INFORMATION AND
Center for International
Education
Course
Number COM1403
Credit 1
Course
Title Reading
IV
Session:
Instructor: Professor Voelzke phone: 6895 email: [email protected]
Office
Hours: Wednesday
Course Description & Objectives: This
course is designed for students to be
able to analyze authentic reading materials through the use of paraphrasing and
summarizing; to synthesize information gathered from reading in order to give
informed opinion; to understand and use terminology in computing; to comprehend
and use frequently used words in American academic environments. Prerequisite: COM1303 Reading III or equivalent
proficiency.
Amount of work required outside of class:
Approximately 2 hours of work outside of class required for every class hour
Evaluation Method:
Class participation
& assignments 50%, quizzes 10% & tests 40%
Attendance Policy:
Students who have more
than 4 absences will receive a failing grade for the course.
Required Text:
Supplement Mastery: A University Word List Reader, Valcourt &
Wells (
Week 1: Unit 1 Personal computing; The processor
Week 2: Unit 2
Portable computers; Operating systems
Week 3: Unit 3 Online
services; Data transmission
Week 4: Unit 4
Programming and languages; C language
Week 5: Unit 5
Computer software; Comparing software packages
Week 6: Unit 6
Computer networks; Network configurations
Week 7: Unit 7
Computer viruses; Computer security; MIDTERM
Week 8: Unit 8 Computers
in the office; Information systems
Week 9: Unit 9
Computers in education; CALL
Week 10: Unit 10
Computers in medicine; Data storage and management
Week 11: Unit 11
Robotics; Robot characteristics
Week 12: Unit 12
Virtual reality; VR input devices
Week 13: Unit 13
Machine translation; AI and expert systems
Week 14: Unit 14
Multimedia; Computer-to-video conversion
Week 15: Unit 15
Computer graphics; 24-bit color; FINALS
Every week cover
approximately 10 pages between pp.233-320 and pp.359-382.