CPE252 Syllabus



Jordan University of Science & Technology | |

|Faculty of Computer & Information Technology |

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|Year: 2006/2007 |Department of Computer Engineering |Semester: 2 |

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|Course Information |

|Course Title |Computer Workshop |

|Course Number |CPE 300 |

|Prerequisites |CPE 253: Digital Logic Design lab |

|Course Website | |

|Instructor |Eng. Shatha Al-Hasan |

|Office Location |E3 L1 |

|Office Phone |7201000 Ext. 22601 |

|Office Hours |Sun + Tue + Thu: 11:15 – 12:15 |

| |Mon + Wed: 13:00 – 14:15 |

| |Or by appointments |

|E-mail |shatha-h@just.edu.jo |

|Assistants |TBD |

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|Text Book |

|Title |Upgrading and Repairing PCs |

|Author(s) |Scott Mueller |

|Publisher |QUE |

|Edition / Year |17th Edition / 2006 |

|Book Website | |

|References |A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, 5th Edition, Michael Meyers, Scott Jernigan, Osborne (McGraw Hill) |

| |A+ Complete Study Guide, Deluxe Edition, David Groth, Dan Newland, Sybex |

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|Assessment Policy |

|Assessment |Expected Due Date |Weight |

|Presentations |At the end of the semester |15% |

|Functionality |Every lab session |10% |

|Reports |Every week |10% |

|Quizzes |Every other week (popup quizzes) |10% |

|Mid Exam |? |15% |

|Final Exam |Scheduled by A & R |40% |

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|Course Objectives |

|The main objective of this course is to introduce PC maintenance, upgrading, repairing. To that end, this course helps to fully understand the|

|family of computers that has grown from the original IBM PC, including all PC-compatible systems. This course discusses most areas of system |

|improvements, such as motherboards, processors, memory, and even case and power supply improvements. Also, this course discuses proper system |

|and component care, specifies the most failure-prone items in various PC systems, and tells the student how to locate and identify a failing |

|component. Students will learn about powerful diagnostics hardware and software that enable a system to help them determine the cause of a |

|problem and how to repair it. |

|The previous description for the course objectives are given the following weights: |

|Objective |

|Weight |

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|Learn PC maintenance skills |

|10% |

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|Learn PC upgrading skills |

|5% |

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|Learn PC troubleshooting and repairing skills |

|15% |

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|Learn about various PC components technologies |

|60% |

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|Learn about maintenance tools in Windows |

|10% |

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|Teaching & Learning Methods |

|Lectures, lecture notes and assignments are designed to achieve the course objectives. |

|Students are expected to read the material as detailed in the text, complete the HW assignments on time and participate in the lab. |

|Course web page is an essential part of the course. |

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|Learning Outcomes |

|At the end of this course, students will: |

|Identify the main components for the PC. |

|Learn about power supplies and the skills to trouble-shoot various power-related problems. |

|Have an idea about the processor generations used in PCs starting from the first Intel generations to current CPU families. Also, students |

|will familiarize themselves with terms that are directly related to processors such as: caching, multi-threading, Dual-core technology, |

|multi-processing, and pipelining. Computer faults that are related to CPU problems will also be familiar to students. |

|Familiarize themselves with PC memories such as RAM and ROM devices. This includes RAM types, RAM upgrading, ROM BIOS, and the CMOS chip. |

|Know about motherboards and the various technologies connected to main boards such as Chipsets, Buses, and various BIOS types. Terms such as |

|PCI, ISA, AGP, MCA, POST, Bootstrap loader, IDE controllers, Regulators, Heat sinks, and others will be familiar to the students. |

|Learn how to prepare a HDD for storing data, installing Windows OS and various programs. This will be combined with the knowledge about disk |

|technologies and the IDE systems. Students will learn skills such as installing IDE HDDs, high-level Formatting, and HDD partitioning using a |

|variety of tools. |

|Know about Video technologies directly connected to PCs such as CRT monitors and VGA cards. Also, students will learn about video memories and|

|their role in PC performance. |

|Familiarize themselves with the various tools available in Windows or provided by third-party companies that helps in PC troubleshooting and |

|maintenance. |

|Know about the international A+ exam that spans PC hardware technologies and OS technologies. |

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|Course Content |

|Lab |Topics |Chapter in Text |

|1 |The Visible PC |15 and 16 |

|2 |Power Supply & Case |19 |

|3 |Processors |3 |

|3 |Motherboard, BIOS, and Expansion Buses |4 and 5 |

|5 |RAM |6 |

|6 |Video |13 |

|7 |PC Assembly |20 |

|8 + 9 |Disk Drives |7, 8 and 9 |

|10 +11 |Win 9x |20 |

|11 + 12 |Windows XP |20 |

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|Essential Notes |

|Homework |Reports are due at the beginning of the next lab. |

| |Late reports will not be accepted. |

| |Reports are done by each group. |

|Exams |Include: Definitions, True/False, Multiple-Choice, Analysis and Descriptive formats. |

| |Use only your own tools: calculator, pens and ruler … |

| |Not abiding by the rules is a reason for dismissal from the exam. |

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|Additional Notes |

|Makeups |Makeup exam should not be given unless there is a valid excuse. |

|Drop Date |Last day to drop the course is on the 12th week |

|Cheating |Standard JUST policy will be applied. |

|Attendance |Excellent attendance is expected. |

| |JUST policy requires the faculty member to assign ZERO (35%) if a student misses 10% of the classes that are not |

| |excused. |

| |Attendance will be taken by calling, or through quizzes. |

| |If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out about any announcements or assignments you may have |

| |missed. |

|Workload |Average work-load student should expect to spend is 6 hours/week. |

|Graded Exams |Graded exam papers will be returned within a week. |

|Participation |Participation in the class will positively affect your performance. |

| |Disruption and side talks will possibly result in dismissal from class. |

|Presentations |At the end of the semester, students are expected to present an assigned PC-related topic. These topics include, |

| |but not limited to: |

| |SCSI systems |

| |Wireless technologies |

| |Memory cards and Flash memory technology |

| |The competition between AMD and Intel comparing their latest CPU generation with tables and benchmarks |

| |Leased lines and DSL technologies |

| |Optical storage technologies to date |

| |Laptops and their Technologies |

| |PDAs |

| |Laser printers |

| |The various input devices for PCs |

| |Zip drives technologies |

| |LCD and Plasma monitors technologies |

| |High quality video cards and the concept of 3D graphics rendering |

| |Sound cards and multi-channel systems |

| |Touch screen technologies and their various use |

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