DAY 1:
COURSE INTRODUCTION
Harish Palakurthi
harish.palakurthi@mail.wvu.edu
January 13, 2015
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ARE YOU SURE
YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT ROOM?
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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
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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 analysisoriented 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)
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COURSE POLICIES AND
SCHEDULE
• A full course schedule is available at
http://cs101.wvu.edu/schedule
• The course syllabus is available at
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.
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WEBSITE AND E-MAIL
• The main CS101 website is at:
http://cs101.wvu.edu
• Our class website is at:
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.
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FOLLOW ON TWITTER AND
FACEBOOK
• We're @wvucs101 on Twitter and
wvucs101on Facebook
• Get reminders of due dates, exams, tips
and other information.
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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
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WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE:
SOFTWARE
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TEXTBOOK/MYITLAB BUNDLES
Electronic Bundle
• eBook
• MyITLab
Available at:
• Pearson (Online): $98.55
• Barnes & Noble: $118.65
• Book Exchange: $114.70
Best choice for most
students.
Print Bundle
• Print Books
• eBook
• MyITLab
Available at:
• Barnes & Noble:
$174.30
• Book Exchange:
$156.40
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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/proplus
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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/
• Bring your Mac to Open Lab this Friday
and we’ll help you get the VM installed.
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PUBLIC COMPUTER LABS
Don’t have your own computer ?
Office 2013 is installed at:
• CS101 Open Lab
• ITS Computer Labs
• WVU Libraries public computers
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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)
– Don’t: E-mail your files to yourself
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GRADES:OVERVIEW
Assignment
Homeworks
Participation
Projects
Exams 1 & 2
Final Exam
MyITLab
Required
Total
Pts Each
6 at 50
10 at 10
Total Pts
300
100
(complete 10 of 12)
2 at 100
150
190 at 1.316
200
150
290
(first 190 questions
answered)
1,000
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GRADES:
BONUS POINTS
Opportunity
Pts Each
MyITLab
2 at 25
Grader Bonus (highest scoring
2 of 3 projects)
Projects
MyITLab Bonus 10
Total Pts
50
10
(for answering
191-200 questions)
Total Bonus
60
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GRADES:
GRADING SCHEME
Grade Letter
A
B
C
D
F
Point Value
900 or more
800-899
700-799
600-699
599 or fewer
• Grades are not curved.
• You can view your grades at
https://cs101.wvu.edu/tools/gradebook/
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Assignments
Homework
Projects
MyITLab
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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.
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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 labs
– Can be installed on home computers
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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.
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MYITLAB REGISTRATION
• Registration instructions are at
http://cs101.wvu.edu/resources/myitlab/
• Read and follow the instructions!
• If you need help, go to CS101 Open Lab.
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MYITLAB GRADING
• You must complete at least 190 questions
during semester.
• You earn bonus points for completing 191200 questions.
• There are over 220 questions in the
system. You can skip a couple questions
without penalty.
• Late work is worth 50% credit.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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GETTING ASSISTANCE ON
ASSIGNMENTS
• Open Lab (in 219ARM)
•M
• T/W/Th
• Fri
3:30pm-9:30pm
3:30pm-7:30pm
10:00am-6:00pm
• Homework Help! Videos
• Open Lab Online
• Extended Open Lab (G06 Lyon Tower)
• Wed
7:30pm-9:30pm
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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.
• 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.
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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/
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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/openlab-online/
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ONLINE RESOURCES
On the CS101 website, you can also find:
• Find-It Guides to help with homework.
• Study Guides and Review Projects to
prepare for exams.
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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.
• We need to receive notice of authorized
accommodations at least one week before
we are to provide them (like for an exam).
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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.
• Call OIT Help Desk at (304) 293-4444 or
go to Open Lab if you need help with
MasterID.
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NEXT CLASS…
• Loot at some basic tech stuff, research
tools used etc.,
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