Computers and Society, Fall 2003

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IST 2710, Computers and Society
Winter 2004, Wayne State University, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Section 004. Tuesday evenings in 223 State Hall
Section 005. Wednesday mornings in 223 State Hall
David Bowen, Instructor, Section 983

Last updated: 4/22/04

Announcement - time and date of Final Exam:

Tuesday evening class - Final Exam is as we said in class: Tuesday May 4 6 - 9:40 PM in 223 State Hall.
Wednesday morning class
- A. The normal Final Exam date / time is Wednesday April 28, 8:30 - 12:10 AM in 223 State Hall
  NOTE 8:30 AM, not 9:35 AM start time!!!
- If you email me ahead of time, you can take the Final Exam at one of the following two times:
  - B. Thursday April 29, 8:30 - 12:10 AM in 223 State Hall
    NOTE 8:30 AM, not 9:35 AM start time!!!
    (If you just show up without emailing, I may not be there.)
  - C. With the Tuesday evening class
    (If you just show up without emailing, I may not have an Exam / diskette for you.)
- Wednesday morning class only: If none of these three alternatives work for you, contact me as soon as possible.

Instructor contact information:

Name: David Bowen

Office hours: 5 - 6 PM in classroom on Tuesdays and 8:30 - 9:36 AM on Wednesdays, but call or email any time.

Campus address: 2311 A/AB / Wayne State University / Detroit, MI 48202

Home address: 4704 Elmhurst / Royal Oak, MI 48073

Email: d.r.bowen@wayne.edu

Telephone numbers:

Campus: 313-577-1498
Home: 248-549-8518
Ford: 313-390-2155 (most Fridays and some Tuesdays)
Campus FAX: 313-577-8585

Free Internet access from WSU (log in with AccessID and Password). Link to find the local phone number (follow link DialSearch). This is full public access.
Free software from WSU (e.g. Norton Anti-Virus, Netscape 7.1, Internet Explorer, Shockwabve/Flash, Streaming multimedia players)
Buying software from WSU
Internet Startup for class in 223 State Hall. Save the file to your floppy diskette or C:\Temp. To use, bring it up in My Computer and double-click on "BowenStartup.htm"

Course documents, all are MS Word files

Syllabus for IST 2710
Agenda 1 for September 13 & 14

Binary Part 1 (handout)
Windows Basics (handout)
Computer Structure and Information Part 1 (handout)

Agenda 2 for September 20 & 21
Agenda 3 for September 27 & 28
Agenda 4 for February 3 & 4 (includes Essay Assignment)
- Social Issues (for Essay)
Agenda 5 for February 10 & 11 (includes updated Essay Assignment)
Agenda 6 for February 17 & 18
- Using Excel
- Memory sizes for sounds, numbers and instructions
- Making Folders with Windows Explorer: Homework
- Entering Equations in Excel: Homework (changed after class - will not work without changes)
Agenda 7 for February 24 & 25 (changed after class - Logic Gates Homework is part of Assignment 7)
- Midterm Topics
- The Internet
- Logic Gates
- Logic Gates Homework (changed after class - part of Assignment 7, not Assignment 8)
Agenda 8 for March 2 & 3
- Protecting yourself online
Agenda 9 for March 9 & 10
Agenda 10 for March 23 & 24
Agenda 11 for March 30 & 31; online copy updated, see announcement above.
Agenda 12 for April 6 & 7
- Recordable Optical Disks
- Paper and Pencil Computer - Worksheet 2 (in class)
- Paper and Pencil Computer - Worksheet 3 (homework, part of Assignment 12)
Agenda 13 for April 13 & 14
- Two notes about privacy
- Using WSU Webmail, and email assignments
- Final Topics
- QBASIC
Agenda 14 for April 20 & 21

Online Tools

Sign in / sign out - do this at the start and end of each class.
Course information form - 2/17 - Use nicknames (see Agenda 7)
Online Grade Reports (To get grade reports to work, you must use the Course information form to change GradeReports(Yes/No) to Yes.
Online grade reports have been enhanced to show your overall averages and future assignments.
Grade What-If spreadsheet

The Class

Class photo album

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