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Course Title: Introduction to Computing

Course Code: CC101

Course Credits: 3
Course Pre-requisite:
Course Description: This course, using both lecture and laboratory practice, introduces students to basic
computer concepts in hardware, software, networking, computer security,
programming, database, e-commerce, decision support systems, and other
emerging technologies such as blogs, wiki, RSS, podcasting, and Google
applications. Additional lectures examine social, legal, ethical issues including
privacy, intellectual property, health concerns, green computing, and accessibility.
Students learn techniques to search, evaluate, validate, and cite information
found online. Widely used applications including word processing, spreadsheets,
databases, presentation, and web development software are studied.

I. INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Intellectual Creativity, Critical Thinking and Innovativeness

Graduates can use their imagination, as well as their national thinking, abilities,
and innovation, in order to adopt and adjust to the changing needs of the time, both
nationally and globally.

2. Effective Communication
Graduates are proficient and skillful in the four areas of communication; reading, writing,
listening and speaking. They can use these skills in solving problems and articulating
their thoughts when engaging people in various situations.

3. Leadership Effectiveness and Managerial Skills

Graduates are developed to become the best professionals in their respective
specialization by exploring leadership competencies, managerial skills and technical
know-how.

4. Sense of Nationalism and Global Responsiveness

Graduates are nationalists and respect the values of global citizenship.

5. Personal and Professional Ethical Standard of Excellence

Graduates demonstrate desirable strength of character and attitudes in their personal
and professional endeavors.

6. Quality Service and Collaboration

Graduates exemplify the potentialities of an efficient, responsible, and well-rounded
professional committed to quality service, honest toil and collaboration.

7. Adeptness in the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Modern Facilities

Graduates are skillful and knowledgeable in the use of digital learning devices/facilities,
including technical and numerical skills.

8. Community Engagement
Graduate assure an active role in organizing projects, programs, and activities to help
and advance the interest and welfare of the people in their respective communities.

9. Passionate to Perpetual Learning

Graduates are committed to continuously advance their knowledge and technical skills in
order to keep themselves abreast to the needs and challenges of their professions, both
nationally and globally.

10. Strong Sense of Spiritual and Moral Values

Graduates are morally and spiritually upright in their day to day undertaking.

II. THE PROGRAM OUTCOMES (BSCS)

The BS Computer Science graduates are expected to become globally competent, innovative,
socially and ethically responsible computing professionals engaged in life-long learning endeavors. They
are capable of contributing to the country’s national development goals. After finishing the degree, the
graduates are expected to:

1. Articulate and discuss the latest developments in the specific field of practice

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2. Effectively communicate orally and in writing using English and Filipino.

3. Work effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
4. Act in recognition of Professional, social, and ethical responsibility
5. Preserve and Promote “Filipino Historical and cultural heritage”.
6. Analyze complex problems, and identify and define the computing requirements needed to
design an appropriate solution.
7. Apply computing and other knowledge domains to address real-world problems.
8. Design and develop computing solutions using a system-level perspective.
9. Utilize modern computing tools.

III. COURSE OUTCOME

After finishing this course the student can be able to:
1. Students will be able to use technology to locate, access, evaluate, and use information,
and appropriately cite resources from digital/electronic media.
2. Students will understand the core IT concepts in a range of current and emerging
technologies and learn to apply appropriate technologies to a range of tasks
3. Students will understand many of the key ethical, legal and social issues related to
information technology and how to interpret and comply with ethical principles, laws,
regulations, and institutional policies.
4. Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate, create, and collaborate
effectively using state-of-the-art information technologies in multiple modalities.
5. Students will understand the essential issues related to information security, how to
take precautions and use techniques and tools to defend against computer crimes

