Class information
- Syllabus & calendar — last updated 8 January 2008
- Assignments — homework and projects; normally updated the night before class with the following week's assignments
- Lecture slides and occasional code samples — normally updated the night before class, and occasionally updated the morning after class
- Tools and Links — useful stuff, last updated 22 March 2008
- Class blog — I may occasionally post additional notes on material covered in class. You are able to post comments if desired. (Free registration required.)
- Textbook companion website — provides PowerPoint slides as well as code for example programs.
Working environment
Avoid problems! As discussed in the first class session, be sure to change your settings for the Windows Explorer on any computers you use for class work. Review the instructions.
Although it is not a requirement for this class, you may find it helpful to use one of the HTML-aware text editors instead of Notepad; I recommend PSPad. Instructions for setting up PSPad.
Occasionally you may be asked to download files for class exercises. Get them at the class download site. (If you have problems getting at the files, read the instructions.)
Notes
The class web site is
http://www.nvcc.edu/home/tgutnick/itd210/ — you're already here!
Your first two class projects will be published to the Web. The college provides each of you with personal web space, which will be used for this purpose; for directions on posting, see www.nvcc.edu/ithd/studentweb.html.
If you have technical problems when attempting to publish projects, contact the NVCC IT Help Desk at 703.426.4141; depending on the nature of the problem, the staff at the Loudoun computer lab may also be able to help you. (I do not have the necessary system privileges to troubleshoot and resolve problems on the college servers.) If you attempt to publish from a computer located behind a corporate firewall, you may encounter difficulties, in which case the work-around is simply to publish from a computer that is not behind the firewall.
The final project will be posted to the class web server — read these instructions.
We will discuss these requirements in detail during the appropriate class sessions.
Free and discounted software and hardware
As a registered student, you are eligible for discounts on many technology purchases.
- Educational discounts on many popular software products, including the major graphics and web tools, are available at CampusEStore.com. Some of these discounts are substantial.
- Many Microsoft products are available, either on CD/DVD at a nominal cost or free via download, at MSDN Academic Alliance. To request access to this program, send me a message using your college e-mail account.
- NVCC students can purchase discounted computers from Apple, Dell, HP,and Gateway. You are also eligible to shop at Patriot Computer, George Mason University's on-campus computer store. Information at the IT Help Desk page.
Last revision, 15 April 2008.
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