“Prerequisite: Course design assumes familiarity with computers.
Gain practical, hands-on experience in installing hardware and software on a PC. Learn what a computer network is and how it is similar to the telephone network. Learn the parts that make up a computer and a network.
(Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours.) Not open for credit to students with credit in CECS 410E. Letter grade only (A-F).”
Artifacts
Project where we compared whether it was cheaper to buy or build a pc from scratch.
In this project we had to take a screenshot of a network folder where the computer motherboard drivers were stored then we had to insert that screenshot into a word file.
The other major assignment for the course was to perform basic maintenance on one of our home PCs and document what we did and found.
Reflection
I hate to admit it, but I did not learn much from this class. This was primarily due to the fact that I was at one point certified as computer and network tech and worked at a computer repair shop. This course as an elective that was available for the program and was also the only one that fit into my schedule. I attempted to test out or simply receive credit for already knowing the content, but had no luck. The course though would have been perfect for someone (i.e. a teacher) that does not know how a computer is built, what the internal components are. The course does provide basic troubleshooting skills that I think everyone should know. During the course though, I wound up helping the students around me that were struggling when we had to troubleshoot computer problems and repair what we discovered.