Agenda – 10/02/2013/ Monday - Unit 17
Howard J Rattliff, Jr. –
Principles of Technology - Course # 130227200 -
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Unit 17 Agenda
<Wednesday>, <Oct 02>, Rm 219 - On Campus
Dress: Business Casual
Start
End
Topic/Discussion
1:25
1:30
Meeting Final Checks (and Dial in - Not
Applicable)
Howard Rattliff
1:35
<< CLASS BEGINS >> -- Welcome Introductions of any /Guests?
Howard Rattliff
1:35
1:40
Class Roster (1st 10 minutes of
Class)
Howard Rattliff
1:40
1:45
Unit Agenda for Today & Logistics
Howard Rattliff
Howard Rattliff
1:50
Review of Last Class - Key Notes or
Learning Objectives / CLASS
QUESTIONS??
1:30
1:45
Teacher /
Instructor
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Legend:
Instructor
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Class
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Individuals
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1:50
2:00
Test Grades / Feedback /Improvement
CLASS
DISCUSSION
2:00
2:25
Test Review - Terms / Short
cuts/Commands & Functions
CLASS
DISCUSSION
Howard Rattliff
2:30
Next steps and assignments (Unit
17) Assignments Reminder / Next
Class Look-Ahead
2:25
Duration
Time
Unit 17 Assignment -- 1. Use UME instructor website to view
/access lecture notes; 2) Study terms and begin prep for 1st
major test Friday Oct 4th. Planned. 3) Defining Buttons
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Assignment/
Discussions
SME = Subject Matter
Expert
Review Notes from Previous Lecture and Feedback:
 Performance feedback from Lecture /Note taking graded assignment –
extra points.
 Grades and Books were mentioned:
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Grades available in Websmart Gradebook now. Go view them.
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Action: need students to check that grades are available to view?? This is my first time using
the system -Websmart. I need your help and feedback.
 Plan is use those extra point if necessary for Quizzes.
Expect books by next week. They are on order per Mr Horton.
 Reviewed sample test questions – True/False , matching, etc
 Provided study guide handouts to students – sample test questions/
Command Summary (2 pages), and Mr Rattliff’s list of Terms used up to
Sept 30th lesson.
 Use these/ review notes/study as group, etc to be prepared to do well.
Note Taking – Improvements & Suggestions
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Class discussion and feedback
1. Reviewed notes from lectures
a)
b)
c)
8/28/ Grades
9/4
And 9/16
2. Overall grades were moderate (most had at least one good session of
notes recorded.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
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consistent note taking each class, review and supplement with on line review
Format Date, today’s objective/purpose, review of last lecture concepts learned/ next
(look-ahead) assignment or lecture
Include exercises in note taking. Exercise objective (sort, data formatting , object manipulation,
formulas/ macro record, etc) and bottomline result and follow-up actions: 1. completed
successfully - no prob / 2. had problem with …. And reworked / 3. Did not get the
solution > ACTION: practice or review or discuss topic w/ teacher; 4. tried other
variations of problem or exercise.
Lindsey had best overall! Bethany/Lindsey/David Cade/Sophia all had one day perfect
scores. Althea mentioned references in her notes.
Reminder about next assignment.
Opportunity to improve
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Exercise 14 – Learning Results:
 Exercise – Developers Mode and Simple Programming Macros in
Excel
Students will learn to record and then run their 1st Macro
Learn how to create a command short cut of their own. Similar to CNTR + R keystroke
to fill right etc or CNTR +D keystroke to Fill Down. Run Macro and View software code in
VBasic editor mode. Toggle back and forth from Speadsheet mode to Programming modes. Etc.
Learn how to save the Macro-enabled file using a different SAVE AS format called Macro-enabled workbook.
Note: Students previously learned how to save as a Workbook and then as a Template in previous exercises.
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Workbook .XLSX file extension is default workbook format (filename.xlsx) used in Excel 2010
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Workbooks that contain a saved Macro must use a different SAVE As command called MacroEnabled workbook. A workbook may contain many command macros or scripts (active
computer programs).
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Programming – An Overview
 Program (noun) as in computer program/software program –
 General definition ref (1) :
 Any organized list of procedures ; schedules
 A procedure for solving a problem, including a collection of
data, processing , and presentation or results.
 … Such a procedure coded for a computer
 Programmed (or programed) – programming (or programing),
programs (verb form)
 Software specific: to provide (a computer) with set of instructions for
solving a problem. To design and schedule programs (as in programming)
Ref 1) American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, editor William
Morris © 1969
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Software
 Software (noun) as in computer program/software program –
 ref (1) Written or printed data such as program (s), routine (s),
and symbolic language (s), essential to the operations of
computers
 Documents containing information on the operations and
mainenance of computers, such as manuals/ diagrams/ flow
charts.
Ref 1) American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, editor William
Morris © 1969
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Software Compatibility
 Software versions are important information –
 Older document versions are typically forward compatible. Another way to
state is the earlier versions (e.g 1.0 and 2.0 ) can be used to read and import
into later versions like 4.0 or year designation like Office 2010.
 Backward Compatibility is not the industry normal for commercial software.
Why?? For example files created by the use in an Office 2013 application do
not automatically import or open in Office 2010 Application Programs.
 Additional steps needed to ensure compatibility
 Need to use save as : backward compatible version to ensure
interoperability and compatibility.
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Software Compatibility
 Excel workbook = xlsx file extension for Office 2010
 Macros – xlxm file extension for macro enabled workbooks
 Web page = htm for the entire workbook/ publish / as interactive
(eg calculating vs static data display) or just a section of a
worksheet ( $A$1:$F$12 work area dimension defined) and change
title of document to publish or post on website (rename feature)
 Template = XLT file extension
 Excel 4.0 and before = xls (single worksheets) This is before the
Excel workbook feature.
 Binary = xlsb file extension
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