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CIT-115 Master sequence | Fall 2019

Instructor Eric Darsow's implementation of this course sequence is offered at CCAC's West Hills Center in the Fall of 2019.

Course Date Wk. Sess. Session description Module Info tech objectives Application fluency objectives
CIT-115 WED
4-SEP-19		 1 1 Introduction to the course;

What has changed, what has stayed the same?

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CIT-115 Syllabus Fall 2019
CIT-115 MON
9-SEP-19		 2 1 Introduction to the course; Changes and remain

Electricity vs. Electronics vs. Computers vs. Robots

What makes something a system? Outlining major computer system components

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Wk. 1 Module: Systems
  • TR.115.IT.1: Classify devices into the categories of: electrical, electronic, computer, robot and defend the classifications using the definition of each category
  • TR.115.IT.2: Label a system diagram's core components and identify deficiencies in a given system diagram
  • TR.115.IT.3: Design a system diagram for a non-computer system which includes labeled flows between labeled components
  • CCAC.115.LO.1: Identify major motherboard components, characteristics of CPUs, and various types of memory
  • CCAC.115.LT.3: System Unit components and characteristics (motherboard, CPU, data representation, memory, adapter cards, ports, buses, bays, power supply)
CIT-115 WED
11-SEP-19		 2 Exploring system component categories
CIT-115 MON
16-SEP-19		 3 1 Explore the fundamentals of processor units, I/O devices, and more.

Categorizing and assembling computer system components

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Hardware build stations
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Week 2: Computer Dissection
  • CCAC.115.LO.2: Describe the types of expansion slots and adapter cards, the role of buses in a computer’s processing speed, and the differences among various input/output ports
  • CCAC.115.LO.3: Explain the characteristics of various input devices (pointing devices, digital cameras, scanners, biometric devices) and output devices (monitors, printers, speakers)
  • CCAC.115.LO.4: Explain the characteristics of various storage devices (magnetic disks, optical disks, removable media, solid state).
CIT-115 WED
18-SEP-19		 2 Try your hand at debugging system failures during boot
CIT-115 MON
23-SEP-19		 4 1

Class branching!

Students choose one of two pathways for week 4:

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Hardware brick finders & dissectors
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Operating system analysis and comparison

Both modules draw on this google sheet

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Computer and hardware tracker
  • TR.115.A.1: Create a blank spreadsheet and populate cells with text and numeric data; edit cells; wrap text
  • TR.115.A.2: Use formulas to compute metrics relating to computer hardware specification changes through time
CIT-115 WED
25-SEP-19		 2

Class continued work on the computing power comparison spreadsheet by choosing anchor computer models and researching the specs

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Session Audio
CIT-115 MON
30-SEP-19		 5 1
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Session Audio: SP19

Computer timeline creation

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Computing power timeline
  • 4.E.1:
CIT-115 WED
2-OCT-19		 2 Continue timeline work
CIT-115 MON
7-OCT-19		 6 1 Began adding content to our skeleton trees and conducted the first round of tree sharing

Operating system explorations

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Operating Systems
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Operating systems mini-lab guides
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Real and Digital File Trees
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Shared drive of all trees
  • CCAC.115.LO.5: Describe the functions of an operating system, how they control a network, how they administer security, various utilities, and the features of desktop and server Operating systems
    • CCAC.115.LO.5: Describe the functions of an operating system, how they control a network, how they administer security, various utilities, and the features of desktop and server Operating systems
    • CCAC.115.LT.: Operating Systems characteristics (boot process, resource management and sharing, utility programs) and types (stand-alone, network, embedded)
  • 5.E.1:
CIT-115 WED
9-OCT-19		 2 Finished tree building, forest building, zipping, and began file system detectives
CIT-115 MON
14-OCT-19		 7 1

Begin tree modeling project

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4-March Session Audio

Complete mid-term grade cards

If you are absent today, please complete and email a grade proposal card to Eric.

