CSIT58 Task #1: The Online Class and Windows

Due date: September 6. Late deadline September 13.

Reading:

Next, do the assignment. If you don't have the textbook yet, you can still complete the assignment using the information in the PowerPoint slides and by searching the Internet. In this assignment you will:

Log in to Etudes and click the link for Tasks, Tests and Surveys. Click Task 1 and begin the assignment. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the assignment and quiz. Once you click Finish, there is no way to go back and change it. If you realize you have made an error you need to email me about it. You may complete the parts of the assignment in any order. You can enter and exit as you wish.

Part 1: Discussion and Private Messages 10 points

1. Introduction Discussion 5 points

  1. Click the Discussion and Private Messages button on the left side of the page.
  2. Click the link for the Task 1 Introduction discussion.
  3. Read my post and a few others, then click New Topic
  4. Write a paragraph about yourself. Read over your post carefully for errors and spell check. Remember that everyone in the class will see your message after you post it. Don't post anything that is too personal, and no profanity please. You are not required to attach a photo. Click the Submit button when you are finished.
  5. In a separate paragraph, describe your experience with online courses. If this is your first online course, say so and then describe any concerns or questions you have about it.
  6. Read another student's introduction and Reply to it.

2. Private Message 5 points

  1. From the Discussion and Private Messages area, click the Private Messages link. A Private Message can only be read by the person you send it to.
  2. Click the Newpm button.
  3. Make sure the To user box has my name selected.
  4. Type Task 1 in the Subject box.
  5. In the Message body, give me an email address and phone number to use to contact you outside the Etudes classroom.
  6. Use at least two of the buttons in the toolbar for formatting the text of your message.
  7. Submit the message.

Part 2: Study Questions 20 points.
Start a document in Word, WordPad or Notepad. Answer the questions below and number each answer.

Complete the survey at http://www.cod.edu/dept/CIL/CIL_Surv.htm. Answer questions 1 through 3 based on your results:

1. What was your score?

2. Based on the results, what is your greatest strength for for online learning?

3. What is your greatest weakness?

Click the link to open a PDF file "Examples of Discussion Board Etiquette for Online Courses." This requires Adobe Acrobat to open. If you need to download and install it, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html . Use the information in the PDF file to answer questions 4 and 5.

4. (2 points) Choose a guideline from the paper. Repeat the guideline and then make up an example of a post that would violate that rule. You can copy/paste the guideline from the document by clicking the Select Text button and then dragging over it. Right-click the selected text and then choose Copy to Clipboard from the menu that appears. Go back to your Word document and Paste the text into your document. Then type your example.

Go to http://etudesproject.org/gateway/server_info.html and look at the requirements for software and hardware for Etudes to answer questions 5 through 8:

5. What browser software can be used with Etudes?

6 Describe how browser cache settings can cause errors using Etudes.

7. What should your configuration be for Javascript for Etudes?

8. What should your configuration be for pop-up windows for Etudes?

Go into our Etudes classroom and click Resources. Click StudentGuide.pdf to open the Etudes User Guide. Find the answers to the following questions in the guide. You can search for text by clicking typing it in the box in the toolbar at the top of the document. Use the Find Next or Previous buttons to move to occurrences of the text.

9. How will you know if you have new Private Messages to read?

10. I will release assignment grades after the late submission deadline. How will you review your results and see my grading feedback?

11. What does Mark for Review do in an assignment?

Questions 12 through 18 are based on the class syllabus.

12. How much time do you get to turn in the work for a task?

13. An assignment is worth 40 points and you turn it 4 days after the due date. You do it perfectly. What will be your score?

14. Make up a schedule for when you will spend the required number of hours on this class each week. Give the day and time.

15. What are the names of the textbooks that are required for this class? Do you have them yet? If not, when will you get them?

16. What software programs will we study in this class? Do you have them on your computer? If not, how do you plan to complete the work?

17. List the ways you can contact me if you need help.

18. What will happen if you turn in an assignment that is the same as another student's work?

Save the document as with your answers as Task1. Upload this document to complete Part 2 of the Task1 Assignment in Etudes.

Part 3: Windows Quiz 10 points

In the Task 1 Assignment in Etudes, you will be presented with 10 multiple choice questions covering the information in Windows Projects 1 and 2 in Dozer's Quintessential Guide to Computer Literacy. If you don't have the textbook yet, you can find the answers to the questions by searching the Internet. You may already know many of the answers from your experience using Windows already. The questions are very basic.