Introduction to Humanities Computing Spring 1999

Introduction to Humanities Computing François Lachance (o) TSH 205 (drop off)

How do students get accounts? good question. They should all have Muss accounts (muss.cis.mcmaster.ca is the student machine). Some may not have activated them. If they haven't activated their account they can do it through MUGSI which is a WWW site for students where they can do such things. It will be up with the new students on May 3. If they can't get around MUGSI they should go to the KTH labs where a student consultant will walk them through it.

Decorum CODE OF CONDUCT FOR COMPUTER AND NETWORK USERS URL:

Course WWW site URL:

Fun & Difficult F Computer Literacy Not just how to work a machine F Programming Not at all how to write software F Formatting Not just how to add bells & whistles & pictures F Rhetoric of computing How people discuss technology F Critique How to assess applications F Analysis How to address substantive issues

Course Topics F What is a computer? F The Internet & Computer Mediated Communication F The Electronic Text F Hypertext and Hypermedia F Operating Systems & Human Computer Interaction F The Digital Image F What is Humanities Computing?

Course Format F Lectures/Discussion F Tutorials F List: Send me a message with your to be added! F World Wide Web Materials

Information Sources F Text Book: Computer Confluence F Online Resources - Get your account created! WWW - Look at them; Find more F Handouts F Library F Magazines (Wired, Byte, MacUser...) F Newspapers (Technology Sections)

Assignments F Participation10% F Homework10% F Text Analysis Paper*20% F Short HTML Paper*20% F Final Exam30% F Skills Test10% *Group work

Participation F Electronic Participation F Share things with the class Newspaper clippings Advertisements Bizarre stories Jargon Watch Ancient Computers (Old Games) F Class/Tutorial Participation

Text Analysis Paper F Work in pairs F Text-analysis using TACTweb F About 5 pages F Handed in on disk in Word format F Paper copy also submitted F Keep a copy! F Due May 26

HTML - Assignment F Work in small groups (4 to 5 people) F 2500 Words (500 wpp) F Upload or by in HTML F Separate Handout F Due June 2

Skills Test F F WWW F Operating System F Word Processing F Database Date: June 9

MILE F Online Quiz Due Date: May 17

Exam Some example questions URL: Date: June 16

Questions F Name and Student Number F Address F What sort of computer experience do you have? (List software you are familiar with, courses taken, and general experience) F What do you expect to learn from this course? F What questions would you like addressed?

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