Current Timeframe Course Overview

R. Craig Collins > ITSE 1294 > Overview 6

Overview 6 © R. Craig Collins, 2005/7

Items that should be accomplished before the beginning of the current time frame:
   • Finished Lab 7
   • Read Practical PC chapter Chapter 7 (Connecting to the Internet)
   • Read Practical PC chapter Chapter 8 (Browsing and Searching the Web)

Reminder: Did you check your TC WebMail? Did you check the Quarantine folder?
Did you check the D2L Dropbox, to View feedback? Did you check D2L Grades for feedback? (You may have to scroll down)

Items to accomplish during the current course time frame:

•Previews

Test 3 is test due at the end of the NEXT Overview... if you wish to start reviewing:
   • How to Study for a test
   • How to take a Collins test
   • Test 3 topics: Chapters 11, 6, 7 and 8
   • Review guide for Test 3
(Again, Test 3 is to be taken at the end of Overview 7)

•Activities
   • Complete Lab 8 and verify (You will later transfer this information into a D2L dropbox)

•Continue
   •Lab 9/10, Capstone Project
   •Be prepared to deliver your presentation during the next Overview

•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:
   • Making Web Pages (One option for lab 8 is to make a real web page... this shows you how, if interested)
   • Bandwidth, and apparent download speed (all about capacity, which is on your test)

•Additional information you may wish to look over
   • Compression (zipped files are compressed)

•Submit by 11:59 pm, Friday, of the current week (see due dates)
   • Lab 8 as directed

   • MUD 6 (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 6 Respond in the class D2L Discussion forum to the following:
      A good paper often starts with an outline.
      A PowerPoint is laid out like an Outline.
      But which do you finish first... the paper or the presentation, and why?
• 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:
   •Take Test 3
   •Project presentations
   •Finish Term Paper and Excel components
•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 9/10

Checklist
Did you:
• Submit Lab 8 as directed
• Reply to Participation Discussion Topic 6 and MUD 6 in Desire2Learn (D2L)
to Overview 6