| Week |
In-classroom Lab Topics (Tuesdays) |
Homework Online Sections (Due every day by midnight) |
1
Tue, 1/30 |
|
- Chapter 1: COURSE INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 2: PC TECHNICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES
- 01: Protection and Safety
- 02: Environmental Controls
- 03: Professionalism
- 04: Change Management
- 05: PC Maintenance
|
2
Tue, 2/6 |
- Quiz 1 (PC Maintenance and Safety)
- Protection and Safety
- PC and Networking Tools
- Troubleshooting Process
- Support Systems and Documentation
- Professionalism
- Ethics
- Respect to Diversity
- Intercultural Knowledge
- Lab 1 (Intercultural Knowledge Lab)
|
- Chapter 2: PC TECHNICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES
- 06: PC and Networking Tools
- 07: Troubleshooting Process Overview
- 08: Support Systems
- 09: Documentation
- Chapter 3: HARDWARE
- 01: Network Media
- 02: Cables and Connectors
|
3
Tue, 2/13 |
- Quiz 2 (Hardware Basics-Cables and Connectors)
- System Components
- Motherboards
- Processors
- Memory
|
- Chapter 3: HARDWARE
- 03: Cases and Motherboards
- 04: Motherboard Troubleshooting
- 05: Memory
- 06: Memory Installation
- 07: Memory Troubleshooting
- 08: BIOS/UEFI
|
4
Tue, 2/20
|
- Quiz 3 (Hardware Basics-Memory and Bios)
- System Components
- Expansion cards
- Audio and Video
- Cooling
- BIOS
- Lab 2 (Setup a new computer in the simulator)
|
- Chapter 3: HARDWARE
- 09: Processors
- 10: Processor Troubleshooting
- 11: Video and Expansion Cards
- 12: Audio
- 13: Cooling
- 14: Power Supplies
|
5
Tue, 2/27 |
- Quiz 4 (Hardware Basics-Motherboard and Processor)
- Video
- Troubleshooting Revisited
- Lab 3 (Troubleshooting Computer Malfunctioning Simulator)
|
- Chapter 4: OPERATING SYSTEMS BASICS
- 01: Operating System
- 02: Windows Basics
- 03: Linux Basics
- 04: macOS Basics
- Chapter 5: STORAGE
- 01: Storage Devices
- 02: SATA
|
6
Tue, 3/5 |
|
- Chapter 5: STORAGE
- 03: Optical Media
- 04: RAID
- 05: File Systems
- 06: Storage Management
- 07: Storage Spaces
- 08: Disk Optimization
- 09: Storage and RAID Troubleshooting
|
7
Tue, 3/12 |
- Quiz 5 (Storage)
- Windows System Tools
- Lab 4 (Troubleshooting System Startup Simulator)
|
- Chapter 6: SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
- 01: Windows Pre-Installation
- 02: Windows Installation
- 03: Cloud Computing
- 04: Virtualization
- Chapter 7: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 1
- 01: Windows System Tools
- 02: Windows Settings
- 03: Performance Monitoring
|
8
Tue, 3/19* |
*Meeting in the classroom
- Files System
- Storage Management
Lab 5* (report): Disassemble and assemble a computer (hardware) |
- Chapter 7: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 1
- 04: Windows Application Management
- 05: Linux Application Management
- 06: Digital Content Management
- 07: Virtual Memory
- 08: Windows and Application Troubleshooting
- 09: Scripting Basics
|
9
Tue, 3/26 |
- Mid-Term Exam (Modules 2 to 7)
|
- Chapter 8: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 2
- 01: Active Directory
- 02: Users and Groups
- 03: Remote Services
- 04: VPN
- 05: Updates
|
10
Tue, 4/2
|
- Active Directory
- Lab 6 (Configure the Windows Operating System)
|
- Chapter 8: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 2
- 06: System Backup
- 07: System Recovery
- 08: Windows Boot Errors
- Chapter 9: FILE MANAGEMENT
- 01: Manage Files on Windows
- 02: NTFS and Share Permissions
|
11
Tue, 4/9 |
- Quiz 6 (System Management )
- Configure the Windows Operating System
- Configure Linux Operating System
- Certification Practice Exam
|
- Chapter 9: FILE MANAGEMENT
- 03: File Encryption
- 04: Linux File Management
- Chapter 10: PERIPHERAL DEVICES
- 01: Peripheral Devices
- 02: Display Devices
- 03: Display, Video, and Projector Troubleshooting
- 04: Device Driver Management
- 05: Device Driver Troubleshooting
|
12
Tue, 4/16 |
- Quiz 7 (File System and Peripherals)
- Networking fundamentals
- Troubleshooting Revisited
- SOHO and HOMEGROUP
- Printers
- Lab 7 (Create a Home Office Network in the Simulator)
|
- Chapter 11: NETWORKING
- 01: Networking Overview
- 02: Networking Ports and Protocols
- 03: Client-Side Network Configuration
- 04: Services Provided by Network Devices
|
13
Tue, 4/23 and 4/30**Tue, 5/7* |
**No class on 4/23 and 4/30. Enjoy your Spring Break!
*Meeting in the classroom
- Mobile devices
- Lab 9* (Install a WorkGroup a Domain Network environment using a professional switch and a router)
|
- Chapter 11: NETWORKING
- 05: Wireless Networking
- 06: SOHO Configuration
- 07: Networking Hardware
- 08: Command Line Network Utilities
- 09: Network Troubleshooting
|
14
Tue, 5/14 |
- Quiz 8 (Networking: Hardware and Media and wireless)
- Mobile Devices
- Lab 8 (Troubleshoot a Mobile Device in Simulator)
|
- Chapter 12: MOBILE DEVICES
- 01: Laptops
- 02: Mobile Device Displays and Components
- 03: Laptop Power Management
- 04: Mobile Devices
- 05: Mobile Device Network Connectivity
- 06: Mobile Device Security
- 07: Laptop and Mobile Device Troubleshooting
|
15
Tue, 5/21* |
*Meeting in the classroom
FINAL EXAM [Certification Exam: PC Pro] |
|
| |
|
|
