Course:

Introduction to Computing

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Why should we study this subject?
You will be specialist in IT. Questions should be
given answers:
1. How are computers made?
2. How are computers used?
3. How are computer programs developed?
4. How can computers communicate together?
5. How are data stored in a computer and how are
they accessed?
6. What are new technologies in IT?

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Course Rules
 How to conduct
 Prepare content of the next session at home
 Explain and understand new concepts and key points
 Discussion
 Lab
 Do exercises, tests, assignment
 Communication
 Interchange by FU-HCM CMS, Forum and Wiki
 Free to question and answer
 Fairly
 Active, be yourself and friendly
 Others
 Humor but be focused
 Off phone
 Use laptops under teacher’s instruction only for
learning activities
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Course Introduction
 Prerequisites
 Completed EN051 or obtain 500+ TOEFL equivalent
international certificates
 Objectives
 give a general picture of Information Technology
 reinforce fundamental concepts

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... Course Introduction

Course description: specific topic coverage

includes
1. History
9. Data Structures
2. Tools
10. File Structures
3. Architecture 11. Programming
4. Data Representation 12. Software Engineering
13. Security & Ethics
5. Operating System
14. Emerging Technology
6. Networks
7. Internet
8. Database

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… Course Introduction
 Materials
 Student’s text book
 CD-ROM is enclosed in the textbook
 Extra activities on CMS (cms-hcm.fpt.edu.vn)
 A notebook for exrcises.

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Course plan

See Course Plan on CMS

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 Evaluation Strategy
 On going Test
12 Quiz (Q) 30%
02 Assignment (AS) 20%
02 Presentation (P) 10%
 Final Examination score (FE) 40%

 Total score = 30%(Q) +20%(A) + 10%(P) + 40%(FE)

 Pass:
Every on-going component >0 and
Total score ≥ 5 and
Final Examination score ≥ 4 (of 10)
 Retake only the Final Exam when not passed

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