Questions?

Syllabus Objectives:

1. Become familiar with information technology hardware including the basic internal anatomy of a personal computer.
2. Understand the role of Operating Systems and demonstrate knowledge of command-line UNIX, Windows 7, and OS X.
3. Demonstrate file and folder management on PC, disk, flash memory stick, and zoo home directory server and backup server.
4. Detect and elimination of Computer Viruses & Spyware and protect your PC with Zone Alarm fire-wall software.
5. Demonstrate proficiency with electronic communication: e-mail, etiquette, attachments, and signature files.
6. Be familiar with the Blackboard^® environment and post journal entries.
7. Demonstrate proficiency in presentation graphics applications by giving a presentation in front of a class.
8. Demonstrate proficiency in word processing applications including tabs, hanging indent, and citing references for images and ideas.
9. Demonstrate proficiency in converting between decimal and binary numbers and an understand of using binary to code for text, images, and sound.
10. Demonstrate proficiency in spreadsheet and graphing applications including choosing the correct graph type, given a data set.
11. Understand and demonstrate how to present and interpret data in graphic form including basic descriptive statistics (central tendency and variation).
12. Understand what a peer-reviewed publication is, and the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary data.
13. Demonstrate finding reliable, credible sources of information on the web, and sources in the University library.
14. Find useful data on the Internet, be critical of those data, and interpret those data.
15. Demonstrate knowledge of data classification (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, etc.).
16. Understand, create, and interpret X Y scatter plots, box plots, histograms, population pyramids, and choropleth maps.
17. Create World Wide Web Pages using HTML code and publish on the web using the zoo web server.
18. Understand the history and legacy of computing.
19. Appreciate the utility, benefit, and limitations of computers and information technology.
20. Improve writing skills.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & ASSIGNMENTS:

Return Exam 2, Individual, Group, Average

Class Evaluations: Tuesday CRN: 92199     Thursday CRN: 92200 

LAST EXAM when we meet after Thanksgiving: 27, 29 November - our last lecture.  Labs end Fri Nov 30.

There will be no final exam for CALS 85 during final exam week.

Websites of the week: Websites of the Week: Data.gov (Thanks to Shannon Smith)  40 Examples of Creative Infographics, Powers of Ten, Carl Sagan Arecebo,  Contact Trailer, SETI at home, Jill Tarter's TED Talk, Jill Tarter and SETI, Arecebo Observatory, How to send a text message via email, QR Codes, UVM File Transfer .

Preview of Lab Next Two Weeks:
This week until the end of the semester:  Final Lab Project

Final Lab Project Due Dates:
   -Early Bonus (+15 points): Friday 16 November, 4pm (This Friday!)
   -Due Date: Friday 30 November, 4pm
   -If late: -10%, then starting Monday 3 December 4pm -5% per day (4pm deadline).
   -Deadline: Friday 7 December 4pm.  Nothing accepted after this deadline!  See online Deadlines

Reading: Study all previous readings, lecture and lab notes, and websites of the week, online videos, and Exporting Harm video (#8478 BH Library) to prepare for the last exam November 27, 29  (25 multiple choice questions on paper, no group process, take at your own speed within the 75 minute class period).

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary etc. data sources.  Wikipedia's Definitions
When ever possible use and cite primary sources.

Packet Structure:

Error checking: Sum check algorithm

Video: Networking The Nerds start at 19 minutes to end

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

The videos above are fair game for our last exam.