CS 8 - Fall 2021 |
Lectures |
Required Class Material |
Grading |
Labs |
Lab Assignment Calendar |
End-Of-Chapter Quizzes |
TA Lab Office Hours |
Midterms |
Cheating Policy |
Section | Days and Times | Lecture Information |
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001 | Tuesdays / Thursdays 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM | Zoom Meeting Id: 991 4288 6419 (Passcode: 564573) - Connect to Zoom meeting |
002 | Tuesdays / Thursdays 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM | Zoom Meeting Id: 954 2352 9656 (Passcode: 528546) - Connect to Zoom meeting |
003 | Tuesdays / Thursdays 3:30 PM - 4:50 PM | Zoom Meeting Id: 912 1264 4614 (Passcode: 528591) - Connect to Zoom meeting |
Note: The Zoom meeting ids are different for each section, so make sure you join the correct meeting for your section.
Textbook: | Visualizing Technology (e-book, part of MyITLab) | Labs: |
MyITLab LearnCS8 (HTML) |
Note that the web sites 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 you 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 gustafson64838.
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:
Warning to Mac OSX Users: Some exercises are more difficult to complete using a Mac. Using the virtual keyboard usually helps. 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:
LearnCS8 (HTML) 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 a site called LearnCS8.com, but the work itself is 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 $15.99. 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. Click the following link for instructions on how to setup your AWS account: If you have problems setting up your account, please contact a 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. Note: Once you have completed the first HTML (LearnCS8.com) lab, you must share your AWS workspace with your TA. Following are instructions on how to do this. |
Midterm 1 | 20% | ||
Midterm 2 | 20% | ||
Midterm 3 | 20% | ||
MyITLabs | 20% | ||
LearnCS8.com Labs | 15% | ||
End of Chapter Quizzes | 5% | ||
Note: There is no final exam. | |||
All labs are web-based, which means all of the MyITLab and LearnCS8 labs must be completed and submitted online using a web browser. Note that it is highly recommended that you use the most recent version of Google Chrome to do the labs. Do not use Internet Explorer.
The process for submitting your labs are different for the MyITLab and LearnCS8 labs.
No late lab assignments will be accepted without a doctor's note or other evidence of a serious situation which prevented you from being able to do school work for several days.
Lab Assignment Calendar
Week | Due Date | Lab Assignment |
1 | Saturday, Oct 2 |
MyITLab - Word 1 Lab MyITLab - Word 2 Lab |
2 | Saturday, Oct 9 |
LearnCS8 - Lab 1 |
3 | Saturday, Oct 16 |
MyITLab - Excel 1 Lab MyITLab - Excel 2 Lab |
4 | Saturday, Oct 23 |
LearnCS8 - Lab 2 |
5 | Saturday, Oct 30 |
MyITLab - Access 1 Lab MyITLab - Access 2 Lab |
6 | Saturday, Nov 6 |
LearnCS8 - Lab 3 |
7 | Saturday, Nov 13 |
MyITLab - Powerpoint 1 Lab MyITLab - Powerpoint 2 Lab |
8 | Saturday, Nov 20 |
LearnCS8 - Lab 5 |
9 | Saturday, Nov 27 | No labs due |
10 | Wednesday, Dec 1 |
(Optional) MyITLab extra credit lab(s): MyITLab - Word Chapter 3 (Extra Credit) MyITLab - Excel Chapter 3 (Extra Credit) |
End-Of-Chapter Quizzes
No late end-of-chapter quizzes will be accepted.
TA Lab Office Hours
Lab Section(s) | TA Name | Email Address | UCR Net ID | Office Hours / Zoom Info |
21, 22 | Xiu Zhang | xzhan060@ucr.edu | xzhan060 |
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Fridays from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Zoom Meeting Id: 953 4535 9254 (Passcode: 924007) Connect to Zoom meeting |
23 | Joshua Potter | jpott002@ucr.edu | jpott002 |
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays from 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Zoom Meeting Id: 742 591 1304 (Passcode: 737806) Connect to Zoom meeting |
Midterms
The midterms are not cumulative.
Midterm schedule:
Midterm # | Date | Chapters (subject to change) |
Midterm 1 | Thursday, October 14 | 1, 2 |
Midterm 2 | Thursday, November 4 | 4, 5 |
Midterm 3 | Thursday, December 2 (last day of class) | 7, 8, 10 |
Chapter Slides
Chapter 1