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Note - In this class we use Word 2007 (not Word 2003).
You may use Windows XP, Windows Vista, or
Windows 7. If you have
Windows XP then just do the Windows XP assignments and exams. If you
have Windows Vista then just do the Windows Vista assignments and
exams. If you have Windows 7 then just do the Windows 7
assignments and exams. Once you are enrolled, do not
send email to hurley_daniel@smc.edu!!
The
threaded discussion at ecollege is for communication with your classmates and me
in this class. I
will respond to your questions there within 24 hours. For correspondence of a
personal nature, use the email system within ecollege. Note that you will be dropped from the class if by the end of the 6th week: 1. you do not turn in any homework or 2. if you do not take the midterm. Also, for all exams in the course you may use the internet to find answers to any questions that you are not able to find in the book. Note for all of the assignments: If the book states to print something, send it to a file and submit it as an attachment with your homework assignment. If you need a PowerPoint Viewer see: Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button.
Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: Steve Jobs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA Video ==>> Make the Future - A Career in Computer Science.mp4 If you need an mp4 player to watch this video ==>> mp4PlayerSetup.exe http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/alan_kay_shares_a_powerful_idea_about_ideas.html http://www.ted.com/talks/ray_kurzweil_announces_singularity_university.html Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_pogue_says_simplicity_sells.html If you have Windows XP on your computer, you only need to do the XP assignments. If you have Windows Vista on your computer, you only need to do the Vista assignments. If you have Windows 7 on your computer, you only need to do the Windows 7 assignments.
If you
are using Windows XP: Auxiliary web site for Windows XP ==>>
http://www.scsite.com/winxp/
PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 1OpSys.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Book Title
Read and Do
Project 1 in Windows XP (pages 1.06 - 1.66)
by Shelly and Cashman. Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 2- Windows Project 1". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. Take any practice exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) If you are using Windows Vista: PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 1OpSys.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Instructor’s Materials
Read and Do Chapter 1
in Windows Vista (page 2 - page 62). Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 2- Windows Project 1". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. If you are using Windows 7: PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 1OpSys.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Instructor’s Materials Data Files ==>> CIS1/1439081077_222014.zip
Read and Do Chapter 1
in Windows 7 . Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 2- Windows Project 1". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. If you are using Windows 7, then take Windows 7 exams. If you are using Vista, then take Vista exams. If you are using XP, then take XP exams. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: Videos/Ray Kurzweil about Singularity.mp4 http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kwabena_boahen_on_a_computer_that_works_like_the_brain.html If you have Windows XP on your computer, you only need to do the XP assignments. If you have Windows Vista on your computer, you only need to do the Vista assignments. If you have Windows 7 on your computer, you only need to do the Windows 7 assignments. If you are using Windows XP: PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 2OpSys.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Book Title
Read and Do
Project 2 in Windows XP by Shelly and Cashman. Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 3- Windows Project 2". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. If you are using Windows Vista: PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 2OpSys.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Instructor’s Materials Read and Do Chapter 2 in Windows Vista (page 74 - page 136). Turn in "In the Lab 3" (page 145 and 146). Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 3- Windows Project 2". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. If you are using Windows 7: PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 2OpSys.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Instructor’s Materials
Read and Do Chapter 2
in Windows 7 . Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 3- Windows Project 2". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter.
If you are using Windows 7, then take Windows 7 exams. If you are using Vista, then take Vista exams. If you are using XP, then take XP exams. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: Videos/1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial.mp4 http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/nicholas_negroponte_takes_olpc_to_colombia.html If you have Windows XP on your computer, you only need to do the XP assignments. If you have Windows Vista on your computer, you only need to do the Vista assignments. If you have Windows 7 on your computer, you only need to do the Windows 7 assignments. If you are using Windows XP: PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 3OpSys.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Book Title Read and Do Project 3 in Windows XP by Shelly and Cashman. Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 4- Windows Project 3". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. If you are using Windows Vista: PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 3OpSys.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Instructor’s Materials
Read and Do Chapter 3
in Windows Vista (page 150 - page 213). If you are using Windows 7: PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 3OpSys.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Instructor’s Materials
Read and Do Chapter 3
in Windows 7 . Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 4- Windows Project 3". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. If you are using Windows 7, then take Windows 7 exams. If you are using Vista, then take Vista exams. If you are using XP, then take XP exams. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_merrill_demos_siftables_the_smart_blocks.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/the_inspiration_of_second_life.html W ord 2007:Download these files for use in the Word assignments: CIS1/word 2007 12286_WD_asf.exe CIS1/word 2007 43274_dWD1-3SF1.exe Once it is on your computer - run the files (by double clicking the exe files) to unzip the necessary files for the Word projects. PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Word Chapter 1.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Microsoft Office 2007 Read and Do Chapter 1 'In the Lab' - Lab 1 in Word 2007 by Shelly, Cashman and Vermaat. Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled "Homework week 5- Word 2007 Project 1". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: Ray Kurzweil: How technology's accelerating power will transform us ==>> http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ray_kurzweil_on_how_technology_will_transform_us.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/george_dyson_at_the_birth_of_the_computer.html Word 2007: PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Word Chapter 2.pptx
Instructor Notes ==>>
Microsoft Office 2007
Read and Do Chapter 2 'In the Lab' -
Lab 1 in Word 2007 by Shelly, Cashman and Vermaat. Read Chapter 1 in Computer Concepts by Parsons and Oja. PowerPoint ==>> Slide 1 Instructor Notes ==>> Chapter 1 Take any practice exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take the test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege. Note that you will be dropped from the class if by the end of the 6th week: 1. you do not turn in any homework or 2. if you do not take the midterm. Also, for all exams in the course you may use the internet to find answers to any questions that you are not able to find in the book.
