| Jan 16 | Welcome Back! Class:Feedback on Objectives. Why we are doing journals. Group synergy exercise. Group Distributed Functions. | Lab: Types of Computers and telecommunication media. History of Internet Video. Share "End of the Semester Writing Assignments" on web. Group editing assignment explained, and work on group editing assignment. | Assignment Due: End of the Fall 2001 Semester Writing Assignment: Individual five to seven page paper posted on the WebCT Web site. Minimum of three journal entries. |
| Jan 23 | Class: (Meet in the Lounge downstairs) Group Editing Presentation guidelines. | Lab: History of Internet video. Resume construction in Word (AGRI 85 Lab 3), PowerPoint presentation construction. | Assignment Due: Group Editing paper. Re-drafts of Spreadsheet Assignment from last semester. Minimum of three journal entries. |
| Jan 30 | Class: Group Editing presentations. Meet in Room 222 Terrill Hall! | Lab: Moore's Law. Units of Memory & Storage Why 8-bits to a Byte/ASCII. History of Internet video. Work on PowerPoint Presentations, see Guidelines, | Assignment Due: Group Editing Presentation. Minimum of three journal entries. |
| Feb 6 | Class: First two hours: PowerPoint Presentations (8-10 min.) Peer-review of fellow student papers revisited. Meet in 206 Morrill Conference Room. | Lab: one hour Spreadsheets, Graphs, X-Y Scatter plots. | Assignment Due: AGRI 85 Lab 3. Resume. PowerPoint Presentation. Minimum of three journal entries. |
| Feb 13 | Class: First two hours: PowerPoint Presentations (8-10 min.) | Lab: one hour, copying tables and X-Y graphs into Word (Lab 5 AGRI 85). Writing exercise: Good & Bad of IT. History of the Internet Video. | Assignment Due: PowerPoint Presentation. Minimum of three journal entries. Third Lawry paper due (with edited draft) and posted to the web. |
| Feb 20 | Class: EXAM ONE! CALS History and current organization. | Lab: What percent of the world has IT @ home? Internet Packet Structure. High Stakes in Cyberspace Video. Reading Assignment: How Hackers Break In & How They Are Caught (Username: your last name in lower case, Password: last 7 digits of barcode) | Assignment Due: Minimum of three journal entries. AGRI 85 Lab 5 Assignment. |
| Feb 27 | Class: Hand back Exam. Mass Media Exercise. | Lab: Advanced Web: Error Checking algorithms, Anti-Virus
Software & Using
Netscape Composer.
History of the Internet Video. Reading Assignment: 1.Voyager II article, Sci. Am. Username: your last name in lower case, Password: last 7 digits of barcode 2. Critical thinking web page. |
Assignment Due: Minimum of three journal entries. |
| March 6 | Class: Critical Thinking exercise in-class example. Reading Assignment: Packet of Key Skills To Get A Job. | Lab: Advanced Web. History of the Internet Video. | Assignment Due: Tuesdays with MorriePaper due: Printed final draft, printed edited draft (signed by fellow JMH student), and URL to web version. Minimum of three journal entries. |
| March 13 | Class: Guest Speaker: David Osgood. Graphing exercise. | Lab: TCP/IP packet structure, advanced web review, work on Critical Thinking Web Page assignment. History of the Internet Video | Assignment Due:Minimum of three journal entries. |
| March 20 | Spring Break, No Class. | ||
| March 27 | Class: Student presentations on Critical Analysis of an Article Web Page. Intro to Final Project. | Lab: Work on Final Project. History of the Internet Video | Assignment Due: Critical Thinking exercise presentations. Advanced Web Page Posted to class (share URL on WebCT discussion). View the "Land for Learning: Justin Morrill and America's Land Grant Colleges and Universities" Video on reserve at the media center in Bailey-Howe Library. One Journal Entry must be on the video. Reflective Journal entry about joining UVM club or organization. Minimum of three journal entries. |
| April 3 | Class: EXAM TWO! Finish Critical Analysis of an Article Web Page. Student informal presentations on where you are with your Final Project. | Lab: Work on Final Project. History of the Internet Video | Assignment Due: Tell the class what you are thinking about using as your Project Theme, data sources, and what data you have found so far. Minimum of three journal entries. |
| April 10 | Class: Student presentations on where they are with their Final Project. Guest Speaker: Career Services representative. | Lab: What to look for in IT equipment: keyboards, mice, monitors, Systems. Work on Final Project. History of the Internet Video | Assignment Due: Present your first two graphs to the class. Minimum of three journal entries. Advisor check-in sheet signed due. |
| April 17 | Class: Final Project Presentations. | Assignment Due: Be ready to Present your Final Project. Minimum of three journal entries. | |
| April 24 | Class: Final Project Presentations. | Assignment Due: Be ready to Present your Final Project. Minimum of three journal entries. | |
| May 1 | Ropes Course & Dinner. | ||
| Final Exam: | Wednesday 8 May 3:30pm-5:30pm |