Current Timeframe Course Overview

R. Craig Collins > ITSE 1294 > Overview 3

Overview 3 © R. Craig Collins, 2005/7

Items that should be accomplished before the beginning of the current time frame:
   • Finished Lab 3
   • Took Test 1
   • Read Organizing Files (Practical PC Chapter 5)

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 Two, the Mid Term 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
   • Mid term topics: Chapters 1, 2, 9, 3, 4, 10, and 5; Terms and Big Picture Web page
   • Review guide for Mid Term
(Again, the Mid Term is to be taken at the end of Overview 4)

   •Lab 6 Planning (Lab 6 is due due at the end of the NEXT Overview...
     if you wish to start planning now for your term paper,
     Lab 9/10 (this capstone project lab 9/10, is due the last full week of the semester), look over Lab 6
   •Read my sample Term Paper

•Activities
   •Using the Book on CD for Practical PC, work through ALL of
      •Organizing Files (Practical PC Chapter 5)

   •Complete Lab 4 and verify (You will later transfer this information into a D2L dropbox)

•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:
   •Spelling résumé
   • a hand-crafted résumé sample, Creating a résumé (From My OLD Word notes), a video on using a Template below
   •How to: Word my notes on using Word

     (If using Word 2007, using a 2007 template for a résumé, video example)

     (If using Word 2003, using a 2003 wizard, video example)

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
   • About Hard Disks
   • A little about folders, copy/paste, the recycle bin, and hard disks.
   • My résumé/vitæ

   • Are you used to Word 2003, and trying to use to Word 2007?
Preview of features in Lab 9/10
     • Word 2007 Outlines, video
     • Word 2007 Bibliography, video

•Planting seeds, extending Word tables to Excel Tables, peek at Keys to Excel (pdf)

•Submit by 11:59 pm, Friday, of the current week (see due dates)
   • Test 2, the Mid term
      • Using D2L Quizzes
   • Lab 4 as directed

   • MUD 5 (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 5 Respond in the class D2L Discussion forum to the following:
            Discuss styles, templates, wizard, etc

   • 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:
            Do you learn better using this 'just in time' training on just what you want to learn right now, or
           do you prefer structured instruction where you are shown a lot of features in advance?

for Labs that require files to be electronically submitted
• select all the files required, or better, select the folder that contains all the files
• zip the required file(s) and/or folder(s)
• rename the zipped file to reflect your name and the lab being turned in
       •Example: yourname-lab1 or yourname-lab1.zip (if your extensions are visible)
       (For additional help on selecting, zipping, or renaming files, see Windows Crash Course)

If submitting by Temple College Desire2Learn:
       •Log into D2L, scroll to the bottom, and choose the correct course
       •When the Course Home Page appears, click on the desired tool link.
        D2L navigation
       eLearning Tour; elearning Tour Tutorial on Discussions; eLearning Tour Tutorial on Dropbox; eLearning Tour Tutorial on Quizzes

• to Checklist

For the next time frame:
• Read Practical PC chapter 11, Making Spreadsheets
• Review Excel 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 5

Checklist
•Take Test 2, the Mid-term
• Submit Lab 4 as directed
• Reply to Participation Discussion Topic 3 and MUD 3 in Desire2Learn (D2L)
to Overview 3