| Schedule by week or unit | Information to cover Please note that the first assignment is at the bottom of the list posted here. You should do the work in order! I may add to the weekly schedule during the course of the week, so please check back multiple times. Please keep copies of all work you submit until you receive your final grade at the end of the semester. Play computer means to figure out the results yourself by evaluating the data rather than running the query. Remember that I record all my classes and capture notes on the Smartboard in the spring and fall when I teach online. The recordings (audio) and the Smartboard are available for all students to use under Audio and Smartboard. This semester you should use the information from 2019 and some from Spring 2020. I am preparing Topic Videos to go with the work that is being covered. |
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| HELP schedule | I will set up some optional class Zoom meetings that you can attend. Check the week of information to see the times and dates. Kevin is the tutor or SI for this class. I will send you the information about Kevin's Zoom address. Kevin is available Wed 10-1, Thurs 1-4, Sat 5-7 and Sunday 4-7. My office hours are 1 on Monday, 10 on Tuesday, 1 on Wednesday, 10 on Thursday. I hold my office hours in Zoom. If it turns out other hours work better for students these may change, so check back. I am also available by request (give me a few time options) especially while we get other support in place. I have been meeting with a lot of students that request it, maybe something you should consider doing. You can email me with a couple of times you can meet and usually one of those will work. I will send out the information to contact me on Zoom. I will post availability but you can also set something up with me. Here are some videos you may find useful to connect to resources. Some of these apply to Mac users. Downloading WinSCP on your PC by SI Joe Fletcher Connecting to the CIS Pool How to log into Bristol vlabs using a web broswer Filezilla on the Mac There is access to WiFi from your car under the solar canopies on the Fall River Campus. |
| Week #11 Week of April 12th |
INFORMATION: As promised, this is catch up week with no new material or assignments. Please take advantage of it, ask for help if you need it and send me lots of stuff!If you give me some times (including the weekend), I can set up help times. For now 8:30PM on Thurs works and 5:00 on Friday (sorry had to change this - meeting I forgot). |
| Week #10 Week of April 5th |
INFORMATION: Tuesday, April 13 (2PM-4PM) – STEM Virtual Networking Night (HIGHLY ENCOURAGED) Please join us, Tuesday, April 13, from 2-4pm, for our Spring STEM Networking Event. This virtual event, a collaboration between STEM Starter Academy and Career Services, provides valuable connections for our students to some of Bristol’s key industry partners in STEM-specific career areas. Through small breakout sessions, students and faculty can interact with several area employers and Bristol alumni to discuss potential career opportunities and the skills and degrees required for these positions. Registration is required for this event, and is open to all Bristol students, faculty, administration and staff. The Zoom meeting link will be sent via email upon event registration. Click to registerIf you missed our discussion on Digital Forensics and Cyber Crimes: First-Hand Knowledge from an Expert in the Field or wanted to go back and re-watch it, please reference the following link to view the Zoom recording: Digital Forensics and Cyber Crimte If you haven’t already registered for this week’s event on April 6 at 12:30PM discussing Extreme Privacy: How to Disappear in America it is not too late! You may do so via the following registration form: Register Here Remember that there is a department wide advising session with CIS faculty. The sessions are Wednesday, April 7th from 4PM to 6PM and Thursday, April 8th from 8PM to 10PM. I have sent out the Zoom address, contact me if you do not have it. This is an excellent opportunity to ask CIS faculty questions about the curriculum and your schedule. This week we are going to go back and take another look at databases, but this time we are going to use multiple tables. This is a brief introduction to the concepts so that it will make a little sense when people talk about a relational database and 3rd normal form. There are entire courses on this topic, so again my goal is familiarity. EXAMPLES TO LOOK AT: Normalization (3rd normal form)Student 4 table database Student 4 table data needed We will work on this database. TOPIC VIDEOS: Introduction to relational databasesExample of an order relational databases Access Student Database 1 to 1, 1 to many and many to many relationships SMARTBOARD AND AUDIO NOTES FROM Spring 2019 and Fall 2019: I think the Spring versions have a little more information, but I would look at all of them.Relational database (4/16/19) Accompanying audio Relational Database (4/16/19) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Relational database in Access (4/18/19) Accompanying audio Relational Database in Access (4/18/19) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Relational database continued (4/23/19) Accompanying audio Relational Database in Access continued (4/23/19) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Databases (10/31/19 11:00) Accompanying audio Databases (10/31/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Databases (10/31/19 12:30) Accompanying audio Databases (10/31/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: Donation database you need to doAs always, check back... |
