Transcript CS101 Presentation: Day 1
DAY 1: COURSE INTRODUCTION
Harish Palakurthi
January 13, 2015
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ARE YOU SURE YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT ROOM?
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YOUR INSTRUCTOR: HARISH PALAKURTHI
Contact Information
Website: http://cs101.wvu.edu/palakurthi E-mail: Office: Office Hours: [email protected]
210K Armstrong Hall Fridays from 10:00AM-12:00PM during open lab in 219 ARM 3
ABOUT THE COURSE
• The course goal is to teach data management/analysis, problem solving and critical thinking skills. • You’ll learn how to use Microsoft Office to solve problems in a scientific or analysis oriented context.
• CS101 is a 4-credit hour GEC-listed course.
– 2 hours in lecture (twice-weekly 50-minute lectures) – 2 hours from out-of-class work (primarily MyITLab & Homeworks) 4
COURSE POLICIES AND SCHEDULE
• A full course schedule is available at http://cs101.wvu.edu/schedule • The course syllabus is available at http://cs101.wvu.edu/instructors/palakurthi/ syllabus/ • Make sure that you read and are familiar with both the schedule and syllabus. You’ll be held responsible for the information they contain.
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WEBSITE AND E-MAIL
• The main CS101 website is at: http://cs101.wvu.edu
• Our class website is at: http://cs101.wvu.edu/palakurthi • A lot of important info will be made available on the website and through MIX e-mail.
• It’s your responsibility to be aware of all provided information.
• If you receive an e-mail requesting a reply, please respond in a timely fashion.
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FOLLOW ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK
• We're @wvucs101 on Twitter and wvucs101 on Facebook • Get reminders of due dates, exams, tips and other information.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE: TEXTBOOK
Exploring Microsoft Office 2013 ( Vol. 1 & 2)
• Available in eText and regular print formats • Good for reference to material covered in class • Ties in with MyITLab 8
WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE: SOFTWARE
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TEXTBOOK/MYITLAB BUNDLES
Electronic Bundle
• eBook • MyITLab • • • Available at: Pearson (Online) : $98.55
Barnes & Noble Book Exchange : $118.65
: $114.70
Best choice for most students.
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Print Bundle
• Print Books • eBook • MyITLab Available at: $174.30
Book Exchange $156.40
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MICROSOFT OFFICE
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Acceptable Versions
• Office 2013 Pro/ProPlus or Office 365 Pro/Pro Plus/Home/ Personal/University – Include Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Office for Mac is not OK All WVU students can get Office 365 Pro Plus for free
– Get it at http://it.wvu.edu/services/office365/proplus 11
MAC OS VIRTUAL MACHINE
• By running a virtual machine, you can use Office for Windows on a Mac.
• CS101 has a free ready-to-use virtual machine at http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/macvm/ • Bring your Mac to Open Lab this Friday and we’ll help you get the VM installed.
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PUBLIC COMPUTER LABS
Don’t have your own computer ?
• • • Office 2013 is installed at: CS101 Open Lab ITS Computer Labs WVU Libraries public computers 13
STORING YOUR FILES
• Keep copies of all your files in a secure place!
– If others use them, you might be penalized.
• If you work in a lab or other computers: –
Recommended:
Get a USB Flash drive or or use cloud storage ( Google Drive , Dropbox , OneDrive ) –
Don’t:
E-mail your files to yourself 14
GRADES:OVERVIEW
Assignment
Homeworks Participation Projects Exams 1 & 2 Final Exam MyITLab Required
Total Pts Each
6 at 50 10 at 10 (complete 10 of 12) 2 at 100 150 190 at 1.316
(first 190 questions answered)
Total Pts
300 100 200 150 290
1,000
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GRADES: BONUS POINTS
Opportunity
MyITLab Grader Bonus Projects
Pts Each
2 at 25 (highest scoring 2 of 3 projects) MyITLab Bonus 10 (for answering 191-200 questions)
Total Bonus Total Pts
50 10
60
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GRADES: GRADING SCHEME
Grade Letter
A B
Point Value
900 or more 800-899 C D 700-799 600-699 F 599 or fewer • Grades are not curved.
• You can view your grades at https://cs101.wvu.edu/tools/gradebook/ 17
Assignments Homework Projects MyITLab
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ASSIGNMENTS: HOMEWORK PROJECTS
• There will be 6 homework projects.
– 3 on Excel, 2 on Access, and 1 Problem Solving projects with multiple parts.
• The assignments are designed to test and build your skills with using Office for data analysis.
• 20% of the grade for each project comes from short answer data analysis questions.
