Computer Architecture and Repair (StRUT) Roger Clapp 5/27/2005 FALSE FALSE One year course preparing students for certification in computer repair. This six-week unit is the introduction to a complete 36 week course that can prepare students for A+ computer repair certification. Introductory lessons are based on the course text, The Complete Computer Repair Textbook, by Cheryl Schmidt, 3rd Edition. This week introduces students to computer technology (Text Ch. 1) Continue technical vocabulary and introduce binary, hexidecimal, decimal conversions. Review journals and begin presenting first series of Oral Tech Reports on topics of interest Finish oral technical reports and continue vocabulary studies from Text Chapter 3. Interpret computer schematics and dissasemble computers Reassemble, test and troubleshoot computers using minimum configuration and beep codes. 1 1 Teachers will explain the purpose of the course and prepare the students for the curriculum Attention grabber and activities Administer quiz to emphasize following directions School forms and permits to sign (local requirements) Explain syllabus Describe journal outline and student expectations Lesson Plan Week 1 Six-week Course Outline Quiz (trick quiz on following directions) Syllabus Journal Contents - Personal Information Sheet 1 2 Continue introduction to computers and technology from Text, Chapter 1. Discuss various safety issues using safety learning objectives and references Activities Safety Topics Discussion of ethics Computer technology attributes Safety Lesson Objectives Safety-AIDS and Hepatitus Safety-Electrocution Safety-Low Back Strain Class Rules (local option) Baseline Computer Schematic 1 3 Computer parts and how to handle them safely. Preventing electrostatic discharge. Assign vocabulary lists. Topics Explain and demonstrate safe parts handling Explain learning theory Discuss computer technology timeline Explain Moore's Law ESD Basics ESD Prevention Learning Theory Computer Evolution Timeline Moore's Law Chapter 1 Vocabulary 1 4 Continue work on Text Chapter 1. The student show and tell procedures may be developed by the teacher using vocabulary lists and computer parts or pictures Topics Continue student show and tell Begin work orders Pictures of computer parts Sample work order 1 5 Administer open-book quiz No. 1 on Text Chapter 1 and safety. Collect and grade student journals. Open book quiz No. 1 2 1 Review Quiz 1 as a class game. Recommendation: use a game show or baseball format. Lesson Plan Week 2 Baseball Game Format Quiz Show Format 2 2 Begin Text Chapter 2. View Videotape, Computer Vocabulary for the Classroom. Activities Show and tell Video tape sources Chapter 2 vocabulary terms 2 3 Continue Text Chapter 2.vocabulary presentations Activities Drill for vocabulary from Chapters 1,2 and video Consider using game format for the drill Baseball game guidelines Quiz show guidelines Chapter 2 vocabulary terms 2 4 Present lecture on binary, decimal, and hexidecimal notation. Activities Demonstrate conversion math Students practice conversions in their journals Binary-Decimal-Hexadecimal background 2 5 Students plan to create an oral report on a technical topic of their interest. Activities Grade Journals Assign first oral technical reports Journal grading criteria Oral technical report requirements 3 1 Select topics and begin technical report research. These are short topics to be presented this week. Activities Review journals as a team game-reprint and prize to best journals Begin technical topic research Consider web based research in class or at home Lesson Plan Week 3 Key word web research tool - Google topic research site - How Stuff Works 3 2 Students present oral reports to class. 5-10 minutes each. Reports continue following classes. Oral Report Procedures Each student makes 5-10 min. presentation to class (selected topics) Rehearse before class, do not read reports Encourage visual aids, props Class take notes, ask questions Use a presentation rubric for grading Alternative presentation topics Example presentation rubric 3 3 Students present oral reports to class. 5-10 minutes each. Reports continue following classes. Repeat lecture on Binary, Hexidecimal, and Decimal notation. Additional activities Deliver 2nd Lecture on Binary-Hexidecimal-Decimal notation Show videotape, How Computers Work Lecture Materials Resources-Videotapes 3 4 Students present oral reports to class. 5-10 minutes each. Reviews Review Chapters 1-2 Review math 3 5 Open book quiz No. 2. Covers Text Chapter 1,2 and mathematics. Open book quiz No. 2 4 1 Complete student oral technical reports and vocabulary (from Text Chapter 3). Student groups will present team reports on assigned pages from Text Chapter 3. Activities Review Quiz 2 as a class game. Recommendation: use a game show or baseball format. Continue student oral technical reports Start Text Chapter 3 vocabulary Assign pages to student groups Lesson Plan Week 4 Game show guidelines Baseball game guidelines Chapter 3 vocabulary terms 4 2 Complete individual oral technical reports. Begin 2nd round of presentions. Students grade each other using presentation rubric. Activities Complete 1st round oral technical reports Collect presentation rubrics Start group presentations on Chapter 3 Suggested format for team reports Presentation rubric 4 3 Complete team reports on Text Chapter 3. Collect presentation rubrics. 4 4 Review using game show or baseball format Game show guidelines Baseball game format 4 5 Open book quiz No. 3. Covers Text Chapters 1-3 and oral reports. Other evaluation Collect and grade journals Open book quiz No. 3. 5 1 Review Quiz 3 and prepare for computer dissassembly Preparation Set up tables with 1-4 students/computer, monitors, keyboards, tools Start computers to ensure they work Draw detailed schematic of computer outsides Start Chapter 4 vocabulary terms Lesson Plan Week 5 Computer schematic drawings Chapter 4 vocabulary terms 5 2 Form student teams of 2-4 and follow guidelines in Text Chapter 4 to disassemble and reassemble computers Teaching Points Practice techniques to prevent ESD Draw and label inside computer schematic Remove extra parts ESD basics ESD prevention Computer inside 5 3 Discuss problems encountered. Demonstarte minimum configuration and beep codes. Steps Reassemble computer using Chapter 4 guidelines Turn on power. Does it work? Troubleshoot assembly Teams report problems and solutions Visual aid on beep codes 5 4 Follow Tuesday procedures after rearranging teams. Instructions Instruct Students to take notes on their processes Have each team describe their process and what they learned 5 5 Grade team presentations and collect Journals to grade. 6 1 Attention Grabber. Conduct a troubleshooting contest. Teacher puts bugs in each computer. Troubleshooting contest Round 1, Teacher introduces bugs in each computer Round 2, Students introduce bugs and rotate among computers Lesson Plan Week 6 A list of bugs to introduce 6 2 Continue Assembly Activities Take detail journal notes on visual and audible observations Learn minimum configuration, beep codes and error messages 6 3 Continue Assembly Activities Look at CMOS setup menu Try Check-It Pro for system information Remove battery and clear passwords 6 4 Clean up and prepare for final exam. Review Text Chapters 1-4 Clean up Steps All computers working and labeled Put computers on racks Clean tables Review Chapters 1-4 6 5 Module final exam on Text Chapters 1-4 Additional evaluation Grade journals Module exam Chapters 1-4