1.3: Overview of Assignments

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This course has fixed due dates that you have to meet. Research shows that students are most successful with distance education when they start their course work on time and make steady progress. Expect to work 6-9 hours per week on assignments for this course and submit one assignment at a time. To help you do this, please follow the time line posted as an Excel file at the top of the Assignments page. You can print it out for your own reference. You are encouraged to move forward but you should not miss the due date of each unit. I understand that sometimes things may happen and you can’t meet the deadlines. If it does happen, let me know in advance so I can consider granting an extension. Late assignments will not be accepted.

NOTE: Testing centers are closed on Sundays. You have to submit all the assignments and complete all the exams by the course end date.

Week	Assignments	Points
1	1.1 Distance Learning and Course Orientation	N/A
	1.2 Class Discussion – Introductions	5
	1.3 Course Introduction and Overview Quiz	15
	1.4 Course Project Introduction	N/A
2	2.1 Read – Understand	N/A
	2.2 View – Listen	N/A
	2.3 Practice – Review	N/A
	2.4 Group Discussion – What’s in my computer?	25
3	3.1 Read – Understand	N/A
	3.2 View – listen	N/A
	3.3 Practice – Review	N/A
	3.4 Class Discussion – Test Drive	25
4	4.1 Training	N/A
4	4.2 Assignment – Windows	15
5	5.1 Read – Understand	N/A
	5.2 View – Listen	N/A
	5.3 Practice – Review	N/A
	5.4 Information Literacy	N/A
	5.5 Class Discussion – Web Site Evaluation	25
6	6.1 Read – Understand	N/A
	6.2 View – Listen	N/A
	6.3 Practice – Review	N/A
	6.4 Class Discussion – Free Music and Videos?	30
7	7.1 Read – Understand	N/A
	7.2 View – Listen	N/A
	7.3 Practice – Review	N/A
	7.4 Group Discussion – A Home Network Plan	25
	7.5 Antivirus Protection	N/A
	7.6 Exam 1	100
8	8.1 Training	N/A
8	8.2 Course Project Task 1 (start)	N/A
9	9.1 Training	N/A
	9.2 Assignment – CEO Recommendations Memo Document	50
	9.3 Course Project – Task 1	60
10	10.1 Training	N/A
10	10.2 Movies and Hobbies Web Site (Part 1)	N/A
11	11.1 Training	N/A
	11.2 Assignment Movies and Hobbies Web site (Part 2)	50
	11.3 Course Project – Task 2 (start)	N/A
12	12.1 Training	N/A
	12.2 Practice Application	N/A
	12.3 Course Project – Task 2	50
13	13.1 Assignment – Budget Worksheet	50
	13.2 Exam 2	150
	13.3 Course Project – Task 3	30
14	14.1 Training	N/A
14	14.2 Assignment – Inventory Database	50
15	15.1 Training	N/A
	15.2 Class Discussion – Database Issues	20
	15.3 Course Project – Task 4 (start)	N/A
16	16.1Training	N/A
	16.2 Assignment – Virus Prevention Presentation	30
	16.3 Course Project – Task 4	45
	16.4 Exam 3	150

Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts Course Schedule. Authored by: Jim Shannon. Provided by: Extended Learning Institute of Northern Virginia Community College. Located at: http://www.nvcc.edu/eli/index.html. License: CC BY: Attribution