COMPUTER USAGE (COMP 1260)

Introduction to

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IN THE CASE OF A FIRE ALARM: •  REMAIN CALM •  IF IT IS SAFE, EVACUATE THE CLASSROOM OR LAB •  GO TO THE CLOSEST FIRE EXIT •  DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING,

INFORM YOUR PROFESSOR OR INSTRUCTOR NOW!!!

•  IF YOU NEED TO REPORT AN INCIDENT OR A PERSON LEFT BEHIND DURING A BUILDING EVACUATION, REPORT IT TO A FIRE WARDEN OR CALL SECURITY SERVICES 204-474-9341

•  DO NOT REENTER THE BUILDING UNTIL THE “ALL CLEAR” IS DECLARED BY A FIRE WARDEN, SECURITY SERVICES OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

Instructor: Terry Andres

} OfFice: EITCE2-416(backhallbehindelevators)} Phone: 474-8830(novoicemail; sende-mailinstead)

} Email: tandres@cs.umanitoba.ca} Hours: MWF:1:00to3:00

TuTh:11:00to1:00 (Othertimesbyappointment) drop-inwelcome

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Disabilities

} SomestudentssufferfromdisabilitiesthatmakeacoursemoredifFicultfortheme.g.,hearing,vision,learningproblems

} StudentAccessibilityServicesinUniversityCentrecanevaluatethesedisabilitiesandrecommendaccommodations

} Wearehappytoassist

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Volunteer Notetaker

StudentAccessibilityServicesrequiresvolunteernote-takersforthisclass.Ifyouwouldliketovolunteer,andreceiveareferenceletterforyourtime,pleaselogintoJUMPandclickontheStudentAccessibilityServiceslinkontherighthandsideofthepage.Volunteeringisnoweasierthanever,youcanuploadnotesdirectlytoJUMPwiththeSASscheduler.Thankyou.

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Volunteer Notetaker

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To do Item: Claim your ID

}  Once registered, you can have: }  myumanitoba account for webmail }  ins account to use lab computers

}  You go through the "claimid" process }  to get either or both }  same username, same password }  answer several security questions

}  Start at any lab computer }  For username enter "claimid"

Account problems? Go to 123 Fletcher Argue

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Tentative Schedule (subject to change)

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Week Topic Event0:Jan-6 Intro&A:Hardware,Software

1:Jan-11 A:Hardware,Software(cont'd) A1posted

2:Jan-18 B:NetworksandInternet

3:Jan-25 B:NetworksandInternet QuizQ1

4:Feb-1 C:WordProcessing A1due

5:Feb-8 C:WordProcessing Q2

6:Feb-22 F:SpreadsheetFormulas A2due

7:Feb-29 F:SpreadsheetApplications

8:Mar-7 F:SpreadsheetDataAnalysis Q3

9:Mar-14 H:PresentationSoftware A3due;VWdeadline

10:Mar-21 H:Presentations(Graphics)

11:Mar-28 OtherSuites,Applications Q4

12:Apr-4 SocialThemes A4dueFinal Exam Apr??

Weeks IntroWeek1

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Introduction

Courseobjectives

Marks

HowYouLearn

Lectures

Readings

Assignments

Drop-inlabs

Quizzes

iClickers

Website

Software

Topics

Intro

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Course objectives

}  ComputerUsagewill:}  helpyouuseacomputerforcoursesandatwork}  demystifythecomputerjargonweheareveryday

}  ComputerUsagewillNOT:}  teachyoutowriteprogramsortounderstandtheinnerworkingsofacomputer} thatisComputerScience

}  teachyoutousethelatestsocialnetworkingWebsitelikeSecondLifeorFacebook} thatisuptoyou

Why students take COMP 1260

}  AGoodOptionpreparingyouforwork,school}  GeneralScienceRequirement

}  “Todoscienceistosearchforrepeatedpatterns,notsimplytoaccumulatefacts.” –RobertH.MacArthur,GeographicalEcology

}  “GPABooster”}  ComparativelyfewfailuresinCOMP1260} Manystudentsdogetgoodmarks} butdoingsorequireshardwork} evenifyouareusedtocomputers

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Outline

Marks

Seethecourseoutline(ROASS)…}  30%forassignments(4at7.5%each)}  8%fori-Clickerquestions}  12%forquizzes(best3outof4)}  50%forNinalexam(shortanswer,multiplechoice)}  Nomidterm}  AtleastonemarkedassignmentreturnedbeforetheVoluntaryWithdrawaldate

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Outline How you learn

}  Attendlectures}  Readthetextandotherreadings}  Completetheassignments}  Askquestionsinthecomputerlabs}  Prepareforthequizzes}  PreparefortheFinalexam

On questionnaires, students report spending an average of 6 hours a week on this course, outside of class; some take much more.

