IFS 104 Syllabus

Winter 2003 - Interim Term

Course Description

From the North Central web page:

An introduction to the design, implementation, and use of spreadsheets. Emphasizes problem solving and hands-on computer experience using spreadsheet software. Repeats CSC 104. Prerequisite: High school algebra. Offered: Annually.

I'll emphasize their emphasis... this will be a very "hands-on computer experience."

Textbook

Excel 2002 Complete Concepts and Techniques by Shelly, Cashman and Quasney

The text has a couple of accompanying web sites:

	The home of all the Shelly/Cashman books: www.scseries.com
	The companion site for our textbook contains, among other things, the "data disk" with all the examples used in the assignments: http://www.scsite.com/catalog/viewtitle.cfm?isbn=0-7895-6278-2

Instructor

My name is Bill Krieger. I am a part-time professor in the Computer Science department. Go:

	Office: Carnegie 309
	Office hours: 1 hour before & after class, that's 5:00-6:00 and 9:00-10:00. Other times are available by appointment!
	Email: wtkrieger@noctrl.edu
	Web site: william.krieger.faculty.noctrl.edu

Grading

Grades will be based on the following:

	Points
Homework/Lab	20
Project	10
Midterm	30
Final exam	40
Total	100

Final grades for the class will be determined using the standard North Central scale:

A (93-100%)	B+ (87-89%)	C+ (77-79%)	D (60-69%)
A- (90-92%)	B (83-86%)	C (73-76%)	F (0-59%)
	B- (80-82%)	C- (70-72%)

Schedule

Ah, planning... this is tentative, but as we're meeting exactly 6 times, there's not much leeway here:

Date	Covering	Due
Mon Dec 1	Chapter 1, 2	HW #1
Wed Dec 3	Chapter 3	HW #2
Mon Dec 8	Chapter 4	HW #3, Midterm
Wed Dec 10	Chapter 5	HW #4
Mon Dec 15	Chapter 6	HW #5
Wed Dec 17		Project, Final exam

We should cover most/all of Chapters (the book calls them "Projects") 1-6.