CS 201-3
Problem Solving with Computers
Catalog Description
This course provides an introduction to problem solving using computers. It goes beyond basic computer literacy and application software experiences, but is less intensive than a first course devoted solely to programming. The course focuses on problem solving in the context of an introduction to computer programming and includes coverage of topics from computer literacy, word processing, spreadsheet and database packages. A preliminary treatment of the Internet and World Wide Web is also included.
Course Outline
| Separate outlines for 28 lecture hours and 28 laboratory hours are presented below. In each case the other two hours are set aside for testing. | Lectures | |
| Lectures | ||
| 1. | Problem solving | 6 |
| 2. | Problem solving with C++ | 6 |
| 3. | System software (operating system, compilers, etc.) | 3 |
| 4. | Hardware (CPU, memory, communications, etc.) | 3 |
| 5. | Application software and packages | 6 |
| 6. | Computers and society (ethics, security, etc.) | 4 |
| Laboratory | ||
| 1. | Windows and Netscape | 1 |
| 2. | Microsoft Word | 2 |
| 3. | Algorithms | 1 |
| 4. | Problem solving with C++ | 13 |
| 5. | Microsoft Excel | 4 |
| 6. | Microsoft Access | 2 |
| 7. | Lab practicals, review sessions, etc. | 5 |
| Total | 40 | |