| Week #9 Week of March 29th |
INFORMATION: David Papargiris, Director of Forensics Investigations for the Iron Mountain Corporation, is a national expert on Digital Forensics and a fascinating speaker. Try to attend his speech on March 30th from 12:30PM to 1:30 PM on Zoom. Note it is Tuesday, March 30th - I originally had an error.Register Here I will do a lecture at 8:00 on Monday as usual. I will also post information about Q&A sessions with the faculty on advisement. This week we are going to deal with ASCII. I put the information under week #8 since this is really just a continuation of the binary, hex and coding we started looking at last week. TOPIC VIDEOS: Alum conversation from December 2, 2020Passcode: v4QK%x!W ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: Career and mentor paper: The mentors are professionals who went through the CIS program at BCC and are now working in the field or continuing their studies. They have generously volunteered to be an email mentor to discuss career and skills with current students. This assignment will need you to interview your mentor. I want you to write a paper about careers in the computer field. There should be two parts to the paper: The first part should be an interview with your mentor about the work he or she does in the computing field or if your mentor is continuing studies in computing, ask about the degree program he or she is in and what they would like to do when they complete their studies. You should also ask your mentor about the soft skills they find are important and why. Your paper should contain information about your mentor's job or degree program with several quotes from your mentor. You can also include information from the panel of CIS alum. You can use last semester until I untangle this semesters panel.The second part should be researching a career in computing that interests you and writing about what the job involves and the skills that are needed. The paper should include notes citing your sources (I would estimate that you need at least a couple of pages to cover the goals well). In addition, send me a list of the questions you asked your mentor. The paper is due on Thursday, April 29th by midnight. If you have trouble contacting your mentor, let me know and pass in the mentor part late (the research part must be on time to get full points). If you are too far behind on work and you need to send me a lot of work, I may not send you a mentor until you are more caught up and proved you are participating in this course. If you do not get a mentor this week and you do not think you are that far behind, be sure to contact me.ASCII assignment ASCII assignment |
| Week #8 Week of March 22nd |
INFORMATION: On March 25th, a CIS Alum panel will be telling about their careers in IT: how they got there and what they do. They will be talking on Zoom starting at 12:00 and ending sometime between 1:00 and 1:30. This is a required event with a followup paper. If you cannot be there, I will make a recording. Students always tell me how much they learn and how great it is to hear about the real world experiences of people in CIS from Bristol. I will do an optional lecture on the topics Monday at 8:00 on Zoom.This week we are going to wrap up JavaScript and we are going to take a little break from learning coding and look at numbering systems. For those of you that bought the optional book, there are a lot of logic examples that you should reference. If you did not get the book some research on logic flowcharts and pseudocode might be helpful. Numbering systems and code This handout covers binary and hex well, but it was written over 20 years ago and the code information is historical and not current. We will look at 8-bit ASCII code which is not covered and look at the link below. Reference for ASCII You can start looking this week, but the assignment on this will be next week. EXAMPLES TO LOOK AT: A few examples of conversion using binary, decimal and hex.SMARTBOARD AND AUDIO NOTES FROM Fall 2019: Numbering systems (10/22/19 11:00) Accompanying audioNumbering systems (10/22/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Numbering systems (10/22/19 12:30) Accompanying audio Numbering systems (10/22/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASCII and portfolio (10/29/19 