All of the material for this class is web-based, can only be purchased online, and is NOT available in the UCR bookstore.

Note that the websites listed below are not affiliated with UCR in any way, so the online purchases must be done using a credit card or Paypal. I apologize if this is an inconvenience for anybody, but was done to save money.

Textbook:

The textbook is is an e-book and is part of MyITLab. Please see the following MyITLab Labs section.

MyITLab Labs:

Eight (8) of the labs will be done from a web site called MyITLab. The cost is $85.

When registering for MyITLab, you will be asked for a course ID. The course ID is gustafson64683.

Click on the following link for complete registration instructions: MyITLab Registration Instructions.

IMPORTANT! Once you have registered, you must enter your Student ID number into MyITLab and change the timezone settings.

NOTE: Failure to enter your Student ID will result in your lab scores not being included in your grade calculations (meaning you will not get credit for them). Therefore, please perform do the following as soon as you register:

1. Login to your MyITLab account
2. Open Getting Started Tab
3. Open Time Zone and Student ID (screenshot)
4. Enter Student ID as one 9-digit number, such as 860123456 (screenshot)
5. For the Time zone dropdown, select (GMT -08:00) Pacific Time (US and Canada; Tijuana)
6. Scroll down until you see the "Save" button and click on it to save

Warning to Mac OSX Users: Some exercises are more difficult and a few cannot be completed at all if using a Mac. Therefore, if you have any problems, you should use a MS-Windows or lab computer.

If you have any technical issues with MyITLab, call the 24-hour Pearson tech support at 844-292-7016.

The following are links to videos that show you details on how to use MyITLab:

• MyLab IT for Office 2016: How to Complete Simulation Activities (on YouTube)
• How to Enter Your Student ID, Finding Assignments and Grades
• How to do Assignments

LearnCS8 Labs:

Please read the following instructions carefully as you will need to sign up for 2 different web sites.

The LearnCS8 labs are a set of four (4) labs where you create web pages using HTML. The instructions for each lab come from the LearnCS website but the work itself is actually done using a different website.

You will first need to sign up on the LearnCS8 site. The cost is $15.

Note: The site uses Paypal for payment, but you do not need to have or create a Paypal account; Paypal has a "purchase as guest" option that allows you to enter a credit card number.

You will complete the LearnCS8 labs on another web site called Cloud9.

Cloud9 is part of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Though anybody can create an AWS account for free, we are using "special" AWS accounts that allow you to share your work with your TA. Click the following link for instructions on how to setup your Cloud9 account. Note that you must be at UCR to do the setup, but once you have done that, you will be able to login to your account and do your labs from anywhere.

Cloud9 Setup Instructions

You have the option of showing your assignments to your TA during his or her office hours or "sharing your workspace" so your TA can grade your assignments remotely. Following are instructions on how to share your workspace. Note that you should not make any further changes to an assignment after sharing your workspace.

Sharing Your Cloud9 Workspace