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  • Welcome to Computer Fundamentals

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    • INSTRUCTOR: 

      FATEMA TUJ JOHORA
      Office: Room # 316, AB-4
      Cell Number# +880 1315689508

      Email: fatema.cse@diu.edu.bd


    • Course Rationale

      As digitization is touching our lives in almost all spheres computer is omnipresent due to this. Computers are present everywhere from schools to colleges to banks to post offices to professional world. There is a lot of uses of computers in the universities. Many of our daily tasks are done on the computer too. Computer Fundamentals (CSE 112) is one prominent core courses that is concerned of the basics of using a computer. This course has been designed for the newly admitted students with little to no computer experience.

    • Course Objectives

      The main objective of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of computing devices and reinforce computer vocabulary, particularly with respect to personal use of computer hardware and software, the Internet, networking and mobile computing. It focuses on such computer literacy that prepares students for life-long learning of computer concepts and skills. Students discovers why computers are essential components in education, business and society in this course.

    • Course Outcomes

      After successfully completing this course, a student will be able to:

      • Converse in basic computer terminology
      • Formulate opinions about the impact of computers on society
      • Possess the knowledge of basic hardware peripherals
      • Know and use different number systems and the basics of programming
      • Solve basic computational problems with C language

    • Assessment Methods

      Assessment Methods

    • Text Book:

      1.   Computer Fundamentals by Pradeep K. Sinha, 6th Edition.

      2.   Computer Fundamentals and ICT by M. Lutfar Rahman, M. Shamim Kaiser, M. Ariful Rahman,    M. Alamgir Hossain.

      Reference Books:

      1.    Fundamentals of Computers by V. Rajaraman and N. Adabala, 6th Edition.

      2.    Introduction to Computer by Peter Norton.

      3.    Introduction to Information System by James A. O’Brien, 8th Edition.

      4.    Teach Yourself C by Herbert Schildt, 3rd Edition.

      5.    C How to Program by Deitel and Deitel, 7th Edition.

    • Special Instructions:

      • All students are encouraged to attend all the classes on time.
      • There will be 3 (three) class tests and all of them will be counted.
      • Lab assignment(s) will be given, which you should submit on due date(s).

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    • WELCOME MESSAGE


      WELCOME

      Welcome to the 2021 Fall Semester!

      I can’t wait to see all your smiling faces! I am here to support you every step of the way. I encourage you to make the best use of your time here. Remember to make it a great year, together we will make a remarkable journey.




  • CLASS ROUTINE

    • CLASS ROUTINE

      ROUTINE

  • IMPORTANT LINKS

  • FORUM AND DISCUSSION

  • PRESENTATION

    • Presentation for PC-E

      Date: 3.11.2021 and 9.11.2021

      Time: 2:30 pm to 4:00pm

      Presentation for PC-F

      date: 31.10.2021

      Time: 



  • ASSIGNMENT AND PRESENTATION

    • Assignment on Number System for PC-E
      Restricted Not available unless: You belong to PC-E
    • Assignment on Number system for PC-F
      Restricted Not available unless: You belong to PC-F
    • Assignment on Subtraction with complement
      Restricted Not available unless: You belong to PC-E

  • Week 1

  • Week 2

    • Lesson 3

      a. Basic computer organization, how a computer works

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Learning on different parts of a computer system.

      Resources

      - Lecture Slide



    • Lesson 4 (Lab)

      a. Working with productivity package Microsoft office and using Windows

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Skills on working with Windows operating system and productivity package

      Resources

      -

  • Week 3

    • Lesson 5

      a. Number system and conversions

      b. Application of number systems

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Appreciate the need for number systems 

      b. Ability to work with number system 

      c. Ability to convert from one base to  another including base 2, 4, 8, 10 and 16

      Resources

      - Lecture Slide

    • Lesson 6 (Lab)

      a. Working with Ubuntu Operating System

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Basic level skills on working with Ubuntu OS

      Resources

      -


    • Assign Team Project

  • Week 4

    • Lesson 7

      a. Computer Arithmetic

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Learning on computer arithmetic

      Resources

              - Lecture Slide


      - Reading Materials

      Class Test # 1

    • Lesson 8 (Lab)

      a. Working with productivity package PowerPoint

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Skills on working with productivity package Microsoft PowerPoint

      Resources

      -

  • Week 5

    • Lesson 9

      a. Addition and subtraction with two’s complement

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Learning on two’s complement representation

      b. Ability to perform addition and subtraction using two’s complement

      Resources

      - Lecture Slide


      - Reading Materials

    • Lesson 10 (Lab)

      a. Working with productivity package Excel 

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Skills on working with productivity package Microsoft Excel

      Resources

      -

       

  • Week 6

    • Lesson 11

      a. Floating point representation of numbers

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Ability to work with floating point numbers

      b. Ability to convert a floating point number from decimal to binary and vice versa.