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OS Mini-lab #4: File Type Detectives

Search Algorithm Comparison

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Tree & linear search algorithm files
  • COMP.TREE.1: Create a digital model of a real photosynthetic tree by measuring and matching branch complexity and depth
  • COMP.TREE.2: Populate a file tree with directory nodes and leaf nodes structured logically to arrange data elements centered around a common theme (such as hockey or makeup or politics)
  • COMP.TREE.3: Enumerate and describe various use cases for tree-like data structures in operating systems, file systems, and computer science in general
CIT-115 WED
16-OCT-19		 2
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Session Audio: SP19, 6-March-19
CIT-115 MON
21-OCT-19		 8 1

Trees: Part 2: Searching and traversing

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Real and Digital File Trees
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Shared drive of all trees
  • COMP.TREES.4: Model tree and list searching algorithms and design an experiment to compare the speed of each respective algorithm
  • COMP.TREES.5: Describe a file system tree in terms of node types, node depth, and structure symmetry
CIT-115 WED
23-OCT-19		 2 Wrap up tree weeks
CIT-115 MON
28-OCT-19		 9 1 Initial building of our clip-board databases: designing table schemas

Databases: Designs, features, & use cases

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Databases
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Clipboard database project guide
  • 8.E.1:
CIT-115 WED
30-OCT-19		 2 Populating classroom resevation database tables with real data
CIT-115 MON
4-NOV-19		 10 1 Constructing classroom reservation database in Libre Office Base with HSQL & beginning design of custom database
  • CCAC.115.LO.8: Describe the advantages of a database approach and their various characteristics (relational, object-oriented, multi-dimensional).
  • CCAC.115.LT.9: Database characteristics (data hierarchy, types of databases, administration)
  • 9.E.1:
CIT-115 WED
6-NOV-19		 2 Building custom database in Libre Base
CIT-115 MON
11-NOV-19		 11 1

Computer networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web (WWW)

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Networking stations
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Module: World Wide Web (WWW) Essentials
  • CCAC.115.LO.10: Discuss the computer hardware needs and solutions for an enterprise, the importance of computer backup, and steps involved with a disaster recovery plan.
  • CCAC.115.LT.12: Enterprise computing technologies (RAID, SANs, blade servers, thin clients, high-availability)
  • CCAC.115.LO.9: Identify the uses of various programming languages and development tools.
  • CCAC.115.LT.11: Programming languages (low level, procedural, object-oriented, Web page development) and characteristics (development cycle, documentation, control structures)
  • CCAC.115.LO.6: Describe the structure of the Internet, how to access and connect to the Internet, the components of a URL and IP address, types of e-commerce, and how various services work.
  • CCAC.115.LO.7: Describe various network communications standards, communication media, communication devices, and network architectures (client/server, peer-to-peer).
  • CCAC.115.LT.8: Network design (LANs and WANs, architectures, topologies) and Communications characteristics (standards, devices, media)
  • 10.E.1:
CIT-115 WED
13-NOV-19		 2
CIT-115 MON
18-NOV-19		 12 1 Wrap up networking stations

Computer networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web (WWW)

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Networking stations

Securing digital ecosystems: Fundamentals of security: access, storage, transmission

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Encrypted hide-and-seek
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Hasher and TEA algos
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Hashing worksheet
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Hashing worksheet
  • CCAC.115.LO.11: Describe types of malware, techniques to prevent unauthorized access, methods of encryption, and risks & safeguards associated with wireless communications
  • CCAC.115.LT.10: . Computer Security (Internet and network attacks, theft, failures, backups, privacy) and health concerns
  • 11.E.1:
CIT-115 WED
20-NOV-19		 2 Transition to security topics before turkey break
CIT-115 MON
25-NOV-19		 - -
CIT-115 WED
27-NOV-19		 -
CIT-115 MON
2-DEC-19		 13 1

Security and Languages

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Computer langauges
  • CCAC.115.LO.11: Describe types of malware, techniques to prevent unauthorized access, methods of encryption, and risks & safeguards associated with wireless communications
  • CCAC.115.LT.10: . Computer Security (Internet and network attacks, theft, failures, backups, privacy) and health concerns
  • 12.E.1:
CIT-115 WED
4-DEC-19		 2
CIT-115 MON
9-DEC-19		 14 1 (Today we recover the Monday we lost to Labor day on 2-SEP

Culminating project design & implementation

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CIT-115 MON
16-DEC-19		 14 2 Final session! Please come prepared to complete your final grade proposal card

Culminating project design & implementation

Sharing our culminating projects

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CIT/DAT Course planning survey
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Final session checklist
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  • 13.E.1:

Unallocated modules for Fall 2019

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Week 3 Module: Change and remain

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