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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