P/J General Methodology: Computers (80-301)

OBJECTIVES

This component is designed to provide preservice teachers with:

knowledge about the basic operation of computers used in education
experience in the use of E-Mail and the Internet
experience in the use of cross-curriculum software tools which can be applied in any subject area
exposure to content-specific software
skills in the integration of computers in the classroom using instructional/needs design principles.

CONTENT

Topics and approximate assignment due dates include:

Section Class
Week
Class Date
(Week of)
Topics Assignment Due Dates
(Late Assignments Not Accepted)

01-09 1 Sep.8-Sep.12 Macintosh, IBM-Compatible

01, 02, 04, 05 2 Sep.15-Sep.19 ICON, E-Mail, Internet Internet Assignment Due Feb.6¹

03, 06-09 3 Sep.22-Sep.26

01, 02, 04, 05 4 Sep.29-Oct.3 Spreadsheets, Word Processing Spreadsheet Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class

03, 06-09 5 Oct.6-Oct.10

01, 02, 04, 05 6 Oct.27-Oct.31 Word Processing Word Processing Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class

03, 06-09 7 Nov.3-Nov.7

01, 02, 04, 05 8 Nov.24-Nov.28 Databases Database Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class

03, 06-09 9 Dec.1-Dec.5

01, 02, 04, 05 10 Jan.5-Jan.9 Graphics

03, 06-09 11 Jan.12-Jan.16

01, 02, 04, 05 12 Jan.19-Jan.23 Graphics, Instructional/Needs Design Graphics Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class

03, 06-09 13 Jan.26-Jan.30

01, 02, 04, 05 14 Feb.2-Feb.6 Instructional/Needs Design Instructional/Needs Design Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class

03, 06-09 15 Feb.23-Feb.27

01, 02, 04, 05 16 Mar.2-Mar.6 Group Presentations Proposed Group and Topic Due Dec. 5
Presentation During Class¹

03, 06-09 17 Mar.9-Mar.13

Section	Class Week	Class Date (Week of)	Topics	Assignment Due Dates (Late Assignments Not Accepted)
01-09	1	Sep.8-Sep.12	Macintosh, IBM-Compatible
01, 02, 04, 05	2	Sep.15-Sep.19	ICON, E-Mail, Internet	Internet Assignment Due Feb.6¹
03, 06-09	3	Sep.22-Sep.26
01, 02, 04, 05	4	Sep.29-Oct.3	Spreadsheets, Word Processing	Spreadsheet Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class
03, 06-09	5	Oct.6-Oct.10
01, 02, 04, 05	6	Oct.27-Oct.31	Word Processing	Word Processing Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class
03, 06-09	7	Nov.3-Nov.7
01, 02, 04, 05	8	Nov.24-Nov.28	Databases	Database Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class
03, 06-09	9	Dec.1-Dec.5
01, 02, 04, 05	10	Jan.5-Jan.9	Graphics
03, 06-09	11	Jan.12-Jan.16
01, 02, 04, 05	12	Jan.19-Jan.23	Graphics, Instructional/Needs Design	Graphics Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class
03, 06-09	13	Jan.26-Jan.30
01, 02, 04, 05	14	Feb.2-Feb.6	Instructional/Needs Design	Instructional/Needs Design Assignment Due Beginning of Next Class
03, 06-09	15	Feb.23-Feb.27
01, 02, 04, 05	16	Mar.2-Mar.6	Group Presentations	Proposed Group and Topic Due Dec. 5 Presentation During Class¹
03, 06-09	17	Mar.9-Mar.13

¹ Assignment to be completed out of class.

EVALUATION

Grades will be based on seven equally weighted assignments indicated above. All assignments will be graded as A (Above Expectation: 10/10), B (As Expected: 7/10), C (Below Expectation: 6/10), D (Barely Adequate: 5/10), or F (Unacceptable: 0/10). In order to comply with the Faculty Council policy regarding expected grade averages, final grades for all sections together may be curved along a normal distribution with an expected grade average of B.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

The required materials are two (2) 3.5" floppy disks.

CONTACT

Due to the great variation and relative inflexibility in student schedules while attending the Faculty, rather than predetermined office hours you may contact me during class for your particular section, immediately after class for your particular section, via E-mail (dkelly@uwindsor.ca), or an agreed upon appointment date/time. If needed, you may also leave a detailed message with the main office.