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BIL 101E Introduction to Computers and Information Systems. FALL 2012. Instructor. Mustafa Altun Address: ITU Electrical and Electronics Faculty, Room: 3005 Email: altunmu s@itu.edu.tr Tel: 0212 285 6635 Web : http://web.itu.edu.tr/altunmus. Course Overview. Implementation
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BIL 101E Introduction to Computers and Information Systems FALL 2012
Instructor • Mustafa Altun • Address: ITU Electrical and Electronics Faculty, Room: 3005 • Email: altunmus@itu.edu.tr • Tel: 0212 285 6635 • Web : http://web.itu.edu.tr/altunmus
Course Overview • Implementation • 1 hour lecture -1 hour lab (1.5 credits). Get involved! • Attendance • 70% attandence is compulsory • Theattendance is takenelectronicallyduringyourquiz. • Submit at least 7 out 10 quizzes! • Grading • 60% quizzes • The best 8 of 10 quizzes considered for grading • Have a quiz every week starting on 15th October, 2012. • Taken electronically through http://bil.be.itu.edu.tr during the lecture. • Each quiz including random questions from a chapter of the textbook. • 40% final exam • Random questions from all covered chapters of the textbook. • Taken electronically through http://bil.be.itu.edu.tr. • Homework!
Resources • Textbook • Computers Are Your Future, Bill Daley, Prentice Hall, 2006. • Related slides (2006) presented in the lecture. • Book’s Web Page: www.prenhall.com/daley (Important! Visit this web page for more materials, tests, ...) • Website • http://bil.be.itu.edu.tr(for slides and everthing!) • Login with your ITU username and password • Materials also available in http://web.itu.edu.tr/altunmus
Content – What to Learn • A warm up course! • Introduction to Computers and Information Systems • The basics of computers • Important classes of software applications such as text editors, spreadsheets • The basic architecture and technologies of the Internet. • Basic skills to develop algorithms
Outcome – What to Expect • Ready to use computers (for feature classes) • Office programs • Unix vs. Windows • Writing codes • Algorithms