• Late homeworks have a 20% per day penalty, calculated based on your final score.
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ASSIGNMENTS: MYITLAB
• MyITLab is a computer-based training system.
• It simulates Microsoft Office. You’ll be asked to complete a variety of tasks to show your proficiency with the software.
• 5 MyITLab due dates throughout the semester. • Requires MyITLab client on computer.
– Installed in CS101 Open Lab , WVU Libraries , and OIT labs – Can be installed on home computers 20
EXAMS
• There will be 2 regular exams plus a final.
– 1 on Excel, 1 on Access, and a comprehensive final • The exam projects directly build on the homeworks. If you do well on the homeworks, you’ll do well on the exams. The opposite also applies.
• There will usually be a review sessions for each exam. These are a great way to prepare.
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MYITLAB REGISTRATION
• Registration instructions are at http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/myitlab/ • Read and follow the instructions!
• If you need help, go to CS101 Open Lab .
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MYITLAB GRADING
• You must complete at least 190 questions during semester.
• You earn bonus points for completing 191 200 questions.
• There are over 220 questions in the system. You can skip a couple questions without penalty.
• Late work is worth 50% credit.
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IN-CLASS PARTICIPATION PROJECTS
• Hands-on projects completed during class while working in small groups.
• There will be 12 projects during the class. You need to complete at least 10 of them.
– Projects won’t be announced in advance.
– You won’t be able to make-up missed projects if you’re not in class.
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
• Academic integrity is very important to CS101.
• It’s your responsibility to know our policy. Not reading the syllabus is not an excuse.
• We’re very good at catching cheaters. If you cheat, you will get caught and penalized.
• Penalties are severe and strictly enforced.
– 1st Time: You lose 100 points, a full letter grade.
– 2nd Time: You get an F for the course.
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HOW TO AVOID VIOLATIONS
• Don’t work with other people. Homeworks are not group projects.
• Don’t share files with others, even if they claim they just want to “look” at them.
• Don’t leave your files on a public computer or anywhere else someone could take them.
• Don’t reuse files, even blank ones, because they may contain hidden details about the person who made the original file.
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START WITH YOUR OWN BLANK FILE EVERY TIME
• Never give or take a file from anyone else.
• If you did not start your assignment with a blank, empty file that you yourself created, you have cheated.
• Do not share files with friends, even if the only thing in them is an import of the starter data for the assignment.
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: POLICY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM
• Before you can get credit for any of your work, you must sign the CS101 Academic Integrity Policy Acknowledgement Form.
• By signing this form, you certify that you understand CS101’s policies and will abide by them.
• If you have questions, ask before signing the form.
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GETTING ASSISTANCE ON ASSIGNMENTS
• Open Lab (in 219ARM) • M 3:30pm-9:30pm • T/W/Th • Fri 3:30pm-7:30pm 10:00am-6:00pm • Homework Help! Videos • Open Lab Online • Extended Open Lab (G06 Lyon Tower) • Wed 7:30pm-9:30pm 29
OPEN LAB
• Open Lab is a place for you to get help with your CS101 homework assignments.
• Open Lab is held in 219 Armstrong Hall weekdays. Hours are at http://cs101.wvu.edu/openlab asking for help in open lab.
completing MyITLab Lessons.
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• Start early on your assignments. Open Lab is very busy near homework due dates.
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HOMEWORK HELP! VIDEOS
• Watch and follow along as CS101 staff complete projects similar to your actual homework assignments.
• Videos and projects are posted on our website at http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/homework /homework-help-videos/ 31
OPEN LAB ONLINE
• Early in the weeks when homework assignments are due, we will offer homework help via online chat.
• Schedule and details are at http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/help/open lab-online/ 32
ONLINE RESOURCES
• • On the CS101 website, you can also find: Find-It Guides Study Guides to help with homework.
and prepare for exams.
Review Projects to 33
ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
• If you have a disability, you may be entitled to special accommodations.
• Accommodations are granted by the Office of Accessibility Services . We can’t grant accommodations without their authorization.
• We need to receive notice of authorized accommodations at least one week before we are to provide them (like for an exam).
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THINGS TO DO: ACTIVATE MYID
• WVU MyID is used for signing into the Computers in class, to record your attendance and view grades.
• If you haven’t done so already, you need to activate your MyID.
• Instructions are at http://myid.wvu.edu
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• Call OIT Help Desk at (304) 293-4444 or go to Open Lab if you need help with MasterID.
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NEXT CLASS…
• Loot at some basic tech stuff, research tools used etc., 36