Professor Sullivan Tuesday, 8/31

Today’s Agenda About Me Syllabus Roll Options to Test Out Logging In / Windows XP Lecture

About Me Kid: General McLane HS in Edinboro Adult: Currently live in Millcreek BS Computer Science (EUP) MS Information Technology (EUP) 9 years at LORD Corporation in IT 15 years experience in computer application development Likes: Outdoors, Fishing, Hunting Music Traveling, especially to Vegas Dislikes: Skinny Jeans Death Metal

Syllabus - Basics CSCI 104: Essentials of Computing I, Section 005 Class Syllabus – Fall 2010 Instructor Professor Nick Sullivan Office Location: Hamilton Basement Lab Office Hours: Tuesday, 5:30-6PM and 8:30-9pm Website: Course Web Page: Class Meetings held in Hamilton Basement Lab, Tuesdays, 6-8:30pm

Syllabus – Topics Covered Catalog Course Description This course familiarizes students with the interaction of computer hardware and software. Emphasis is placed on the application of microcomputers, the use of productivity software (word processing, spreadsheet management, file management, and presentation software), Internet applications, and electronic mail applications. Students with credit for CSCI 100 may not take this course to fulfill degree requirements. Topics Covered We will cover the following topics, in roughly this order: Basic Computer Concepts Windows XP Operating System Word Processing – MS Word 2007 Web Page Creation / Internet Searching / Spreadsheet Processing – MS Excel 2007 Presentation Software – MS PowerPoint 2007

Syllabus – Stuff You Need Course Textbox & Required Materials Textbook Exploring Microsoft Office 2007 (Plus Edition) by Robert T. Grauer et al. Spiral bound – 2008 Pearson / Prentice Hall myITLab Online classroom for our assignments in this course You need to purchase an access code to myITLab EUP Bookstore has a bundled package that has both the book and access code You may be able to purchase the book and access code separately to save money. Check for the textbook for example. myITlab access codes may be purchased from the EUP bookstore or directly from Pearson at

Syllabus – Stuff You Need USB Jump Drive / External HD / Online Storage You’ll need a external storage device of some means to store your work on during this class. Any typical jump drive with storage equal to or greater than 1GB will suffice. Microsoft Office 2007 You will need access to a copy of Microsoft Office 2007 outside of our time together in this lab. You can purchase Office for a discount as a student, it costs about $80. You can use the labs throughout campus n.dot n.dot Recommended Labs: Hamilton Basement, Stirling (Ross Hall), Meadville Labs, Porreco Center (Erie)

Syllabus – Stuff U Need, Cheating MyITLab (cont.) Student Enrollment Registration Instructions myITLab website: Course ID: CRSABLS Cheating Basically, don’t do it! Any student found to be cheating or plagiarizing with respect to any component of the course will be subject to immediate failure from the course. Fair Warning: There are checks and balances built into the online software which can detect cheating.

Syllabus - Grading Weights for Determining the Final Grade: Homework - 45% ~5 homework assignments The Basics, Word, Computer Concepts/Internet, Excel, PowerPoint Exams - 55% ~4 Exams + Final Word, Excel, Computer Concepts/Internet, PowerPoint Open Notes, Open Book The final score will be converted to a letter grade using the following scale: 90 < score < 100 A 87 < score < 89 B+ 80 < score < 87 B 77 < score < 80 C+ 70 < score < 77 C 60 < score < 70 D 0 < score < 60 F

Syllabus - Attendance I will take attendance at every class as is required by university policy. This data will help me make decisions around borderline grades. I have an expectation that you will come to each class, it will be your responsibility to “catch up” to anything you may have missed in absence such as announcements, homework, etc. If you must miss an exam, presentation, or other performance measurement (quiz, assignment, etc.) you should contact me BEFORE the class you must miss. Only in the case of a verified emergency will I permit a student to make up a missed measurement without prior arrangements. Please do not use my office hours to make up excessive absences. At week 3 I will probably make a seating chart, please find a comfortable permanent home for the course by week 3 to make my life easier!

Syllabus - Disabilities I am happy to make arrangements with any student who requires special accommodations. All I ask is that you let me know, I cannot be of assistance if I do not know the circumstances. If you plan on taking tests at the OSD please ensure I have a copy of your Test Arrangement Form. I use this form as a reminder to submit your test to OSD. Also willing to make arrangements for folks in the military, on EUP sports teams, etc. but you need to make me aware of your situation.

Roll At week 3 I will probably make a seating chart, please find a comfortable permanent home for the course by week 3 to make my life easier! I have an expectation that you will come to each class, it will be your responsibility to “catch up” to anything you may have missed in absence such as announcements, homework, etc. If you must miss an exam, presentation, or other performance measurement (quiz, assignment, etc.) you should contact me BEFORE the class you must miss. Only in the case of a verified emergency will I permit a student to make up a missed measurement without prior arrangements.

Testing Out Competency Exam The scheduled times for Fall 2010 are: Fri 09/03 from 2PM-4PM Tue 09/07 from 2PM – 4PM Two hour exam, four parts: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Computer Systems & Internet Basics Open notes, open book. Grading is “P” pass or “F” fail. To receive a passing grade, you need to earn the equivalent of a ‘D’ grade or better.

Computer Basics Tech & Comm Resources Student Technology Information h_info/index.dot h_info/index.dot TAC 2010 Campus Quick Start Guide uickStartWebVersion10inprogress.pdf uickStartWebVersion10inprogress.pdf

EUP Computer Labs You can use the labs throughout campus Nearly all of them will have Office 2007, some may not have the MyITLab stuff installed. mation.dot mation.dot Recommended Labs: Hamilton Basement, Stirling (Ross Hall), Meadville Labs, Porreco Center (Erie)

MyITLab Course ID: CRSABLS Directions on Getting Started Additional Student Support

MyITLab – What it will look like

Logging into EUP PC’s Can you login? student-network.dot student-network.dot

Can you get to your webmail? dot .dot In class assignment: Send me an at In the body of the provide me the following information: Preferred Name: Major: Favorite Band: Computer Experience: None/Novice/Decent/Expert Have Experience with Office: Yes/No

Quick Talk on Topic 1 Advanced Heads up on your first assignment: Topic 1 It’s out there on MyITLab Due by 11:59pm on 9/14 Making Folders Assignment Microsoft Paint Assignment Microsoft Calculator Assignment Office 2007 Fundamentals Hands On 1-3

On to Computer Basics and Windows XP