IV. COURSE PLAN

WEEK TOPICS LEARNING OUTCOMES METHODOLOGY RESOURCES ASSESSMENT

Orientation Internalize/explain Interactive

SCC Vision, the SCC Vision, Mission, Discussion through
Mission, Core Values, Goals, goals, objectives, philosophy PowerPoint
Objectives, and Philosophy presentation
Comply with the school’s
School Policies policies, Audio Video/Visual
WEEK
rules and regulation Presentation of
1
Course Syllabus School
Discuss briefly the topics in
the syllabus Audio Video/Visual
Presentation of
Computer Studies
Department

WEEK
2-3 Introduction to the course • Improve understanding of Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test
1. Project part I: the concepts and theories of Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
Research paper science and technology. PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
specification • Understand the presentation Information System, Performance
2. review Library and interconnected and ever- 1st Edition. ISBN:
Internet Research changing relationships among Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
the natural, physical, and Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
technological sciences. School Available at GMU
• Critically assess the social bookstore.
and ethical implications of Audio Video/Visual Kendal/Hunt.
science and technology in Presentation of
relation to their daily lives. Computer Studies Fundamentals of
• Improve problem solving Department Computing, 3rd
and critical thinking skills edition. ISBN:
through application of 978-0-7575-8556-2
scientific knowledge using
hands-on programming and
group activities.
• Utilize technology in
pursuit of intellectual growth

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and efficacious human

interaction.
• Explore and research
application of computers and
computing in their daily lives.

Internet and WWW Students will develop a basic Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test
understanding of technologies Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
and protocols used on the PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
Internet, and how to presentation Information System, Performance
effectively use Internet tools 1st Edition. ISBN:
technologies including current Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
web-based applications, e- Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
WEEK
mail, and social networking School Available at GMU
3
tools; developing searching bookstore.
strategies; and basic web Audio Video/Visual
authoring. Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
Computer Studies Fundamentals of
Department Computing, 3rd
edition. ISBN:
978-0-7575-8556-2

WEEK 3 FIRST MONTHLY EXAM

Understand basic functions of Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test

Computer Hardware computer hardware and Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
software components PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
including presentation Information System, Performance
operating system functions 1st Edition. ISBN:
Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
WEEK
School Available at GMU
4
bookstore.
Audio Video/Visual
Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
Computer Studies Fundamentals of
Department Computing, 3rd
edition. ISBN:
978-0-7575-8556-2

Computer Software Understand basic functions of Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test

computer hardware and Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
software components PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
including presentation Information System, Performance
operating system functions 1st Edition. ISBN:
Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
WEEK Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
5 School Available at GMU
bookstore.
Audio Video/Visual
Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
Computer Studies Fundamentals of
Department Computing, 3rd
edition. ISBN:
978-0-7575-8556-2
WEEK
FIRST PRELIM EXAM
6

Data Communications and Identify various networks Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test
Networking (LAN, WAN, intranet), Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
topologies (ring, bus, star), PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
protocols (TCP/IP, SMTP, presentation Information System, Performance
POP & IMAP, HTTP & 1st Edition. ISBN:
HTTPS, DNS), media types Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
WEEK (wire pair, coaxial cable, fiber Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
7 optics, microwave, radio School Available at GMU
frequency, infra-red), and bookstore.
network hardware (router, Audio Video/Visual
hub, Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
gateway) Computer Studies Fundamentals of
Department Computing, 3rd
edition. ISBN:
978-0-7575-8556-2
WEEK  Know how to use search
8 Systems Analysis techniques (inclusion, Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test
Project part I: exclusion, wildcards, Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
Research Paper phrase, Boolean search), PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
Due evaluate the information presentation Information System, Performance
Second Prelim Exam Review found on Web pages 1st Edition. ISBN:

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(chat rooms, Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8

newsgroups, Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
RSS,podcasting sites, School Available at GMU
Wikipedia, blogs), and bookstore.
cite electronic and Audio Video/Visual
printed references. Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
 Understand computer Computer Studies Fundamentals of
viruses, biometric Department Computing, 3rd
devices, encryption edition. ISBN:
technique, digital 978-0-7575-8556-2
signature, email filtering,
firewall, and precautions
on Web
WEEK
SECOND PRELIM EXAM
9

Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test

XHTML Design and create web pages Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
using XHTML PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
Project part II: Website presentation Information System, Performance
specification review 1st Edition. ISBN:
Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
WEEK Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
10-11 School Available at GMU
bookstore.
Audio Video/Visual
Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
Computer Studies Fundamentals of
Department Computing, 3rd
edition. ISBN:
978-0-7575-8556-2

Computer Programming Understand the fundamentals Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test

of system analysis, life cycle Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
of a program development PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
and presentation Information System, Performance
programming languages, 1st Edition. ISBN:
artificial intelligence, and e- Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
WEEK commerce. Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
11 School Available at GMU
bookstore.
Audio Video/Visual
Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
Computer Studies Fundamentals of
Department Computing, 3rd
edition. ISBN:
978-0-7575-8556-2
WEEK
MIDTERM EXAM
12

Database and SQL Understand the fundamentals Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test
of system analysis, life cycle Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
of a program development PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
and presentation Information System, Performance
programming languages, 1st Edition. ISBN:
artificial intelligence, and e- Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
WEEK commerce. Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
13 School Available at GMU
bookstore.
Audio Video/Visual
Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
Computer Studies Fundamentals of
Department Computing, 3rd
edition. ISBN:
978-0-7575-8556-2

E-commerce Understand the fundamentals Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test

Project part II: Website Due of system analysis, life cycle Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
of a program development PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
and presentation Information System, Performance
programming languages, 1st Edition. ISBN:
artificial intelligence, and e- Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
WEEK commerce. Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
14 School Available at GMU
bookstore.
Audio Video/Visual
Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
Computer Studies Fundamentals of
Department Computing, 3rd
edition. ISBN:
978-0-7575-8556-2

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WEEK
PRE FINAL EXAM
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 explain the distinction
Artificial Intelligence drawn in this course Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test
Future of Computing between artificial Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
intelligence and PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
Symbolic AI presentation Information System, Performance
 describe various possible 1st Edition. ISBN:
tests for machine Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
intelligence Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
 explain the concepts of a School Available at GMU
WEEK computer model and of bookstore.
16-17 an optimization problem Audio Video/Visual
 distinguish between a Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
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and an emulation Department Computing, 3rd
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 distinguish between 978-0-7575-8556-2
strong and weak artificial
intelligence.

Impact of Computing on ICTs motivate teachers and Interactive Kendal/Hunt Formative Test
Society students Discussion through Introduction to Evaluation %
 There appears to PowerPoint Computer Level of students’
Final Exam – Review be a general presentation Information System, Performance
consensus that both 1st Edition. ISBN:
teachers and Audio Video/Visual 978-0-7575-5191-8
students feel ICT Presentation of Steinberg (Author).
use greatly School Available at GMU
contributes to bookstore.
student motivation Audio Video/Visual
WEEK for learning. Presentation of Kendal/Hunt.
17 Access outside of school Computer Studies Fundamentals of
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Students who use a 978-0-7575-8556-2
computer at home
also use them in
school more
frequently and with
more confidence
than pupils who
have no home
access.
WEEK
FINAL EXAM
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V. SUGGESTED READINGS
Introduction to Computing
Explorations in Language, Logic, and Machines

David Evans
University of Virginia

VI. GRADING SYSTEM

Grade Percentage/Equivalent
1.0 97 – 100 EXCELLENT
1.25 94 – 96 EXCELLENT
1.50 91 – 93 VERY GOOD
1.75 88 - 90 VERY GOOD
2.0 85 – 87 GOOD
2.25 82 – 84 GOOD
2.50 79 – 81 SATISFACTORY
2.75 76 – 78 SATISFACTORY
3.0 75 PASSING
5.0 74 or lower FAILURE
P PASS
N NO CREDIT
AW AUTHORIZED WITHDRAWAL

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UW UNAUTHORIZED WITHDRAWAL

Prepared by:

RICARDO A. RAQUION
Instructor

Recommended by:

JEANETH JOY D. NATURALES

BSCS Program Head

Approved by:

DR. CLARITA G. ADALEM

VPAA/President

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