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CIS101Introduction to Computing

Week 01

Dr. Catherine DwyerInformation Systems

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Agenda

Class Introductions What is CIS101? What is a learning community? Sustainability – Learning community theme Using Pace e-mail and Blackboard Introduction to Excel Next week’s homework and assignments Online survey

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Catherine DwyerAssociate Professor IS Dept.

Full time since Fall 2000 Other classes taught: CS121, CS122, IS112, IS223,

IS241, IS323, IS396E (Java), IS660Z(Programming Games Using VB)

Lead developer for Web Assisted CIS101 Revision Chair for IS Undergraduate curriculum Co-author with Dr. Jeanine Meyer of Programming

Games With Visual Basic, Course Technology, 2001

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My IS Background

MS in CS (Pace), PhD in IS from NJIT, dissertation on privacy management in social networking site

Two daughters, recent college grad and high school senior

Prior Experience: Programmer/Analyst at NYC investment bank, Technology Coordinator at Graphics Design Firm

Husband journalist with The New York Times Research interests: social networking and social media,

online privacy management, and sustainability (link to my research at http://csis.pace.edu/~dwyer)

You?

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Required Texts

Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (New Perspectives)

HTML Complete Concepts and Techniques (Shelly Cashman)

JavaScript 101 Security Awareness: Applying

practical security in your world

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What is CIS101?

Fulfills core requirement for computing course

Has these components Computer security Learning community

theme(Sustainability) Application software (Excel) HTML and Web Development Introduction to Programming (JavaScript)

What is a learning community?

Required to take at least one learning community

Same students meet in two parallel classes, CIS101 and BUS150

Student teams will be the same for both classes

Final team project will have BUS150 requirements and CIS101 requirements

You will get separate grades for both classes

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The goals of a learning community

Link courses and disciplines so that students and their professors experience a coherent and enriched learning environment together

Provide setting for college students to develop a sense of responsibility and community

Encourage an increased interaction among students and faculty Provide a rich, learning-centered environment Emphasize active and collaborative learning Provide exploration and understanding of diverse perspectives and a

deeper understanding of course materials

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Sustainability

“capacity to maintain a process indefinitely” (WikiPedia)

Characteristic of eco-systems Resources are finite, and must be

used in a renewable and sustainable manner

We will use Excel to identify and define sustainability

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Computer Security

Computer security affects individuals and organizations

Do you have spyware on your computer?

How is your computer vulnerable? Do the organizations you work with

protect your information?

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Web assisted classes

Hybrid class structure Combines in class meetings and

online content 2 hours in computer classroom 1 credit delivered online (equivalent to

one classroom hour)

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What is online learning?

Class interaction and learning delivered using technology

Online site combines readings, quizzes, and discussion forums

Pace uses Blackboard course management software to administer online courses

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Your Pace e-mail

Official university communications will be sent to your Pace e-mail

E-mail from Blackboard (this course) will come to your Pace e-mail

Need Pace e-mail to register for personal web space

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Finding your e-mail ID

Find your e-mail ID in Pace Student E-Mail Directory (link to Directory from http://studentit.pace.edu/)

Enter your first name and last name Your e-mail ID and Alias will be displayed You will need e-mail ID to access your

student e-mail and access Blackboard Your Alias is another account name others

can use to e-mail you

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Access your Pace e-mail

Go to http://stmail.pace.edu/ Enter ID and portal password For further instructions on setting up

Pace e-mail go to http://studentit.pace.edu/

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Using STmail

All e-mail sent to Pace services (doit, etc) must originate from your student account

All Pace communications will be sent to your student account

To forward student account e-mail to another account: Go to http://pru.pace.edu and sign in Select the mail forwarding option and enter the

address you want to use

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Sign on to Blackboard

http://blackboard.pace.edu/ Username is Pace e-mail ID Password is the same as the portal

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CIS101 Blackboard Site

Syllabus and course schedule Assignments Course materials Discussion Board (post message

under welcome) Student Tools

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Try it out!

Read Course syllabus Class schedule CSIS student rights and responsibilities

Post your introduction in the Discussion Board

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Your grade

Homework/Assignments - 20% Class participation – 10% Discussion Board - 20% Excel exam - 15% Final - 15% Group Web Site – 20%

Discussion Board

Online discussion is the most important part of online learning

You will be graded on your ability to contribute to a good online discussion

Means posting comments that generate a response

Means participating and responding to others Grading rubric

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Excel 2007

Part of Microsoft Office Word, Access, PowerPoint

How to start Excel Windows and tools in Excel interface Saving in Excel

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How to participate in the online portion of CIS101

Read your Pace student e-mail or have it forwarded

Participate in to Discussion Board each week

Keep up with assignments Assignments – description of each

week’s homework, class, and readings Syllabus – course schedule

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Week 1 Assignments

Each week, assignments will be described in Assignments section of Blackboard

Each week will have a parallel folder in Course Materials that you must review

Discussion board assignment on Sustainability

Online survey

Please access the online survey from Blackboard and complete

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Next week

Bring your Excel text to class See you online!