Course Objectives
This web site supports CS1100 (Computer Science and its Applications) at Northeastern University, an introductory course in concepts in computer science and their applications using Microsoft Excel and Access.
The course focuses on data: how data may be organized, how useful information may be extracted from data, and how summary information may be calculated. Furthermore, the courses introduces methodical and analytical problem solving techniques including divide-and-conquer and hierarchical decomposition.
You will learn how to do simple but very effective computations using Microsoft Excel and Access. While a single course cannot cover all aspects of these software tools, you will nevertheless learn important highlights.
Learning Objectives
- conceptualize and solve problems involving the analysis of data
- design relational databases and formulate queries in Access
- calculate elementary statistics and present data analyses in Excel
- build charts and graphs in Excel
- construct reports in Access
Upon completion of this course, students will know how to:
Blackboard
Piazza Discussion Board
The Piazza discussion board is a place where students can ask questions and get answers from instructors, TAs, and fellow students. Instructors will also post general announcements, so check back frequently!
Syllabus Quiz
All students must take the syllabus quiz and earn a score of 90% in order to pass the course. The syllabus quiz does not count towards a student's grade. The quiz can be taken as often as needed to pass with a score of 90%. The quiz is administered through Blackboard.
Important Announcements
Instructors
| Prof. Ghita Amor-Tijani |
| Office: 132E Nightingale |
| Email: ghitamor@ccs.neu.edu |
| Prof. Kathleen Durant |
| Office: 132B Nightingale Hall |
| Email: k.durant@northeastern.edu |
| Prof. Karl Lieberherr |
| Office: 308A West Village H |
| Email: lieber@ccs.neu.edu |
| Prof. Michael Weintraub |
| Office: 132G Nightingale Hall |
| Email: m.weintraub@northeastern.edu |