Computer Fundamentals, Assignments & Handouts
Renton Technical College  
http://rtc.edu
 
Assignments are listed in the table. Pay attention to the due dates.

Note: If you miss class, you may miss an in-class assignment that you cannot make up.

In-class assignments may not listed below. You must be present -- in class -- to participate and receive credit for in-class assignments.

Weekly quizzes are every Wednesday (unless otherwise announced in class).

Week beginningAssignmentsHandouts
Sept 19--
  • Sign up for Quia, due Tues, 9/20 at noon
  • Email Assignment #1, Email Instructor, due Thurs, 9/22 at noon
  • Computer Skills survey, due Thurs, 9/22 at noon
  • Constitution Day, due Mon, 9/26, beginning of class
Sept 26--
  • Email Assignment #2, due Tuesday, Oct. 4 at noon (submit via email)
  • Explore the RTC web site to prepare for next week's quiz
Oct. 3--
  • Explore RTC web site (continued)
  • Sign up for "Digital Classroom" online resources (Monday in class)
  • Complete Online Degree Audit (due by end of class on Wednesday, Oct. 5)
Oct 10--
  • Complete "Exploring the RTC Web Site" (last week's handout)
  • Complete "Terminology, part 1" in class on Monday (study guide for next week's quiz)
  • sign up for Moodle, in class Wed
Oct 17--
  • Watch 2 videos & complete handout "How the Internet Works" as study guide for next week's quiz
  • Complete "Terminology, part 2" as study guide for next week's quiz
  • Peer to Peer Demonstration (in class Wednesday)
Oct 24--
  • Peer to Peer Demonstration, in class Monday
  • Demonstration #1 (Word)
  • Begin Word Assignment: Work History/Biography (begin in class Monday) final draft due Wed., Nov. 9
Oct. 31 --
  • Work on Word Assignment
  • Start planning for Demonstration Project
Nov. 7--
  • Cloud Computing -- in class discussion, Monday
  • Upload completed Word Assignment to Moodle (instructions to be given in class on Monday) -- due Wed, Nov. 9
  • Complete Research & Demonstration Project Planning Form (including conference) by end of class Wed, Nov. 9
Nov. 14--
  • Review Cloud Computing - in class assignment Monday (for quiz on Wed)
  • Work on Research / Demo Projects
  • Start Excel Lessons
  • Word Skills Test #1 is available
Nov. 21--

No Class--Wed Nov 23

  • Preview of Demo Project Resource Wiki (in class activity, Monday)
  • Demo Project Summary
Nov. 28--
  • Demo Project Summary (2 @ 5 points each, required by end of quarter)
  • Word Skills Test #1 & #2
  • Excel lessons 3 & 4
Dec. 5--
  • Computer Hardware - some basics (start in class on Mon, Dec 5) Completed assignment due Monday, Dec 12
  • NOTE: This Wednesday's quiz is a review of all the previous quizzes, plus questions about the student demonstrations so far. So review all the practice quizzes.
Dec 12--
  • Excel Skills Test 1 covers lessons 1,2 & 3 -- preview in class Monday
  • Wed quiz covers hardware & demonstrations, plus some questions from previous weeks
  • Wed is last day of class. All work must be complete by end of class on Wednesday for credit.

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Last updated  2014/07/09 15:03:18 PDT