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EE:201-150 Lesson Schedule, FA/00 |
Following is the approximate lesson schedule for the above class, semester and teacher. These lessons may be interpreted as reading assignments which the students are expected to study before the topics are covered in class. Laboratory assignments are expected to be performed during the week assigned, and the reports are due at the beginning of the lab period the following week. There will be a penalty for late reports.
Students are advised to carefully study the contents of the EE:201 course index and course syllabus so they will understand their responsibilities in this class.
| Week # |
Start Date |
Assigned Topics |
| 1 | 21 Aug | Introduction, class handouts, policies and procedures Introduction - Reading assignment: Text book introduction, microglossary, PC organization, video standards, special keyboard keys, Your New PC |
| 2 | 28 Aug | PC hardware overview - Reading assignment: microglossary, PC organization, video standards, special keyboard keys, Your New PC, hardware sections of text book THE CAMPUS WILL BE CLOSED 2-4 SEPTEMBER! |
| 3 | 4 Sep | Mother boards,CPU's and RAM - Reading assignment: Tom's Hardware Page, mother board, CPU and memory sections of text book THE CAMPUS WILL BE CLOSED 2-4 SEPTEMBER! |
| 4 | 11 Sep | Input/output bus - Reading assignment: I/O bus sections of text book, I/O and video bus block diagrams |
| 5 | 18 Sep | Video - Reading assignment: video standards handout, monitor test pattern, color chart handout, video topics in text book |
| 6 | 25 Sep | Serial and parallel ports - Reading assignment: Comport problems handout, I/O port diagnostics handout, I/O port topics in text book |
| 7 | 2 Oct | Disk drives - Reading assignment: Disk drive topics in text book, CD-R and CD-RW comparison |
| 8 | 9 Oct | Modems and network cards - Reading assignment: modem standards handout, LAN wiring standards, modem and NIC topics in text book MIDTERM GRADES COMPUTED 13 OCTOBER |
| Week # |
Start Date |
Assigned Topics |
| 9 | 16 Oct | Scanners and digital cameras - Reading assignment: associated topics in text book NO CLASSES 17 OCTOBER! |
| 10 | 23 Oct | Printers - Reading assignment: associated topics in text book |
| 11 | 30 Oct | Sound cards and multimedia - Reading assignment: associated topics in text book |
| 12 | 6 Nov | Miscellaneous - hardware topics not already covered LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH "W" GRADE IS 10 NOVEMBER! |
| 13 | 13 Nov | Software installation - hardware compatibility issues |
| 14 | 20 Nov | Software installation continued THE COLLEGE WILL BE CLOSED 23-26 NOVEMBER |
| 15 | 27 Nov | Software installation continued |
| 16 | 4 Dec | Review all topics LAST DAY OF CLASSES IS 10 DECEMBER |
Final examinations are normally required for the completion of a course and for a final credit grade. All final exams are to be given at the time indicated in the schedule. Exceptions must be cleared with the associate dean of your division. (Quoted from Faculty Handbook)
The scheduled time for the final exam for this section is 5:30 PM, 14 December.
