1. DAY 1: COURSE INTRODUCTION Harish Palakurthi harish.palakurthi@mail.wvu.edu January 13, 2015 1

2. ARE YOU SURE YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT ROOM? 2

3. YOUR INSTRUCTOR: HARISH PALAKURTHI Contact Information Website:http://cs101.wvu.edu/palakurthi E-mail:harish.palakurthi@mail.wvu.edu Office:210K Armstrong Hall Office Hours:Fridays from 10:00AM-12:00PM during open lab in 219 ARM 3

4. ABOUT THE COURSE The course goal is to teach data management/analysis, problem solving and critical thinking skills. You’ll learn how to use Microsoft Office to solve problems in a scientific or analysis- oriented context. CS101 is a 4-credit hour GEC-listed course. –2 hours in lecture (twice-weekly 50-minute lectures) –2 hours from out-of-class work (primarily MyITLab & Homeworks) 4

5. COURSE POLICIES AND SCHEDULE A full course schedule is available at http://cs101.wvu.edu/schedule http://cs101.wvu.edu/schedule The course syllabus is available at http://cs101.wvu.edu/instructors/palakurthi/ syllabus/ http://cs101.wvu.edu/instructors/palakurthi/ syllabus/ Make sure that you read and are familiar with both the schedule and syllabus. You’ll be held responsible for the information they contain. 5

6. WEBSITE AND E-MAIL The main CS101 website is at: http://cs101.wvu.edu http://cs101.wvu.edu Our class website is at: http://cs101.wvu.edu/palakurthi http://cs101.wvu.edu/palakurthi A lot of important info will be made available on the website and through MIX e-mail. It’s your responsibility to be aware of all provided information. If you receive an e-mail requesting a reply, please respond in a timely fashion. 6

7. FOLLOW ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK We're @wvucs101 on Twitter and wvucs101on Facebook@wvucs101 wvucs101 Get reminders of due dates, exams, tips and other information. 7

8. WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE: TEXTBOOK Exploring Microsoft Office 2013 ( Vol. 1 & 2) Available in eText and regular print formats Good for reference to material covered in class Ties in with MyITLab 8

9. WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE: SOFTWARE 9

10. TEXTBOOK/MYITLAB BUNDLES 10 Electronic Bundle eBook MyITLab Available at: Pearson (Online): $98.55Pearson (Online) Barnes & Noble: $118.65Barnes & Noble Book Exchange: $114.70Book Exchange Best choice for most students. Print Bundle Print Books eBook MyITLab Available at: Barnes & Noble: $174.30Barnes & Noble Book Exchange: $156.40Book Exchange

11. MICROSOFT OFFICE Acceptable Versions Office 2013 Pro/ProPlus or Office 365 Pro/Pro Plus/Home/ Personal/University –Include Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Office for Mac is not OK All WVU students can get Office 365 Pro Plus for free –Get it at http://it.wvu.edu/services/office365/proplushttp://it.wvu.edu/services/office365/proplus 11

12. MAC OS VIRTUAL MACHINE By running a virtual machine, you can use Office for Windows on a Mac. CS101 has a free ready-to-use virtual machine at http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/macvm/ http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/macvm/ Bring your Mac to Open Lab this Friday and we’ll help you get the VM installed. 12

13. PUBLIC COMPUTER LABS Don’t have your own computer ? Office 2013 is installed at: CS101 Open Lab ITS Computer Labs WVU Libraries public computers 13

14. STORING YOUR FILES Keep copies of all your files in a secure place! –If others use them, you might be penalized. If you work in a lab or other computers: –Recommended: Get a USB Flash drive or or use cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive)Google DriveDropbox OneDrive –Don’t: E-mail your files to yourself 14

15. GRADES:OVERVIEW AssignmentPts EachTotal Pts Homeworks6 at 50300 Participation Projects 10 at 10 (complete 10 of 12) 100 Exams 1 & 22 at 100200 Final Exam150 MyITLab Required 190 at 1.316 (first 190 questions answered) 290 Total1,000 15

16. GRADES: BONUS POINTS OpportunityPts EachTotal Pts MyITLab Grader Bonus Projects 2 at 25 (highest scoring 2 of 3 projects) 50 MyITLab Bonus10 (for answering 191-200 questions) 10 Total Bonus60 16

17. GRADES: GRADING SCHEME Grades are not curved. You can view your grades at https://cs101.wvu.edu/tools/gradebook/ https://cs101.wvu.edu/tools/gradebook/ 17 Grade LetterPoint Value A900 or more B800-899 C700-799 D600-699 F599 or fewer

18. 18 Assignments Homework Projects MyITLab

19. ASSIGNMENTS: HOMEWORK PROJECTS There will be 6 homework projects. –3 on Excel, 2 on Access, and 1 Problem Solving projects with multiple parts. The assignments are designed to test and build your skills with using Office for data analysis. 20% of the grade for each project comes from short answer data analysis questions. Late homeworks have a 20% per day penalty, calculated based on your final score. 19

