| Lab Information |
Please read the following carefully, as it explains your options for completing the lab assignments for weeks 3 - 10.
Starting in week 3, you will be using the lab manual to complete assignments using Microsoft Office. The publisher has a web-based system, called MyITLab, that allows you, for each lab, to download an initial document, modify that document according to the lab instructions, and then submit the completed document for grading. If there are errors, MyITLab gives you a list of the issues, which you can correct and then re-submit. You can re-submit a lab assignment for grading up to 5 times. In order to receive full credit for a lab, your submitted document must be at least 85% correct.
Because MyITLab is web-based, you are not required to attend your lab section to complete the assignments. You can use any computer (assuming it has Microsoft Office 2013) to complate and submit the lab assignments.
The lab manual instructions and examples assume you are using Microsoft Windows. If you are using a Mac, the user interface for the Microsoft Office programs is quite different, so it may be difficult to follow the examples and instructions. You are welcome to try, but if it is too difficult, it is up to you to find a Windows computer to do the labs. Of course, you can use the computers in the lab room (Winston Chung 132) during open lab times (Monday - Thursday 12-1PM, Fridays 12-5PM).
In order to access MyITLab, you need an access code. If you bought the book package from the bookstore, an access code was included along with the lab manual (and the text book). If you did not, an access code needs to be purchased separately from the MyITLab web site (see below). Because of the cost involved with this, I have decided to make using MyITLab optional. If you decide to not use MyITLab, you must attend your regularly scheduled lab section each week to do the appropriate lab assignment and have it graded by your TA in lab. If you do not finish an assignment during your scheduled lab section, you can arrange with your TA to come in during one of his other lab sections or during his open lab times to complete it. You should not attend other TAs' lab sections as only your TA can grade your lab assignments.
Whether you choose to use MyITLab or to attend your lab sections to do the labs, you will need a lab manual to complete the work.
Following are the options for obtaining a MyITLab access code:
Note: The MyITLab web site currently does not have the $60 access code only option available. It will be available in about a week. However, the web site allows you to create and use an account without paying for 2 weeks. Therefore, if you go with option 3, you can sign up immediately and then pay in a week or so when the $60 option is available.
Click on the link below for instructions provided by the publisher on how to access MyITLab. The instructions contain the URL of the MyITLab site as well as the course number you will need to select after registering.