1. INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY (NET 201)
Course Description
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2. Syllabus Week Topic 1 Overview of IT. 2
Data Manipulation and CPU Architecture. 3
Data representation and storage.
4,5
Operating Systems.
6,7
Networking and the Internet.
8,9
Algorithms and Programming Languages.
10,11
Databases and enterprise information. 12
Mobile computing. 13
Multimedia.
14,15
Data Warehousing.
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3. Course Grading Assessment Methods Due Date Point Quiz 1 Week 4
Monday 16/2/2015
2.5
Midterm 1
Week 7
Tuesday 10/3/2015 20
Quiz 2
Week 11
Monday 13/4/2015
Midterm 2
Week 12
Tuesday 21/4/2015
Homework
Week 4,8,12 - 6
Mini Project
Submission :
Week 13
Sunday 26/4/2015 7
Presentation:
Thursday 30/4/2015
Participation
weekly 2
Final Exam 40
Total
100
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4. Main Reference
“Fundamentals of Information Technology”, Third Edition,
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5. Class Rules
All quizzes and midterms will be given during the lectures .
There are no make-up quizzes under ANY circumstances.
Students who are absent on Midterm exam day due to illness are required to bring a signed medical excuse letter.
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6. Attendance
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7. TA. Moneerah AlEidi Contact info.
Office: Network and communication systems Dept. ground floor [ ]
Office hours:
Sun: 11:00-11:50
Mon: 8:00- 8:50
Tue: 11:00-11:50
Thu: 11:00-11:50
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