Computers and Society, Winter 2008

Welcome to the web site for...

Computers and Society, IST 2710
for the
Winter 2008 Semester
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM in 213 State Hall on the main WSU campus

Last updated: 4/16/08

Announcement:

The Online Grade Reports are working (see the link in "Online Tools" below). If you did not sign up with a password in class on Wednesday February 27, and you want the Online Grade Reports, contact David Bowen by email, and include the password you would like to use.

This is the web site for the following section of IST 2710 for the Winter 2008 Semester:

Section 006 CRN 23186, Wednesdays at 6:00 PM in 213 State Hall on the main WSU campus

My office is 216 Physics Building. Here is a map.

WSU weather closing information. If WSU closes because of weather (usually snow), that will be announced on:

313-577-5345, the University Newsline
http://www.wayne.edu/, main WSU web page
WSU Pipeline
WSU Public Radio station WDET, 101.9 FM or streaming at www.wdetfm.org/listenlive
Or sign up for email, text or cell call
- computing.wayne.edu > services > About WSU Broadcast Messaging

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Instructor contact information
Name: David Bowen
Winter 2008 Office Hours:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 √ 3:30 PM in 216 Physics
Mondays 5 to 6 PM in 100 Shapero Hall
Wednesdays 5 to 6 PM in 213 State Hall
Or call or email or set up an appointment

Campus address: 216 Physics / 666 West Hancock (southeast corner of Warren and Anthony Wayne) / Wayne State University / Detroit, MI 48202
Home address: 4704 Elmhurst / Royal Oak, MI 48073
Email: d.r.bowen@wayne.edu
AIM Screen Name: wsuwebguy
Telephone numbers:

Campus: 313-577-1498
Home: 248-549-8518
Cell phone: 248-514-9458
Ford: 313-390-2155 (most Fridays and some Thursdays)
FAX: 313-577-3932

David Bowen's website
Interdisciplinary Studies Program website
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences website
Wayne State University website

Course documents, all are MS Word files

Syllabus (Short) for IST 2710
Syllabus (Full) for IST 2710
Revised Schedule re-revised 3/26
Essay Assignment
Social Issues
Plagiarism policy for Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Class 1 (January 9)
- PowerPoint Notes for Class 1
- Lab and Assignment 1
Class 2 (January 16)
Class 3 (January 23)
- PowerPoint Notes for Class 3
- Lab and Assignment 3
Class 4 (January 30)
- PowerPoint Notes for Class 4
- Lab and Assignment 4
Class 5 (February 6)
- PowerPoint Notes for Class 5
- Lab and Assignment 5
Class 6 (February 13)
Class 7 (February 20)
Class 8 (February 27) Midterm today!
- Lab 8
- Password form for Online Grade Reports. You can use the Online Grade Reports to look at your line in my gradebookThis includes attendance, Labs, Homework, Quizzes and Exams. But you need a password to see them.
Class 9 (March 19)
Class 10 (March 26)
Class 11 (April 2)
- PowerPoint Notes for Class 11
- Lab and Assignment 11
Class 12 (April 9)
Class 13 (April 16)
- PowerPoint Notes for Class 13
Online Tools
- Online Grade Reports (you need a special password for these to work for you - contact David Bowen)
- Grade What-If (Excel spreadsheet to see what grade you are headed for)
- Internet Speed
  - Test the speed of your Internet connection (choose server - closer is probably faster)
    - If you use ad blocking, turn this off to run this test.
    - The speed with which you can download files from a server over the Internet is influenced by:
      - The speed of the server and how busy it is
      - How busy the routers are between the server and you (slowest router is the pinchpoint)
      - Your Internet hardware, and how busy your computer is doing other things
  - If you don't want to unblock ads, try this speed test
  - Review of web browser speeds
Other sites of interest
- Microsoft Office Compatibility download - use new Office 2007 file formats (e.g. ".docx") with older versions of Office
- Internet Job Sites
- IST 2710 web site
- Online Math Tutor
- Server Monitor - is a given DIS / WSU server up and running, or not?
- WSU status for Blackboard, Webmail, Pipeline, etc.
- Online life at WSU
- Forwarding your WSU email to another email address
WSU Computer support
- WSU Computer Help Desk: call 313-577-4778, 8 AM - 8 PM, Mon - Fri or email helpdesk@wayne.edu
- WSU Software Support (also many free downloads)
- Free Norton AntiVirus and EndNote software from WSU
- Discounted software from WSU
- Free programs for finding and fixing spyware, adware, etc.
  - Spybot Search and Destroy
  - Ad-Aware from Lavasoft
- I am also happy to help with computer problems