Part of the course focuses on the Internet and World Wide Web, providing experience in Web design and development. The rest of the course gives students the opportunity to work with a variety of applications and includes a significant section on programming Java applets for the Web. This course would suit students who want a general introduction to computing, or those students intending to major in Computer Science who want a slower introduction than the COMPSCI 101 course provides. Students may proceed from COMPSCI 111 to COMPSCI 101, subject to selection.

As part of their practical work, students will use a variety of home and office applications including word processing, painting, drawing, spreadsheets, and databases. Other topics covered include an introduction to computer graphics, user interfaces, hardware and software, and operating systems.

There are three lectures per week, and students will be required to attend one three-hour laboratory per week.

All course notes, overheads and laboratory handouts will be posted on this site. Lab related files will be found in the course related folder on the laboratory computers.