11:00) Accompanying audio I forgot to turn on the recorder so I would suggest using the Audio and Smartboard from the 12:30 class. I did try to record some things from the beginning in a separate recording, but not so good... ASCII and portfolio(10/29/19 11:00 first few minutes) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASCII and portfolio (10/29/19 11:00 rest) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASCII and portfolio (10/29/19 12:30) Accompanying audio ASCII and portfolio (10/29/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: Rock, Paper, Scissors Program: Write the Rock, Paper, Scissors using JavaScript and get it running. I know there are a lot of models out on the web. I want you to write your own code. If you do code that I have not covered,you need to explain what you did and how it works. You should have a loop so that the user can choose to play again. You are playing against the computer which should be a random number. I did a random number example in the guess number program.Portfolio Project to start (must be done using HTML that you write): I want you to start creating an online portfolio. For CIS majors you can work on this throughout your time at BCC and develop a portfolio to help you when you are looking for a job. For now we are going to do a basic start. You should make a title page with basic information and a link to a second page that should contain a menu with links to a database that you upload, two JavaScript problems you have written and other work for this or another course. You can certainly incorporate your introductory page from week 1. The index or first page should have basic information. The second page should link to at least four things that you have done. You can put the work in the root of cisweb or you can put it in a folder. The address should be cisweb.bristolcc.edu/~yourusername/folder if any/name of the page. Remember that the port is now 220. If it is html page then it has a .html extension. The database has a .accdb extension. Check with me if you have problems. This is due at the end of the tenth week. Number conversions You must pass in the work to get a grade higher than C on this assignment Check back! |
| Vacation Week Week of March 15th |
My office hours will be Tues and Thurs at 10 and Wed at 1. I will be available to go to Zoom Sunday from 1 to 3. Recording of Game sequence of programs on Monday, March 15th Passcode: Buu6=N4& |
| Week #7 Week of March 8th |
INFORMATION: On Monday at 8:00PMI will lecture on some JavaScript topics and take questions at my usual Zoom address.This week we are going to continue with JavaScript so please continue looking at the rest of the examples under the JavaScript. Eventurally we will look at them all up through and including the series of Guess Game scripts/programs. The book if you bought it is a reference book, check out the logic explanations. Recording from 3/8/21 The passcode is oZ!^&30k EXAMPLES TO LOOK AT: Look at the JavaScript examplesFor now we are skipping arrays but you should look at the rest. TOPIC VIDEOS: Final totals etc.Math facts programs Math facts continued Guess game programs SMARTBOARD AND AUDIO NOTES FROM Fall 2019: More JavaScript (10/10/19 11:00) Accompanying audioMore JavaScript (10/10/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation More JavaScript (10/10/19 12:30) Accompanying audio More JavaScript (10/10/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: Flowchart and Pseudocode test This is a test. I will accept it late, but late points will be subtracted. As always it is due the Thursday of the week after it was assigned - so in this case March 18th. Woops that is vacation week so make that March 22nd. The flowcharts are my (not so successful) experiment with a drawing toy! Let me know if you have questions. Remember it is a test so no working with anyone but me.Second JavaScript assignment Check back! |
| Week #6 Week of March 1st |
INFORMATION: I will setup a Zoom meeting at 8:00PM on Monday, March 1st to go over JavaScript and take questions on logic. If this does not work and you would like to be able to listen to the lecture, send me daytime hours that work - weekends usually are fine as well as during the week.Stay in touch! Some groups are having problems getting things together - lets try to get them in by the end of this week - no penalty. I hope you can make it to the CyberSecurity speech on March 2nd from 12:30 to 1:30. The topic is OSINT: The FBI's Secret Weapon to Bring the Capitol Rioters to Justice. The address to register CyberSecurity registration. On Thursday, March 25th, a group of CIS at Bristol alum will speak on Zoom (probably my address) about there careers and Bristol. This is an event that students find very beneficial. If you are in CIS120 Programming: Logic, Design and Implementation please try to free up some time to come. It will relate to an assignment on careers. I will record but in person with questions and answers is the best choice. This week we are going