20. ASSIGNMENTS: MYITLAB MyITLab is a computer-based training system. It simulates Microsoft Office. You’ll be asked to complete a variety of tasks to show your proficiency with the software. 5 MyITLab due dates throughout the semester. Requires MyITLab client on computer. –Installed in CS101 Open Lab, WVU Libraries, and OIT labsCS101 Open LabWVU Libraries OIT labs –Can be installed on home computersinstalled 20

21. EXAMS There will be 2 regular exams plus a final. –1 on Excel, 1 on Access, and a comprehensive final The exam projects directly build on the homeworks. If you do well on the homeworks, you’ll do well on the exams. The opposite also applies. There will usually be a review sessions for each exam. These are a great way to prepare. 21

22. MYITLAB REGISTRATION Registration instructions are at http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/myitlab/ http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/myitlab/ Read and follow the instructions! If you need help, go to CS101 Open Lab.CS101 Open Lab 22

23. MYITLAB GRADING You must complete at least 190 questions during semester. You earn bonus points for completing 191- 200 questions. There are over 220 questions in the system. You can skip a couple questions without penalty. Late work is worth 50% credit. 23

24. IN-CLASS PARTICIPATION PROJECTS Hands-on projects completed during class while working in small groups. There will be 12 projects during the class. You need to complete at least 10 of them. –Projects won’t be announced in advance. –You won’t be able to make-up missed projects if you’re not in class. 24

25. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Academic integrity is very important to CS101. It’s your responsibility to know our policy. Not reading the syllabus is not an excuse. We’re very good at catching cheaters. If you cheat, you will get caught and penalized. Penalties are severe and strictly enforced. –1st Time: You lose 100 points, a full letter grade. –2nd Time: You get an F for the course. 25

26. HOW TO AVOID VIOLATIONS Don’t work with other people. Homeworks are not group projects. Don’t share files with others, even if they claim they just want to “look” at them. Don’t leave your files on a public computer or anywhere else someone could take them. Don’t reuse files, even blank ones, because they may contain hidden details about the person who made the original file. 26

27. START WITH YOUR OWN BLANK FILE EVERY TIME Never give or take a file from anyone else. If you did not start your assignment with a blank, empty file that you yourself created, you have cheated. Do not share files with friends, even if the only thing in them is an import of the starter data for the assignment. 27

28. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: POLICY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM Before you can get credit for any of your work, you must sign the CS101 Academic Integrity Policy Acknowledgement Form. By signing this form, you certify that you understand CS101’s policies and will abide by them. If you have questions, ask before signing the form. 28

29. GETTING ASSISTANCE ON ASSIGNMENTS Open Lab (in 219ARM) M3:30pm-9:30pm T/W/Th3:30pm-7:30pm Fri10:00am-6:00pm Homework Help! Videos Open Lab Online Extended Open Lab (G06 Lyon Tower) Wed7:30pm-9:30pm 29

30. OPEN LAB Open Lab is a place for you to get help with your CS101 homework assignments. Open Lab is held in 219 Armstrong Hall weekdays. Hours are at http://cs101.wvu.edu/openlab. http://cs101.wvu.edu/openlab Start early on your assignments. Open Lab is very busy near homework due dates. You need to try the assignments before asking for help in open lab. We do not provide assistance with completing MyITLab Lessons. 30

31. HOMEWORK HELP! VIDEOS Watch and follow along as CS101 staff complete projects similar to your actual homework assignments. Videos and projects are posted on our website at http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/homework /homework-help-videos/ http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/homework /homework-help-videos/ 31

32. OPEN LAB ONLINE Early in the weeks when homework assignments are due, we will offer homework help via online chat. Schedule and details are at http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/help/open- lab-online/ http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/help/open- lab-online/ 32

33. ONLINE RESOURCES On the CS101 website, you can also find: Find-It Guides to help with homework.Find-It Guides Study Guides and Review Projects to prepare for exams.Study GuidesReview Projects 33

34. ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS If you have a disability, you may be entitled to special accommodations. Accommodations are granted by the Office of Accessibility Services. We can’t grant accommodations without their authorization.Office of Accessibility Services We need to receive notice of authorized accommodations at least one week before we are to provide them (like for an exam). 34

35. THINGS TO DO: ACTIVATE MYID WVU MyID is used for signing into the Computers in class, to record your attendance and view grades. If you haven’t done so already, you need to activate your MyID. Instructions are at http://myid.wvu.edu.http://myid.wvu.edu Call OIT Help Desk at (304) 293-4444 or go to Open Lab if you need help with MasterID.Open Lab 35

36. NEXT CLASS… Loot at some basic tech stuff, research tools used etc., 36