Current Timeframe Course Overview

R. Craig Collins > ITSE 1294 > Overview 1

Overview 1 © R. Craig Collins, 2005/7

Items that should be accomplished before the beginning of the current time frame:
   • Read the Syllabus(pdf), Syllabus appendix (pdf), using TC Web Mail, using D2L, then
   • Review Using Email, as needed, from your Office book
   • Read Collins' Classes Orientation; If taking this as an On-Line class, read the Online 1294 Orientation

Reminder: Did you check your TC WebMail? Did you check the Quarantine folder?

Items to accomplish during the current course time frame:

•Read\Review
   •Big Picture/Terms

•Activities
   •Using the Book on CD for Practical PC for Practical PC, work through ALL of
      • Getting Started (Practical PC Chapter 1),
      • Windows (Practical PC Chapter 2),
      • and eMail (Practical PC Chapter 9)
         • A little about netiquette and smileys
         • A little about networks

•My notes duplicate my traditional class lecture, the point of which is to try to fill in the gaps left by text books.
   •Your book doesn't cover the following as well as I would like:
      •Zip: A file that can contain multiple files, or more importantly, a file that is compressed to take up less space;
           useful for emailing attachments, or for uploading.
           NOTE: the ZIP contents are not always usable as is.
           Thus, you should not try to read or edit zip files until you download them and extract them.
           If redoing a lab, delete the zip, and edit the original files.

           Lab 2 includes creating a zip. After reading the instructions, you may watch a video on the process here.

• Complete
• Lab 1 and begin Lab 2 (You will later transfer this information into a D2L dropbox)

•Test 1 Review , based on Big Picture/Terms

About links on my webpages
I expect you to read each linked item above at least once.
Most of these linked web pages will have links, too.
Some of these links continue the topic, some of the links are for optional, additional information, but some links refer to pages you have already read...
those links are there not to force you to re-read a page you have already seen, but simply for easy access to something related, IF you need a reminder, for examples, etc.

•Additional information you may wish to look over
      • Windows Crash Course
      •My Internet class page on Netiquette.
      •My OS class page on LANs.
      • Logging in on campus, information on Practical PC lab homework,  information on how your lab grade is calculated.

      • You may also want to take the practice test in D2L
         • Using D2L Quizzes
      •Start thinking of a topic, related to your major, for the capstone project.
         •You are not ready to start the project, as you have to practice Word, Excel, and PowerPoint first

Submit by 11:59 pm, Friday, of the current week (see due dates)
   • Lab 1 and Lab 2* as directed
      • I will not count off if Lab 2 is a little late, but it does need to be in by the end of Overview 2

   • MUD 1 (My Understanding, Details) Respond in the class D2L Discussion forum to the following:
      What topics, if any, during this time frame do you feel very comfortable with? Why?
      What topics, if any, during this time frame do you not feel comfortable with?
   • Participation Discussion 1 Respond in the class D2L Discussion forum to the following:
      What is your level of computer comfort?
• Using D2L Discussions    • Using D2L dropbox       • Using D2L Quizzes      • Logon to D2L

              •You may click on Discussions, Dropbox, or Quizzes below, for more info
D2L navigation

• to Checklist

For the next time frame:
   •Read Installing Software (Practical PC Chapter 3)
   •Read Saving Files (Practical PC Chapter 4)
   •Read Writing Documents (Practical PC Chapter 10)
   •Review Word from your Office book, as needed
•Each test has a review; you may wish to write out pertinent information from the readings and activities
•After completing this overview, you may wish to start on the next Overview material, and preview Lab 3

Checklist
Did you:
• Submit Lab 1 and Lab 2 as directed
• Reply to Participation Discussion Topic and MUD in Desire2Learn (D2L)
to Overview 1