04/05	Access	Access Supplemental Content Understand SQL SELECT queries Write custom SQL queries	Recommended Access Supplemental Content Pages 19-22	MyITLab Lesson G PowerPoint Chapter 1
	Wed 04/05	Access	Exam #2
	Wed 04/05		MyITLab Lesson F Due
23/24	Wed 04/12	Word & PowerPoint	Word Chapter 1 Create headers and footers Adjust margins and orientation Word Chapter 2 Apply paragraph formatting Create, modify, and use formatting styles Insert and format pictures Adjust paragraph spacing, indentation, and alignment Create section breaks Use bulleted and numbered lists Word Chapter 3 Create tables Word Chapter 4 Insert a cover page Word Chapter 5 Insert Excel charts Word Chapter 8 Insert hyperlinks Word Supplemental Content Use the Equation Editor	Recommended Word Chapter 1 Volume 1 Pages 137-173 Word Chapter 2 Volume 1 Pages 197-231 Word Chapter 3 Volume 1 Pages 259-273 Word Chapter 4 Volume 1 Pages 313-331 Word Chapter 5 Volume 2 Pages 34-41 Word Chapter 8 Volume 2 Pages 174-185 Word Supplemental Content Page 24	MyITLab Lesson G PowerPoint Chapter 2 PowerPoint Chapter 3 PowerPoint Chapter 4 PowerPoint Chapter 6 PowerPoint Chapter 7
25/26	Wed 04/19	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 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	Recommended Word Chapter 3 Volume 1 Pages 281-287 Word Chapter 4 Volume 1 Pages 332-339 Word Chapter 6 Volume 2 Pages 69-86 PowerPoint Chapter 1 Volume 1 Pages 843-883 PowerPoint Chapter 2 Volume 2 Pages 920-930 PowerPoint Supplemental Content Pages 28-30
	Wed 04/19		MyITLab Lesson G Due
27	Wed 04/26	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 Embed Excel charts Insert automatically updating dates and times	Recommended PowerPoint Chapter 4 Volume 1 Pages 1007-1040 PowerPoint Chapter 7 Volume 2 Pages 1031-1035 PowerPoint Supplemental Content Pages 31-32	Homework #6
	Thu 04/27 to Fri 04/28		Final Exam Early Makeups - in Open Lab
	Fri 04/28	Word & PowerPoint	Homework #6 Due
	Fri 04/28		MyITLab Bonus Projects #1, #2, and #3 Due
	Fri 04/28		MyITLab Lessons Late Submission Deadline
	Mon 05/01 to Fri 05/05		Final Exam - see schedule for day and time

References

A. Poatsy, K. Mulberry, C. Krebs, L. Hogan, A. Rutledge, and E. Cameron, Exploring Microsoft Office 2013, 1st ed., vol. 1. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2013.
A. Poatsy, K. Mulberry, C. Krebs, L. Hogan, A. Rutledge, and E. Cameron, Exploring Microsoft Office 2013, 1st ed., vol. 2. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2013.
B. M. Powell, Supplemental Content for Microsoft Office 2013. Morgantown, West Virginia: West Virginia University, 2016. Available: http://cs101.wvu.edu/materials/supplemental-content/.