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How you learn: Attend lectures

}  Standardslidesexplained}  Uniqueinsightfromyourprof}  Demonstrationsofsoftwareuse}  Suggestion:bringlecturenotestoclass.

}  YoucanbuythemattheBookstore(2sets:eachcoveringhalfthecourse)

}  YoucanviewthemonlinefromthecourseWebsite

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Outline

How you learn: Read the text TherequiredtextisacustombookSelectedchaptersfrom:}  TechnologyinActionComplete10ebyEvans,Martin,Poatsy

wps.prenhall.com/bp_evans_techinaction_10/}  IntroductiontoGoogleApps,ProductivityAppsbyMiller

}  180-daytrialofOfNice2010CD}  Usedcopiesareavailable(withoutCD)

}  Previousversionsofthecustombookmaybeavailableasused,BUTaresubstantiallydifferent,andnoOfFiceCD

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Fifth Custom Edition

How you learn: Read the text

Theoptionaltextis:}  MSOfNice2010All-in-OneforDummiesbyPeterWeverkaJohnWiley&Sons,2010

}  AvailableattheBookstoreandonline

}  IfyouareusingOfFice2013instead,Weverkahasanupdatedbook

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Updates:

}  Weverkahasseveralmorebooksofinterest}  OfFice2016All-In-OneForDummies}  OfFiceforiPadandMacForDummies}  …

}  ThosewhoinstallthefreeOfFice365willhaveOfFice2016

}  ExtraNote:slideslikethiswithgreenbelowarenotinthepublishedslides

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How you learn: Complete the assignments

}  Fourintotal:aboutoneevery3weeks}  Don’tputthemoffuntilthelastminute

}  studentsFindthemlongerthanexpected}  labsarecrowdedbeforedeadlines

}  Handassignmentsinontime,evenifincomplete}  onlinesubmissiondoesnotacceptlateassignments

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Actually, I accept them up to 2 days late, with stiff penalties.

More on Assignments

}  YoumustsubmitasingleBlanketHonestyDeclarationafFirmingyoudoyourassignmentsonyourown—coveringallassignments}  blankformcirculatedwiththeNirstquiz

}  EachassignmentrequiresyoutosubmitaNileelectronicallyviathecourseWebsite}  e.g.,aWorddocumentoranExcelspreadsheet}  youMUSTclaimyourIDtogetauniversitycomputeraccounttocompletethiscourse(seenotessection3)

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No, we have a checklist this term

Honesty Declaration Checklist

}  Checklistoncoursewebpage}  Easierthansubmittingasignedform}  Ifyouforget,watchoutforlast-minutepanic!!

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Outline

How you learn: Ask questions in the computer labs WeassumeyouhaveaccesstoOfNice2010/13/16/365}  Usesoftwareincomputerlabsacrosscampus

}  attendatyourconvenience}  practicelecturematerial}  experiment(interactivetutorials,on-linehelp)

}  AtDafoeLabgethelponyourassignmentsfromcourseteachingassistantatscheduledtimes

}  Ofcourse,youmayuseyourowncomputer

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Dafoe Lab

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Outline How you learn: Prepare for quizzes (and the final exam)

}  Reviewthenotes}  Reviewreadings}  Rememberwhatyoudidonassignments}  Practiseusingthesoftware}  QuestiontheprofsandTAs

Any questions?

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iClicker Quizzes

}  iClickerquizzestakeplaceduringclass.}  Consistofmultiplechoicequestionsbasedonrequiredreadingsthroughoutthecourse.}  Theyareworth8%ofyourgrade

}  WeareusingREEFPollingbyiClickerforquizzes}  YoumustcreateaREEFPollingaccount}  Gotohttps://app.reef-education.com/#/login} ClickCreateaNewAccount

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Create a REEF Polling Account

}  Fillintheform,includingyour7-digitStudentID

}  YourEmailwillbeyouruserIDfortheaccount

}  Createapassword

}  CheckthePrivacyPolicy/TermsofServicebox

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Using REEF Polling

}  TwomethodsofparticipatinginiClickerquizzes1.  Useyoursmartphone/tablet/laptop} UsinganApplephoneapp(Androidappis"comingsoon")oraweb-basedapp

} Thismethodrequiresapaidsubscription} Currently$9.99US$for6months} Seehttp://support.reef-education.com/forinfo

2.  UseaniClickerremote} Purchaseorborrowaremote} Usewithorwithoutapaidsubscription

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It worked this morning

iClicker Remotes }  CanbepurchasedintheBookstore.}  Youmustregisteryour8-digitRemoteIDinyourREEFaccount.

