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Introduction

INFO/CSE 100, Fall 2006Fluency in Information Technology

http://courses.washington.edu/info100/

Brian J McFarlanesamspade@u.washington.edu

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Who am I?

• Technology Generalist and Enthusiast• Experience

– “Real World”• 12 years IT work• helpdesk -> sever admin -> programmer ->

data architect -> project manager -> IT Director

– Teaching• Technology Seminars, workshops,

conferences, guest lecturer…

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Is your instructor a “real” person too?

• Married w/ 2 dogs

• Skiing, Hiking, Mtn BikingLibby

Bilbo

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Who are your TAs?• Steven Ptak• MW 1:30-2:20

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• Reading– Fluency with Information Technology, 2nd

Ed» All reading assignments will be from this textbook

• References– ALL information about this class is on the

websitehttp://courses.washington.edu/info100/

– See the Potpourri page under Student Resources for more information about the topics mentioned in the slides and lectures

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About This Class

• Fluency with Information Technology (FIT)– This is the state-of-the-art IT class for

non-technies»Fluency is better than computer literacy»FITness teaches how to use IT today…»… and how to learn IT throughout Life

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Being Fluent

• FIT 100 teaches you to be fluent with technology– You will use Information Technology freely

and easily to do things you want to do– Technology will not be “in the way”– You will be able to recover from bugs,

errors, or unexpected situations (save that lost term paper!)

– You will be in control and confident with IT

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The Content

• FIT100 helps you become fluent by teaching– Skills like email and data processing– Concepts like how networks work,

building Web pages with HTML– Capabilities like how to find accurate

information on the WWW and debugging

• Integrates content by using projects

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Lifetime of Learning

• Why is lifelong learning emphasized?!?– College taught theories last forever - the

how to “think”– College facts have a shorter “shelf life” on

average– What were they teaching the class of 1950

about technology?• The first computers were developed in the 1940s• First packet sent on the “Internet” in 1969• PC as the personal computer was used ~1980• WWW was developed in 1994

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CSE100/INFO100• FIT100 is offered by the Computer

Science & Engineering (CSE100) and the Information School (INFO100)– It doesn’t matter which you registered

for– FIT100 has no prerequisites except

being a UW student– FIT100 is for non-technical students– If you are a “techie” or you plan to

major in science, engineering, etc… take CSE142

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Is FIT100 for you?• Take FIT100 if you…

– Want to learn about the application and science of information technology (IT)

– Want to prepare for a lifetime of learning IT– Are willing to think and study extensively– Can attend all classes and labs– Can devote 5-credits of student time to the

class• 3X Lectures• 2X Labs• 8-15 hours of outside time (reading, hw, projects,

studying, and most important - practicing)

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But, Maybe Not

• Do not take FIT100 if …– You only want to learn a few skills like word

processing, email, navigating the web for that see: http://www.washington.edu/computing/catalog/gen/Catalog.html

– You don’t have time to attend class and lab– You want a good grade with little work– You expect someone else to do the work

• FIT100 is offered every term, except summer!

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Some Thoughts about Grades

• Looking at the numbers…– 4.0-2.0 Students who passed with a

2.0 or better came to all classes, read the book, came to all labs, and took all the exams

– 1.9-0.0 Students who did poorly skipped classes, skipped labs, didn’t attempt parts of their projects

– Students in recent quarters were sent to the conduct committee and received academic probation

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Projects• HTML and web page creation• Javascript and basic programming

skills• Spreadsheets and Relational

Database creation using MS Excell and MS Access

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Readings

• We will follow the book Fluency with Information Technology closely– Readings are assigned for each class– Reading the material BEFORE class will…

»Make the lectures more useful»Allow you to ask thoughtful questions in class»Prepare you for unannounced quizzes

– What do you do if you don’t know what has been assigned?

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What’s on this WebSite?

http://courses.washington.edu/info100/

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An Assignment

• Assignment 1 is a treasure hunt– Find the class web page– Locate Assignment 1– Print it out– Use the syllabus to answer the

questions– Turn it in Friday in class to your TA

(write your name and section)