Educational Technology Program  |  Department of Educational Leadership  |  Texas A&M University-Commerce

ETEC 544 -Computer Operating Systems for Educators
Tentative Schedule

 
Instructor:  Dr. Jason Lee Davis
Term:  Spring, 2010             Section:  01E
Day:  Monday            Time:  5:00 - 7:10pm
 
WEEK
DATE
ACTIVITIES
NOTES/ASSIGNMENTS DUE *
1 Jan 18

Dr. MLK Jr. Holiday (no class)

 
2 Jan 25

Introduction

 
3 Feb 1

Computer Hardware Components

 
4 Feb 8

Computers – “inside the case,”
 Chips, Firmware, Interfaces, etc.

 
5 Feb 15

Article #1 Review Activity
NO physical meeting

Article Review #1
must be posted by 8:00pm, Wed.
6 Feb 22

MS Windows 7
Windows requirements/installation/upgrade

 
7 Mar 1

File Systems/Structure, FAT, IRQ, DMA

 
8 Mar 8 Article #2 Review Activity
NO physical meeting

Article Review #2
must be posted by 8:00pm, Wed.
  Mar 15

*** Spring Break ***

*** Spring Break ***
9 Mar 22

Windows system clean-up,
application management, removal, & upgrade
Peripheral connections

 
10 Mar 29

MS-DOS Command Line Operations

 
11 Apr 5 TBA
NO physical meeting

 
12 Apr 12

UNIX – telnet & FTP

 
13 Apr 19

Article #3 Review Activity
NO physical meeting

 Article Review #3
must be posted by 8:00pm, Wed.
14 Apr 26 Networking – Topologies & Cabling  
15 May 3

Macintosh – MAC OS-X
Wrap-up

Tech notes to be
e-mailed to instructor
must be received by 8:00pm, Wed. Apr 30
16 May 10

Final Exam - online

 
  May 15

Commencement

Graduate School Ceremony - Saturday
 
* Assignments MUST be completed and submitted by due date.  Full credit cannot be earned by late or incomplete assignments.  10 points will be deducted for each class day an assignment is late.  Late materials may be rejected at the discretion of the instructor.
Rev. 04/05/2010