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

ETEC 544 -Computer Operating Systems for Educators
Tentative Schedule (Under Development)

 
Instructor:  Dr. Jason Lee Davis
Term:  Spring, 2011, Sub-term 2  (March 21 - May 13)
Section:  01E        Day:  Monday        Time:  5:00 - 7:10pm
 
WEEK
DATE
ACTIVITIES
NOTES/ASSIGNMENTS DUE *
1 (09) Mar 21 Introduction
Digital Electronics Basics

 
2 (10) Mar 28

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

 
3 (11) Apr 4

File Systems/Structure, FAT, IRQ, DMA
 Article #1 Review Activity

Article Review #1
must be posted by 8:00pm, Thursday.
4 (12) Apr 11

MS Windows 7
Windows requirements/installation/upgrade
Windows system clean-up, application management, removal, & upgrade
Peripheral connections

 
5 (13) Apr 18

MS-DOS Command Line Operations
 Article #2 Review Activity

Article Review #2
must be posted by 8:00pm, Thursday.
6 (14) Apr 25

UNIX – telnet & FTP

 
7 (15) May 2

Macintosh – MAC OS-X
Article #3 Review Activity

Article Review #3
must be posted by 8:00pm, Thursday.
8 (16) May 9 Networking – Topologies & Cabling
Wrap-up
 Final Exam - online

Tech notes to be submitted
by 8:00pm, Wed. Apr 30
  May 14

Commencement

Graduate School Ceremony - Saturday
 
* Assignments MUST be completed and submitted by due date.  Full credit cannot be earned by late or incomplete assignments.  Assignments may lose 10 percent of their potential value each day it is late.  Late materials may be rejected at the discretion of the instructor.
Rev. 03/27/2011