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CS 150 Personal productivity using technology. Instructor: Xenia Mountrouidou. Course Objectives. At the end of this course, you will be able to: Create and format Word documents, Excel Spreadsheets and PowerPoint Presentations.
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CS 150 Personal productivity using technology Instructor: Xenia Mountrouidou
Course Objectives • At the end of this course, you will be able to: • Create and format Word documents, Excel Spreadsheets and PowerPoint Presentations. • Enhance your productivity using Word mail merge and table features, Excel charts, formulas, functions, datasets and tables. • Present your portfolio using PowerPoint presentations and rich media tools. • Create, edit and improve a professional webpage. affect you. CS150
Course Objectives (cont.) • At the end of this class you will be able to: • Collaborate using cloud computing documents. • Solve professional and everyday life problems fast and effectively using Microsoft Office 2010. • Secure your documents, understand safety issues and how these CS150
My goals • Demonstrate how fun computer science can be • Give you proficiency in tools that will be useful for a variety of your college classes • Explore the basics of the digital world with you • Teach you coding and modern technologies as a game CS150
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Why do you need CS 150? • Word skills used for: • Research papers, Essays • Curriculum Vitae • Automate repeatable jobs CS150
Why do you need CS 150? • Excel skills for: • Performance reports • Graphs (science and math!!) • Automation of repeatable computations • Simulation? • Games? CS150
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Why do you need CS 150? • PowerPoint used for: • Presentation of your portfolio • A webpage? • Games? • Everyday use: photo album, notes, outlines CS150
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Why do you need CS 150? • Cloud computing • Virtualization • Alice in Wonderland • Security and cybercrime CS150
Lectures • We meet at 10-10:50, every Mon/Wed/Fri, at Merritt Penticoff Science Bld, Room 130 • Attendance will have a part in your grade. • This means: active participation! • Check our class webpage frequently: • http://users.ju.edu/xmountr/CS150/ • Read the syllabus and collaboration policies (HW0) • Reading and examples will be posted online on the course webpage. CS150
Lectures • MyITlab will be used for: • Practice exercises • Homework • Discussions • You need to buy the code (bookstore, online) to be able to participate in myITlab. • You can also buy the book (bookstore, online) • Online version • Hard copy version CS150
Class structure • Some theory • A lot of practice! • Class labs with hands on exercises • Questions/Quizzes in class • Homework • Practice and apply what we have learned • Understand • Exams • Evaluate your learning CS150
Grading • Grades will be determined by: • Word Exam: 20% • Excel Exam: 20% • Final Exam: 25% • Homework: 25% • Class Participation: 10% CS150
How to get help • Join my office hours! • Join the conversation on myITlab. • Check our class website frequently. • The links section has a lot of info • You may add to this! CS150
How to study? • Practice: actively participate in class, prepare for class • Understand: design principles behind what we use • Question: everything CS150
How to study? • Practice again: homework, submit on time • Ask for feedback • Study from course webpage links. Find other resources • Apply: in other classes use word, excel, powerpoint. Apply what we have learned CS150