CS 150 PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY USING TECHNOLOGY

Instructor: Xenia Mountrouidou

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Course Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to: Create and format Word documents, Excel

Spreadsheets and PowerPoint Presentations.

Enhance your productivity using Word mail merge and table features, Excel charts, formulas, functions, datasets and tables.

Present your portfolio using PowerPoint presentations and rich media tools.

Create, edit and improve a professional webpage. affect you.

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Course Objectives (cont.)

At the end of this class you will be able to: Collaborate using cloud computing

documents. Solve professional and everyday life

problems fast and effectively using Microsoft Office 2010.

Secure your documents, understand safety issues and how these

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My goals

Demonstrate how fun computer science can be

Give you proficiency in tools that will be useful for a variety of your college classes

Explore the basics of the digital world with you

Teach you coding and modern technologies as a game

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What are your goals?

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Why do you need CS 150?

Word skills used for: Research papers, Essays Curriculum Vitae Automate repeatable jobs

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Why do you need CS 150?

Excel skills for: Performance reports Graphs (science and math!!) Automation of repeatable computations Simulation? Games?

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Why do you need CS 150?

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Why do you need CS 150?

PowerPoint used for: Presentation of your portfolio A webpage? Games? Everyday use: photo album, notes, outlines

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Why do you need CS 150?

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Why do you need CS 150?

Cloud computing Virtualization Alice in Wonderland Security and cybercrime

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Lectures

We meet at 10-10:50, every Mon/Wed/Fri, at Merritt Penticoff Science Bld, Room 130

Attendance will have a part in your grade. This means: active participation!

Check our class webpage frequently: http://users.ju.edu/xmountr/CS150/

Read the syllabus and collaboration policies (HW0)

Reading and examples will be posted online on the course webpage.

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Lectures

MyITlab will be used for: Practice exercises Homework Discussions

You need to buy the code (bookstore, online) to be able to participate in myITlab.

You can also buy the book (bookstore, online) Online version Hard copy version

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Class structure

Some theory A lot of practice!

Class labs with hands on exercises Questions/Quizzes in class

Homework Practice and apply what we have learned Understand

Exams Evaluate your learning

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Grading

Grades will be determined by: Word Exam: 20% Excel Exam: 20% Final Exam: 25% Homework: 25% Class Participation: 10%

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How to get help

Join my office hours! Join the conversation on myITlab. Check our class website frequently.

The links section has a lot of info You may add to this!

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How to study?

Practice: actively participate in class, prepare for class

Understand: design principles behind what we use

Question: everything

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How to study?

Practice again: homework, submit on time

Ask for feedback Study from course webpage links. Find

other resources Apply: in other classes use word, excel,

powerpoint. Apply what we have learned