CMS 101

COURSE LEVEL: 9

COURSE NUMBER/TITLE: CMS 101 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming

INSTRUCTOR: Khalid Mohammed, (309) 648-9972, mohammedk@dupeoria.org

PREREQUISITES: none 

Course Objective 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to translate project requirements into a working code. 

You will learn to use different programming concepts, such as Conditional Statements, Loops, Arrays, Databases… and pick the right one for your solution. 

But above all, this course lays a foundation for continuing into the advanced Computer Science courses.

• Fundamental hardware and software components

• Understand advantages of learning programming

• Programming concepts and able to write programs

  • Text and graphical I/O

• Understand what is database and how they are used

  • Small and large data storage

• Utilize database in the programs

• Basic web application development using HTML, CSS

To benefit from this course, you need to be an active student. What matters is the time and effort you are willing to put into learning and practicing your skills. 

Material Needed

• Folder

• Pen/Pencil

• Notebooks

• Laptop

High Level Topics Covered

• Introduction to Computer Basics and Programming

• Basic Programming

  • Hands-on Sudo Code & Programming

  • Programming utilizing various concepts

  • Windows Forms and Web Application

• Database Concepts

  • Databases and Database Design

  • Querying database (SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, JOIN)

• Develop application utilizing database

• Final Project

Course Evaluation

• Class Quiz 10%

• Homework: 10%

• Tests: 20%

• Midterm Exam and Final Project: 60%

• Grades are calculated quarterly, which is a compilation of class work, tests, quizzes, and exams/projects

• Most of the test/quiz will be to write a working code to show the output per the requirements

Grading Scale (Total Points: 100)

• A+: 98-100

• A: 93-97

• A-: 90-92

• B+: 88-89

• B: 83-87

• B-: 80-82

• C+: 78-79

• C: 73-77

• C-: 70-72

• D+: 68-69

• D: 63-67

• D-: 60-62

• F: 0-59

Course Mapping   

• Computer Fundamentals

• Computer Hardware

• Computer Software

• Computer Essentials

• Pseudo Code

• End of Quarter Exam

END OF QUARTER - 1

• Pseudo Code

• Progamming Concepts

• Review / Fall Break

• Progamming Concepts

END OF QUARTER - 2

• Winter Break

• Web and Database development

END OF QUARTER - 3

• Web and Database development

• Sprint / Eid Break

• Project using a programming Language

• Final Prep / Finals

END OF QUARTER - 4