TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE IDS 375 INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY

WEEK/DATE*	TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS
1 1/31	Introduction to IDS 375 Course Requirements and Overview Information Technology Relationships Computer system functions
2 2/7	Computer Organization and Components Optional Projects Discussion
3 2/14	Software Overview
4 2/21	Representation of Data Exam 1
5 2/28	Computer Arithmetic
6 3/6	Text and Computer Codes
7 3/13	Digital Logic Circuits
8 3/22	Multimedia computing Exam 2
9 3/27	Foundations of Computing
10 4/3	Data Communications Fundamentals
11 4/10	Internet/World Wide Web/Intranets
12 4/24	Computer Architectures Exam 3
13 5/1	Operating Systems
14 5/8	Advanced Computer Architectures
15 5/15	Review, optional project presentations

FINAL EXAMINATION The final is comprehensive, covering all the topics in the course. The date and the time of the final will be given in class.

*This is a working schedule. Changes, when needed, will be announced in class. You are responsible for learning about any schedule changes.