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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 gustafson63648.

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 MyITLab 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, click on this Support link or the Support link at the bottom of the MyITLab login page.

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
• Browser Settings (read if you have trouble accessing the course or lab 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 web site but the work itself is actually done using a second web site called Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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 AWS (Amazon Web Services).

Though anybody can create a normal AWS account for free, we are using "special" AWS accounts that allow you to share your workspace with your TA.

Note: You must be connected to UCR's network to do the AWS setup. If you are remote (like almost everybody is), you can connect to the UCR network using the UCR VPN (Virtual Private Network).

UCR VPN Instructions

Once you have finished the AWS setup, you will be able to login to your AWS account to do your labs from anywhere. In other words, you will not have to keep connecting to the UCR network with the VPN to do your labs.

Click the following link for instructions on how to setup your AWS account:

AWS Setup Instructions

If you have problems setting up your account, please contact your TA for assistance.

Once you have setup your AWS account, you will need to use a special URL in order to login to AWS to do your labs. As stated above, this URL is available anywhere (i.e. you do not have to be connected to the UCR VPN).

AWS Login Page

Note: Once you have completed each LearnCS8.com lab, you must upload the lab file(s) to the learnCS8.com web site and share your AWS workspace with your TA so he or she can grade your assignments remotely. The last page of each learnCS8.com lab has instructions for uploading your lab file(s). As for sharing your workspace with your TA, click the following link for instructions.

Sharing Your AWS Workspace

Note that you should not make any further changes to an assignment after you have uploaded your lab file(s) and shared your workspace.