}  Signin,thenclicktheMenuicon}  ClickProFile–RegisterClickers}  ClickAdd}  entertheIDinAddClicker:

}  ClickSave

}  WhereismyiClickerID?}  lookhere

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Course Web site

AccessthroughUMLearnhttp://umlearn.caAllimportantcourseinfoisavailablehere}  Coursesyllabus(ROASSdocument)}  TAschedules}  Assignments,andassignmentsubmissions}  Marks}  Contents,andNotes(Filesoftheseclassslides)}  Discussions(forsharingquestionsandanswers—instructormoderated)

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OutlineSoftware for COMP 1260

}  Labcomputersprovide:} Windows7} MicrosoftOfNice2010,including} Word—awordprocessor} Excel—aspreadsheetpackage} PowerPoint—forpresentations

}  Youmusthaveaccesstotherequiredsoftware}  evenifyoustartyourworkinothersoftware}  Ninishyourassignmentsinalaterversion

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Office 365 for students

}  Of#ice365forStudentsisanOf#ice365planthatisavailableforfreetoUniversityofManitobastudents}  InstallWord,Excel,PowerPoint,Outlook,OneNote,PublisherandAccessonupto5PCsorMacs

}  InstallOfFiceapsonothermobiledevicesincludingAndroid,iPad,andWindowstablets

}  YoumusthaveanactiveUMnetID}  Formoreinfo,seehttp://www.umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/email/2397.html

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Alternative Software

}  Useanyhardware/softwarethatproducesWorddocumentsorExcelspreadsheetsorPowerPointpresentations}  PagesandNumbersandOfNice2011/16onaMac}  LibreOfFiceorOpenOfFice[freedownloads]orCorelSuite

}  onlineapps—Googledocs(docs.google.com)orZohoOfFicesuite(zoho.com)orMSOfFiceOnline(office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps/)

}  MarkerswillmarkyourNilesinMSOfNice2010?

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Outline

•  Understanding Computers

•  Networks and the Internet

•  Word Processor Software

•  Securing your system

•  MS Excel and Google Spreadsheets

•  Failures and Risks in Computer Systems

•  Presentation software

Let us consider some of these topics…

Course Topics

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Course topic: Computers What are the components of a computer? }  Hardware}  Software

Output Devices

Volatile

Nonvolatile

Processing Input Output

Mouse Keyboard

Tablet Microphone

Webcam Accelerometer

Monitor Printer Plotter Projector

Non-portable (hard disk) Portable (e.g. CD)

RAM (Random Access Memory)

Storage

Central Processing

Units (cores)

Central Processing

Units (cores)

Input Devices

Power Source

Battery Wall plug

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Buying a computer Jargon,anyone?

}  Onlinedescriptionofan"everyday"computer} (September2015)} AMDA10-7800PAcceleratedProcessor} 3.50GHz,4cores

} 8GBPC3-12800DDR3-1600SDRAM} 1TBHDD,7200RPM} UltraSlimTraySuperMultiDVDBurner} Networking:} 10/100/1000Base-TNetwork} 802.11b/g/n}  IntegratedBluetooth

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Course topic: Networks What services can you access worldwide? }  Connectingtoanetwork}  UofMnetwork:CLAIMID}  TheInternet

}  InternetProtocols}  E-mail} WorldWideWeb

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Course topic: Word processing How do you prepare documents?

MicrosoftWord}  Basicwordprocessing

}  formatting}  layout

}  Advancedfeatures}  headers/footers}  styles}  tables}  mail-merge

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Course topic: Spreadsheets and charts How do you analyze quantitative data?

MicrosoftExcel}  Spreadsheets

}  dataentry}  formatting}  formulasandcomputation

}  “whatif”exercises

}  Presentingdatagraphically(charts)

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Course topic: PowerPoint & presentations How do you make a presentation?

MicrosoftPowerPoint}  Presentation

}  structure}  formatting}  diagrams}  points

}  Manywaystogowrong

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Credits (slide numbers may be off) }  Slide14:imageofcustomtextbookcoverobtainedprivatelyfromthe

publisher,PearsonEducation

}  Slide15:textbookcoverimagefromtheWebsitedummies.com/store/product/Office-2010-All-in-One-For-Dummies.productCd-0470497483.html or tinyurl.com/2entofv

}  Slide20:photoofDafoeLabentrance©TerryAndres2010

}  Slide25:picturesofiClickerremotes©TerryAndres2012

}  Slide33:2005mapofmajornodesontheInternetcommons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_map_1024.jpg

}  Slides34-36:examplesfromsampleassignmentsinanearlierterm

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