CS105 Introduction to Computing
Department of Computer Science
Syllabus – Spring 2015
Instructor:
Dr. Dennis Foreman, Watson School, Q19, x74162. Office hours: see website for schedule
Materials: there are 5 books:
 3 workbooks (Word, Excel, Access),
 1 book of course slides,
 1 book for readings (concepts)
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Shelley - Cashman - Custom Edition for Office 2013. This is the set of 3 “workbooks” plus course
slides 7th Ed. The bookstore package is ISBN 978-1-3054-3208-6.
o The notes MIGHT be available separately:
 Introduction to Computing 7th Ed.,
Cengage Custom Publishing ISBN 978-1-111-97356-8
Introduction to Computing, Pearson, 7th custom ed. ISBN-1269961462. This is the concepts textbook
(older versions still valid).
The university provides access to computers with the proper software already installed (Microsoft Office
Professional which includes MS Access).
General Goals:
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To provide the necessary general knowledge of computers and computing skills to enable the student to
work independently on the personal computing systems available on campus and in the general
workplace.
To provide a level of understanding and confidence that will allow the student to continue learning to
use new computer systems and programs.
Specific goals:
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To acquire the basic vocabulary and concepts of computer hardware and software, and learn their place
in our society.
To learn the concepts behind, and use of, the most common forms of application programs:
o word processors
o spreadsheets
o databases
To become sufficiently skilled in computer concepts, through use of specific Windows-based
applications, as to be able to transfer these skills to similar programs not specifically taught in the
classroom.
To learn the basic concepts of networks, programming and the programming process.
To learn the terms and concepts of HTML, CSS and website organization and to construct a website
Microsoft Office 2013 Professional (includes MS Access) will be used as an instructional tool.
This course is a 4-credit course, which means that in addition to the scheduled meeting times, students are
expected to do at least 9.5 hours of course-related work outside of class each week during the semester. This
includes time spent completing assigned readings, participating in lab sessions, studying for tests and
examinations, preparing written assignments, and other course-related tasks.
For detailed rules and grading policies see
http://dforeman.cs.binghamton.edu/~foreman/105pages/CS105-policy.htm.