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/john_maeda_on_design.html Read Chapter 2 in Computer Concepts by Parsons and Oja.PowerPoint ==>> Slide 1
Instructor Notes ==>>
cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter02.doc
Word 2007:
PowerPoint ==>>
cis1auxiliary/Word Chapter 3.pptx
Read and Do Chapter 3 'In the Lab' - Lab 3
in Word 2007 by Shelly, Cashman and Vermaat.
Upload
any files generated
to the ecollege dropbox
titled "Homework week 7 - Word
2007 Project 3".
Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox.
Also upload
the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/michael_merzenich_on_the_elastic_brain.html Read Chapter 3 in Computer Concepts by Parsons and Oja.
Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter03.doc Auxiliary web site for Internet Explorer ==>> http://oc.course.com/sc/ie7/ PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 1.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 1ie.doc Read and Do Chapter 1 'In the Lab 1' in Internet Explorer by Shelly and Cashman. Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled ""Homework week 8 - Internet Explorer Project 1". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. Insert the text into the dropbox dialog Also, insert the text into the dropbox dialogl: Visit five Internet sites that you find interesting enough to write about. Provide the following information for each site:
Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/neil_gershenfeld_on_fab_labs.html
Read
Chapter 4 in Computer
Concepts by Parsons and Oja. Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter04.doc PowerPoint ==>> cis1auxiliary/Chapter 2.pptx Instructor Notes ==>> Chapter 2: Web Research Techniques and Search Engines Read and Do Chapter 2 'In the Lab 2' 'In the Lab' in Internet Explorer by Shelly and Cashman. Upload any files generated to the ecollege dropbox titled ""Homework week 9 - Internet Explorer Project 2". Note that any files that are specified as files to print or email should be saved and uploaded as attachments to the eCollege dropbox. Also upload the answers to any questions in the "In the Lab" at the end of the chapter. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/paul_rothemund_casts_a_spell_with_dna.html http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/bill_joy_muses_on_what_s_next.html
Read
the article "Why the future doesn't need us"
by Bill Joy. To see the article, click this hyperlink==>>
"Why
the future doesn't need us"
Read
Chapter 5 in Computer
Concepts by Parsons and Oja. Instructor Notes ==>> Chapter 5 Internet Explorer Project 3 You can review Chapter 3, if you have Outlook Express. There is no assignment for this Project. Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/the_inspiration_of_second_life.html
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Read
Chapter 6 in Computer
Concepts by Parsons and Oja. Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter06.doc Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege
Homework is due by Sunday at 11:59pm and should be submitted to the ecollege dropbox as specified below.
Turn your homework in on time
- this represents your asynchronous attendance in the class. To turn in a homework item to the ecollege dropbox: 1. Click the dropbox tab near the top of the ecollege screen. 2. Click the 'Submit Assignment' hyperlink. 3. Click the dropdown menu and choose the basket for the particular homework that you want to turn in. 4. Either insert the text you are to turn in or add all of your attachments as specified in the assignment. 5. Click the 'Submit Assignment' button. Videos to consider for the threaded discussion at eCollege: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/scott_mccloud_on_comics.html pale blue dot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p86BPM1GV8M Rent and watch the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey or see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgx4nsYgV44&feature=PlayList&p=0F0ED023A5DA82AD&index=120
).
Read
Chapter 7 in Computer
Concepts by Parsons and Oja. Instructor Notes ==>> cis1auxiliary/NP10_IM_Chapter07.doc Take any exams that are available this week at ecollege. To take a test: Click the appropriate exam button in ecollege for this week. If you are not already logged in at ecollege, you may do so at ==>> http://smconline.org (To see what you have missed on an exam at ecollege, click on the grade in the ecollege gradebook and it will show you your graded exam. ) Contribute to the threaded discussion at ecollege Homework and exams will not be accepted after the final day of the class and there is no 'extra credit' in the course.
Final letter grades will be posted at Santa Monica College one week after the final date of the class.
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