      Resources

      - Lecture Slide

      - Video Content for PC-E

      - Video Content for PC-F

    • Lesson 12 (Lab)

      a. Working with productivity package MS Word

      b. Using Google tools for education (Google classroom, Calendar, Email, Google Air etc)

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Skills on working with productivity package MS Word

      Resources

      -


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    Week 7

    • Midterm Examination

    • Instructions:

      1.   Follow the given Exam Script Template.
      2.   You will find the  Question in PDF  format in your BLC at the scheduled time.   
      3.  You can upload the file in PDF, Docx, or take images of the exam scripts (if needed) and convert it into PDF while submitting it in BLC or by Google Form.
      4.  Answer Script Naming conversion format: Q_CSE112_PC-E/PC-F_1234 (quiz_Course Code_Section_Last 4/5 digits of your ID)

      • You can submit only once. So, before submission Please check whether you are submitting the correct file or not.


    • Midterm exam for PC-E Assignment
      Restricted Not available unless: You belong to PC-E
    • Midterm exam for PC-F Assignment
      Restricted Not available unless: You belong to PC-F

  • Week 8

    • Lesson 13

      Develop logical concept of problem solving

      a. Pseudocode

      b. Flowchart

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Learn on thinking of problem solving 

      b. Appreciate the needs for programming

      c. Ability to draw flowchart from pseudo code

      d. Ability to derive pseudocode from flowchart 

      Resources

      - Lecture Slide

      - Video Content

      - Reading Materials

      Class Test # 2

    • Lesson 14 (Lab)

      a. Working with productivity package Internet and email usage

      b. Working with drawing tools e.g. Paint, Photoshop and Illustrator

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Skills on working with productivity package

      Resources

      - Video Content

      - Reading Materials

  • Week 9

    • Lesson 15

      Develop logical concept of problem solving

      a. Pseudocode

      b. Flowchart

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Develop logic building for problem solving

      b. Ability to draw flowchart from pseudo code

      c. Ability to derive pseudocode from flowchart

      d. Ability to identify errors in flowchart

      Resources

      - Lecture Slide

      -Lecture Slide

      -Video Content for PC-E

      - Video Content for PC-F

      - Reading Materials


      Team Project Presentation


    • Lesson 16 (Lab)

      a. Using Flow Charting Tool e.g. Visio

      b. Practical drawing flowchart using tool
      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Skills on working with Visio Tool

      Resource

      - 

  • Week 10

  • Week 11

    • Lesson 19

      Operators and expressions

      a. Token and how it is used

      b. Different types of operators and expressions.

      c. Assignment, arithmetic, relational, logical 

      d. Expression evaluation

      e. Type casting

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Learning on using operators and expressions 

      b. Learning on how to evaluate expressions.

      Resources

      - Lecture Slides  1. C Token   2.  C Operators and Expression  

      - Video Content

      - Reading Materials

      Class Test # 3

    • Lesson 20 (Lab)

      a. Basic problem solving using programming

  • Week 12

    • Lesson 21

      a. Different types of operators and expressions.

      b. Assignment, arithmetic, relational, logical and bitwise expressions including precedence and associativity

      c. Expression evaluation

      d. Type casting

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Learning on using operators and expressions 

      b. Learning on how to evaluate expressions

      Resources

      - Lecture Slide   C Precedence And Associativity Of Operators

      - Video Content

      - Reading Materials


    • Lesson 22 (Lab)

      a. Basic problem solving using programming

  • Week 13

    • Lesson 23

      Input output functions, control structures and basic logic development

      a. Different types of input and output functions.

      b. The % format specifiers

      c. Formatting output

      d. Working with control structure

      Expected Learning Outcome

      a. Learning on how to deal with input and output 

      b. Learning on how to manage formatted output

      c. Solving simple problems using programming 

      Resources

      - Lecture Slide  1. C Control Statement

      - Video Content

      - Reading Materials  1. C Input Output Format Specifiers


    • Lesson 24 (Lab)

      a. Basic problem solving using programming

  • Week 14

    • Final Examination

    • Instructions:

      1.   Follow the given Exam Script Template.
      2.   You will find the  Question in PDF  format in your BLC on the scheduled time.   
      3.  You can upload the file in PDF, Docx, or take images of the exam scripts (if needed) and convert it into PDF while submitting it in BLC or by Google Form.
      4.  Answer Script Naming conversion format: Q_CSE225_PC-B_1234 (Final_Course Code_Section_Last 4/5 digits of your ID)

      • You can submit only once. So, before submission Please check whether you are submitting the correct file or not.


    • Final Exam Assignment