to continue with logic - I added a Powerpoint presentation about playing computer into last weeks layout. I think it will be helpful with the Logic Assignment. There are also two Powerpoint presentations on if and loops that you need to definitely look at. As always, be sure you listen to the videos. They go over the topics. For backup there are the Smartboard and audio from last fall which are the lectures that I delivered in class - a lot of students find those very helpful. Start the week by looking at the logic components and then move on to JavaScript. We will continue with topics like if and loops next week. Some of the material on JavaScript will definitely be continued next week. Be sure to go over the Topic Videos on JavaScript and the examples and again I recommend the Smartboard and audio from last fall. Our goal in the next few weeks is to be able to use logic to figure out how to solve a problem and then write a script/program with JavaScript. The next topic is the introduction to JavaScript and above all else, I want you to understand the examples so that you to can write the code. EXAMPLES TO LOOK AT: Please look at the JavaScript examples at this address.Specifically look at the examples up through if statements and next week we will move on through finaltotals.html and maybe beyond.. TOPIC VIDEOS: Explanation of the Logic Powerpoint assignmentExplanation of the IF statement Powerpoint presentation Explanation of the loop Powerpoint presentation Introduction to JavaScript Decisions in JavaScript Decision where one thing has to be true and either of two others Debug JavaScript in Firefox Loops in JavaScript PRESENTATIONS: For help on if statements, look at this presentation: (There is a video that explains this as well)Presentation on logical if structures Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation on logical if structures Please look at this PowerPoint on loops and repetition: (There is a video that explains this as well) Presentation on structure (focus on loops) Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation structure (focus on loops) SMARTBOARD AND AUDIO NOTES FROM Fall 2019: Logic ifs and loops (9/26/19 11:00) Accompanying audioLogic ifs and loops (9/26/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Logic ifs and loops (9/26/19 12:30) Accompanying audio Logic ifs and loops (9/26/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Inclass ifs (10/1/19 11:00) Accompanying audio Inclass ifs (10/1/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Inclass ifs (10/1/19 12:30) Accompanying audio Inclass ifs (10/1/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Intro JavaScript (10/3/19 11:00) Accompanying audio Intro JavaScript (10/3/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Intro JavaScript (10/3/19 12:30) Accompanying audio Intro JavaScript (10/3/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation JavaScript if and loop (10/8/19 11:00) Accompanying audio JavaScript if and loop (10/8/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation JavaScript if and loop (10/8/19 12:30) Accompanying audio JavaScript if and loop (10/8/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: Logic PowerPoint assignment Play computer and determine the output.First Javascript assignment |
| Week #5 Week of February 22nd |
INFORMATION: Let me know if you want Zoom during my office hours and suggest other times if my office hours do not work and you need some Zoom time.I have an eye infection problem so my eyes need some rest time during the day and I am continuing to get behind. Sorry! Recording from Monday, Feb22nd going over examples Passcode: U0r=mrK& We are going to start looking at logic this week. Logic is truly the key to successful computing, it is at the root of instructing computers. The optional book is a reference book so,if you got it use it to help you understand logic. The first thing to do is the Practice exercise. I would listen to the video for the first one and make sure you understand and then I would try the second one alone before listening to the video. Finally you also want to go through the logic concepts and the file processing video. Before you do the 30 questions I would listen to that video. As always I suggest listing to the audio along with the Smartboard from the previous classes. EXAMPLES TO LOOK AT: This week, we will go over some of the principles from the readings above and start looking at logic. We will work on the practice exercise below. Note that there are Smartboard and audio about these examples as well as Topic Videos.Practice exercise Practice continued TOPIC VIDEOS: Topic Video to go with example 1 in practice exerciseTopic Video to go with example 1 in practice exercise (youtube version) Topic Video to go with example 2 in practice exercise Topic Video to go with example 2 in practice exercise (youtube version) Topic Video introducing some logic concepts Topic Video introducing some logic concepts (youtube version) Topic Video to go with file processing in practice continued Topic Video to go with file processing in practice continued (youtube version) Video introducing the 30 question assignment below. (youtube version) PRESENTATION: Presentation on using pseudocode to play computer (This will be helpful for the Logic Assignment.)Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation on using pseudocode to play computer SMARTBOARD AND AUDIO NOTES FROM Fall 2019: Intro logic (9/24/19 11:00) Accompanying audioIntro logic (9/24/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Intro logic (9/24/19 12:30) Accompanying audio Intro logic (9/24/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: Logic Assignment30 question logic exercise Follow the logic flowchart and process the input, then tell me the output. You can just show the messages to cut down on the writing. Check back! |
| Week #4 Week of February 15th |
INFORMATION: Optional lecture on setting up tables and making queries at 3:00PM on Sunday and repeated at 8:00PM on Monday using Zoom.Access lecture from Sunday at 3:00PM Passcode: keJW##1x During my office hours, I am available to go to Zoom if you contact me and arrange a time. If my office hours do not work let me know and we can arrange another meeting. I will also be doing the second Access introduction on my Zoom site on February 15th at 8PM. In response to some questions about Access, I added a few more resources under week #3, so check them out. Please pass in one assignment (all parts of the assignment) in one email so if there are two assignments/quizzes for a week I want separate emails. Make correcting easier. If you have a question make that clear in the subject. Please get in touch if you have questions - I really do not want to see anyone fall behind. This is Enrollment Verification week and I have to verify you are in the class. If you have not passed in work or the email a week verifying you are in the class, then you need to contact me now to make sure you are not withdrawn from the class. I want to look at SQL (Structured Query Language) this week. I am including some references that will help and I suggest you do some research on your own. Introduction to SQL W3Schools on SQL Inventory database and explanation: Inventory database Some SQL examples Let me know if you find a typo. Reading - there is not a required text but there is reading that will add to your knowledge base and that is required. The readings below should be done sometime in the next few weeks. If you bought the optional text, read chapter 1 (you might note that at Amazon much of the first chapter is available for Just Enough Programming Logic and Design in the Look inside feature). Might help you decide about the book and chapter #1 is a key chapter for some of the basic knowledge I want you to acquire. Compiler definition Compiler vs interpreter Types of software Memory and RAM Programming Process Examples: Pseudocode and Flowcharts Pseudocode and Flowcharts If statements Loops Data types I also want to include some information on skills, so please listen to this video and read this handout about note taking. Note taking plus other techniques for being successful -I suggest checking out the other links on this page . Cornell method of note taking EXAMPLES TO LOOK AT: Inventory database and explanation:Inventory database Examples of SQL with logic flowcharts using Inventory database Examples of Access queries done in class: Query examples from 11:00 class (not sure which semester) Query examples from 12:30 class (not sure which semester) Review of Access put up October 3rd 2020 - corrected version Oct 5th Accompanying video TOPIC VIDEOS: SQL queriesSQL queries (youtube version) Access review put up October 3rd 2020 Access review (youtube version) SMARTBOARD AND AUDIO NOTES FROM Fall 2019: The Smartboard and audio that introduced SQL is part of the listing from week #2.Queries using SQL (9/19/19 11:00) Accompanying audio Queries using SQL (9/19/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Queries using SQL (9/19/19 12:30) Accompanying audio Queries using SQL (9/19/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: This is a group assignment. You will get an email for your group designating a group leader. You can work with email or set up a Zoom account where you can work. The goal is to talk it over and figure out the answers. I am running late on the groups because I need to drop students that are not involved in the course for enrollment verification and I want to make sure they are not part of the groups. So, I will extend the due date until the following week (Thursday). Student that are way behind were not put in a group - they can contact me and if you think I made a mistake and did not include you that is another reason to contact me.This assignment involves the user interface and logic - it does not get into SQL. This is NOT an assignment that can be resubmitted. Note: On the flowcharts in the assignment, sometimes the word Technology is cut off and you see Course instead of Course Technology. DB assignment DB assignment (html version) Answer sheet for project Book Database to use in answering questions Database assignment to query with SQL: You need to send me the database and a list of the SQL queries you wrote so that if the queries get "Microsoft fixed" I can see what you wrote. Remember, the queries have to all be done in SQL. This is not a group project. It needs to be done individually. Softskills database to query with SQL |
