Laboratory Instructor: Chris Tolis (Section 039), Dianne Stallman (Section 601)
| WEEK | DATE | TOPIC | READING |
| 1 | 01/16, 01/18 | Introduction to Computers | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | 01/23, 01/25 | The Internet and World Wide Web | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | 01/30, 02/01 | Application Software | Chapter 3 |
| 4 | 02/06, 02/08 | The Components of the System Unit | Chapter 4 |
| 5 | 02/13, 02/15 | Input | Chapter 5 |
| 6 | 02/20, 02/22 | Output | Chapter 6 |
| 7 | 02/27 | study day (no class) | |
| 03/01 | mid-term exam | ||
| 8 | Spring recess | ||
| 9 | 03/13, 03/15 | Storage | Chapter 7 |
| 10 | 03/20 | project ideas | |
| 03/22 | Inauguration; team meetings (no class) | ||
| 11 | 03/27, 03/29 | Operating Systems and Utility Programs | Chapter 8 |
| 12 | 04/03, 04/05 | Communications and Networks | Chapter 9 |
| 13 | 04/10, 04/12 | Database Management | Chapter 10 |
| 14 | 04/17, 04/19 | Computers and Society, Privacy and Ethics | Chapter 11 |
| 15 | 04/24, 04/26 | project presentations | |
| 16 | 05/03 | Section 601 final exam 11:00 - 1:00 | |
| 17 | 05/08 | Section 039 final exam 2:00 - 4:00 |