Dear nicholas67,
My web research has turned up several sets of lecture notes for
introductory computer courses that were offered recently. Of the five
courses I mention below, three were taught in the current semester,
Spring 2006; one was taught in Fall 2005; and one in Fall 2003. These
materials are therefore quite fresh.
Purdue offers a course called "Introduction to Computer Technology
and Applications" intended for all majors. The online course materials
include a full set of lecture notes in the form of PowerPoint slides. You
may also be interested in the course quizzes and exams, which are linked
from the course's main page. (Course taught in Spring 2006.)
Purdue University: CPT 135: Introduction to Computer Technology and
Applications
http://www2.tech.purdue.edu/cpt/Courses/CPT135/
Purdue University: CPT 135: PowerPoint Slides
http://www2.tech.purdue.edu/cpt/Courses/CPT135/pptpres.htm
Another introductory computing course for a general audience is offered
at Virginia. Again, the lecture notes are available online as PowerPoint
slides. (Course taught in Spring 2006.)
University of Virginia: CS 110 - Introduction to Information Technology:
Syllabus
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~cs110/syllabus.htm
University of Virginia: CS 110 - Introduction to Information Technology:
Lectures
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~cs110/lectures.htm
Yukon College in Canada offers a course called "Practical Computer
Fluency", with lecture notes available online for half of the course's
14 weeks. For the remaining weeks, class handouts and lab exercises are
posted. Note that the weeks are listed in reverse chronological order,
so you will want to begin browsing the lecture notes from the bottom of
the page. All notes are in HTML format. (Course taught in Fall 2005.)
Yukon College: CPSC100: Practical Computer Fluency: Class Notes
http://college.yukondude.com/cpsc100/html/notes.php
Another set of lecture notes in reverse chronological order, this time in
PDF, are available for the "Computer Mastery" course offered at Cal State
San Marcos. These lecture notes are especially comprehensive. (Course
taught in Spring 2006.)
Cal State University, San Marcos: CS 301: Computer Mastery
http://courses.csusm.edu/cs301xz/
Lecture notes are available online for a UPenn course called "Information
Technology and Its Impact on Society", which covers the basic technology
of computing but puts special emphasis on the ethical dimensions. If
you scroll down the page, you will see in the table headed "Schedule
(Real & Tentative)" that there is a set of PowerPoint slides for each
lecture. (Course taught in Fall 2003.)
University of Pennsylvania: CSE 100: Information Technology and Its
Impact on Society
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~cse100/
As a supplement to the five sets of lecture notes above, I thought
you might be interested in the following two documents. First, a
point-by-point teaching outline for a 12-week introductory computing
course taught at Cal State Northridge.
Cal State University, North Ridge: Comp 100: Course Objectives
http://www.csun.edu/~lparker/comp100objectives.htm
Second, a set of lab modules for an introductory computing textbook. Each
of the ten sections listed on the following page, from "History of
Computing" to "Computers and Society", links to a lab module -- click
on the square picture at the left of each title -- with a few paragraphs
of description and some lab exercises.
The Analytical Engine Online: Objectives
http://www.course.com/downloads/computerscience/aeonline/object.html
I have found it an interesting challenge to answer your question. If
you are concerned about the completeness or accuracy of my research,
please advise me through a Clarification Request and give me a chance
to fully meet your needs before you rate this answer.
Regards,
leapinglizard
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