| Week #3 Week of February 8th |
INFORMATION: During my office hours, I am available on Zoom. If my office hours do not work let me know and we can arrange another meeting.I did a live recording Sunday and it is up under the week of February 15th. Last week I asked you to look at using Access to develop databases. This week we will continue exploring Access. Be sure that you have looked carefully at the notes I put up for you to look at last week. Here are some articles you can read if you want support in working with Access. Many go beyond what we are doing in class. They are a resource you can choose to use. Create a table Create a query Create a table from Microsoft Create a table (uses older version of Access) Create a query (uses older version of Access) Here is another sample database I created: Database21.accdb Explain Database21.accdb EXAMPLES TO LOOK AT: The databases we created in class a previous semester are shown below so you can take a look:Created in 11:00 previous year (student.accdb) Created in 12:30 previous year (studb.accdb) I suggest you look at the notes in this presentation and try to create the table following the steps. Presentation on creating an Access 2016 database and table TOPIC VIDEOS: Quick example of using CIS pool to get AccessQuick example of using CIS pool to get Access (youtube version) I did a live recording Sunday and it is up under the week of February 15th. ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: Access Database Assignment on BCC College Resources This assignment must be done with the user interface covered in the notes and examples last week. it should not be done with SQL - next weeks assignment will deal with SQL. It is acceptable to leave some data blank but you should find some data on your own as well.There have been questions about the plan to use code. The plan to use code is simply you saying whether you plan to use that resource. You can have a Y, N, M for yes, no, maybe or you can decide on your own codes. |
| Week #2 Week of February 1st |
INFORMATION: I will go to my Zoom area during office hours this week.Kevin's hours are starting to come together (see HELP) - I will email you his address. This week I will have you load your page up to the server and then we will start looking at the concepts of a database and how to create one in Access. The notes and examples for getting started with Access are shown. Access is part of Office 365 and can be accessed there or it can be accessed through the CIS pool. There is a lot happening this week so do not hesitate to contact Joe or me if you have questions or need help. EXAMPLES TO LOOK AT: Example I used in videoTOPIC VIDEOS: Downloading WinSCP on your PC by SI Joe FletcherUsing WinSCP to upload to cisweb Using WinSCP to upload to cisweb (youtube version) Quick example of using CIS pool to get Access Quick example of using CIS pool to get Access (youtube version) Introduction to using Access Introduction to using Access (youtube version) Access from Smartboard with flowcharts Access from Smartboard with flowcharts (youtube version) More Access Queries More Access Queries (youtube version) SMARTBOARD AND AUDIO NOTES FROM Spring 2020 and Fall 2019: There were two sections of the CIS120 last Fall (11:00 and 12:30)and each had two days of Smartboard and audio. I am showing them all so you can choose what to watch. Note also that you should look at the introSQL part next week.WinSCP and intro Access (9/10/19 11:00) Accompanying audio WinSCP and intro Access (9/10/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation WinSCP and intro Access (9/10/19 12:30) Accompanying audio WinSCP and intro Access (9/10/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Access queries and intro SQL (9/12/19 11:00) Accompanying audio Access queries and intro SQL (9/12/19 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Access queries and intro SQL (9/12/19 12:30) Accompanying audio Access queries and intro SQL (9/12/19 12:30) Accompanying Smartboard presentation OLDER NOTES ON WINSCP AND CISWEB: In my notes I talk about cisweb.bristol.mass.edu. Things have changed and you should now use cisweb.bristolcc.edu and the port number should be 220. You can also check the notes on the Smartboard and the accompanying audio as well as the notes below. Again: To load things up on the Internet, we use WINSCP. Please read the WINSCP and cisweb information: (note that in my examples I use cisweb.bristol.mass.edu as the host and 22 as the port, we are now using cisweb.bristolcc.edu as the host and 220 as the port. Here is information about using cisweb and WINSCP at BCC Talks more specifically about portfolio We will be looking at making a portfolio later in the semester. If you want to download WINSCP at home, you can find it at this address. WINSCP Remember the host is cisweb.bristolcc.edu and the port is 220. ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: Assignment #1: You need to go into Zoom and talk to Kevin or me and ask any questions you might have. Then let me know you went! Note that if you go to the HELP Schedule it tells how to contact him. I have asked Kevin for a Zoom link.Assignment #2: Upload your web page introducing yourself to the cisweb server and send me the address. Quiz #1: Quick Quiz that is due next Thursday. I DO NOT accept late quizzes. WOOPS... I meant Kevin's area (Joe is no longer the SI). |
| Week #1 Week of January 25th |
INFORMATION: Lots of information this week!Introduction to CIS120 for Spring 2021 Introduction to CIS120 for Spring 2021 (youtube version) Introduction to CIS120 for Fall 2020 Each week, I will post information prior to the start of the week. Please check back several times during the week because I may add information and/or assignments as the week progresses. Information about the topics for the week is presented in a variety of ways to accomodate a variety of learning styles. There are a lot of examples and topic streaming videos explaining the topics and the examples. The videos are available through my site and through youtube if you want captions. There are Powerpoints for a lot of materials and audio and Smartboard from the last time I taught the class live. That involved recordinging the audio and capturing the things I wrote on the board and editing them with comments before posting. Check out the options and decide on the ones that work best for you. I want to emphasize that understanding the examples is key to doing well in the course. We will set up virtual help session/labs using Zoom and other tools. Kevin, my SI is available for virtual help there. Kevin's hours in Zoom will be posted above under Help Schedule. I will also set up office hours on Zoom and you can contact me about other times. If you are just starting as a CIS major, I recommend that you double check your spring schedule with me if you have questions. You should have gotten login information in at your Bristol email acount. Please be sure to check for them. We will use them at various points in the course. We will look at HTML/HTML5 and CSS this week to develop a web page. We will continue the topic next week. Please look at the samples under Examples and reproduced here. EXAMPLES TO LOOK AT: HTML5intro.htmlHTML5list.html HTML5headers.html HTML5CSSheaders.html HTML5CSSlist.html HTML5CSSimage.html HTML5centeredimage.html HTML5CSStable.html HTML5CSScenteredtable.html HTML5linkpage.html HTML5morelinks.html fileInSubHTML5.html anotherpage.html TOPIC VIDEOS: This is an intro from a previous semester in case you want to here a slightly different version (this is also out on youtube)Starting a NEW HTML page Starting a NEW HTML page (youtube version) Introduction to HTML Introduction to HTML (youtube version) Continuing HTML and introducing CSS Continuing HTML and introducing CSS (youtube version) Adding images and tables to your page Adding images and tables to your page (you tube version) linking between pages linkingbetween pages (youtube version) SMARTBOARD AND AUDIO NOTES FROM Spring 2020 and Fall 2019: First day and intro to HTML (1/23/20 11:00) Accompanying audioFirst day and intro to HTML (1/23/20 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation Second day and more HTML/CSS (1/28/20 11:00) Accompanying audio Second day and more HTML/CSS (1/28/20 11:00) Accompanying Smartboard presentation ASSIGNMENTS TO DO: All assignments must be turned in using the email addresses priscilla.grocer@bristolcc.edu with a cc to the email address I will send you. I like to have backup.Assignments are due the Thursday of the week after they are assigned. So assignments for this week are due next Thursday, February 4th. I would try to get it in sooner because frequently there are a couple of assignments in a week.. There is also an Assignment Summary (look under Weekly Schedule in the menu on the left). We will be looking at soft skills later in the semester and as a foundation for that, I want you to take this survey: Survey Send me an email letting me know you have taken it. Your assignment for this week: HTML page to introduce yourself (needs to include CSS) I should clarify that you should use a lot of the HTML in the examples so you should use things like lists, tables, images, CSS etc to get the best grade. If you use extra HTML that you research and use to create the page you need to explain the commands for extra credit. Also extra credit for having more than one page and linking them. Note: You do not need to put your web page(s) on line this week. We will do that next week. |