BM_150 Course

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (BM 150)

#	Subject	Content	Sources & Further Reading
Week 1	Introduction	What is a computer, what does it do?	Universal Computing Machine
Week 2	Course I	Open source and free software	What is Free Software Introduction to Free Software & Linux - Presentation Free Software - The four essentials
Week 3	Course I	Linux operating systems	Introduction_to_Linux.pdf Teaching/Unix/
Week 4	Course I	Using bash. Using a text editor (vim)	vi_cheat_sheet_01.pdf vi_cheat_sheet_0.jpg2
Week 5	Course II	Regular Expressions	Regular_Expressions_cheat_sheet.pdf Regular-Expressions.pdf
Week 6	Course III	What is data? What are data types	Data_Information_and_Knowledge.pdf What_is_data.pdf Data_Types.pdf Data & Information - Presentation
Week 7	Mid-Term Exam	-----------	-----------
Week 8	Course IV	Introduction to Python. Setting environment.	Ultimate_Beginners_Guide.pdf Python_Course_Week_12.pdf
Week 9	Course IV	Python: The basics.	Ultimate_Beginners_Guide.pdf
Week 10	Course IV	Python: What is the area of this square?	Ultimate_Beginners_Guide.pdf
Week 11	Course IV	Python: How many letters in this sentence?	Ultimate_Beginners_Guide.pdf
Week 12	Course V	MySQL: The basics.	MySQL_Tutorial.pdf
Week 13	Course V	MySQL: Lets run a query.	MySQL_Tutorial.pdf
Week 14	Final Course	What is all about?

The Goal of the Course	Resources
The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to computer technology, basic problem-solving skills and an introduction to Linux, Regular Expressions, Python and MySQL. Students are expected to acquire information and skills about the following topics: What does a computer do and how it works? Free software, free hardware and the importance of privacy. Linux operating systems. Understanding regular expressions Basic usage of Python Basic usage of MySQL	The course will run in the computer laboratory. However, students are expected to have their own computers to complete given tasks. Required environments should be set by students (such as Python interpreter, MySQL server, etc.) on their own computers. The course material and required data will be supplied for the students at http://tanersezer.com/course_bm_150/
	Grading Policy
	Mid-term exam 40% - Final exam 60%
	Contact
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