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IST 110 LAB:
Introduction to Information Sciences
and Technology
Spring, 2000
Sections 003 (Dr. Santoro) & 004(Dr. Sawyer)
Laboratory Period:
(003) Thursdays 3:35-5:30PM
(004) Thursdays, 1:25 to 3:20 PM
| Instructor | Classroom | Office | Office Hours | Phone | |
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| Xun Ge | 112 Boucke | 509C Rider | T: 2:30-3:30 PM, 509C Rider Wed: 6-8 PM, 112 Boucke (S. Ozmutla or X. Ge) |
865-8952 | ge@ist.psu.edu |
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The laboratory portion of IST 110 provides students with the chance to become familiar with both some of the basic computing tools of the Information Age and exposure to the uses of information and information technology in organizational settings.
In the lab portion of this course we will cover the following major topics:
IST 110 LAB SCHEDULE(subject to revisions through the semester) 1/5/00
Note: This section also serves as a lab bulletin board. Information for preparation, assignments and criteria for each lab will be posted in advance. It is your responsibility to check it out weekly and at least two days before the lab.
| Class | Date | Focus | In Class | Read/Prepare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab 1 | 1/13/00 | Information | Information searching and seeking | |
| Lab 2 | 1/20/00 | IT Skills | Word processing and Word 2000 | Word documentation/tutorial |
| Lab 3 | 1/27/00 | IT Skills | Using HTML for web page preparation | Online materials |
| Lab 4 | 2/3/00 | IT in Use | Spreadsheets and Excel 2000 | Excel documentation/tutorial |
| Lab 5 | 2/10/00 | IT in Use | Executive information systems reporting (Case #3) |
(H): p. 485 |
| Lab 6 | 2/17/00 | IT Skills | Web page usability | |
| Lab 7 | 2/24/00 | Review | Review for mid-term examination! | |
| Lab 8 | 3/2/00 | IT Skills | Targeting a business process reengineering effort (Case #5) | (H): pp. 486-487 |
| Lab 9 | 3/16/00 | IT Skills | Database management systems and Access 2000 (Part I) | Access documentation/tutorial |
| Lab 10 | 3/23/00 | IT Skills | Database management systems and Access 2000 (Part II) | Access documentation/tutorial |
| Lab 11 | 3/30/00 | IT Skills | Presentation preparation - Using PowerPoint 2000 | PowerPoint presentation/tutorial |
| Lab 12 | 4/6/00 | IT Skills | Revising a document collaboratively - Preparing & posting online documents | |
| Lab 13 | 4/13/00 | IT in Use | Using relational technology to track technology (Case #7) |
(H): pp. 488-489 |
| Lab 14 | 4/20/00 | IT Skills | Evaluating request for proposals (Case #12) | (H): pp. 493-494 |
| Lab 15 | 4/27/00 | Review | Review for final examination! |
Note: This section is also linked to weekly assignment and criteria.
| Assignment & Criteria | Weight | Due Date |
| 1. Information searching & seeking | 1.5% | 13 January, 2000 |
| 2. Word processing and Word 2000 | 1.5% | 20 January, 2000 |
| 3. HTML for web page preparation | 1.5% | 27 January, 2000 |
| 4. Spreadsheets and Excel 2000 | 1.5% | 2 February, 2000 |
| 5. Executive information systems | 1.5% | 10 February, 2000 |
| 6. Web page usability | 1.5% | 23 February, 2000 |
| 8. Targeting a business process | 1.5% | 2 March, 2000 |
| 9. Database management systems and Access 2000 (Part I) | 1.5% | 16 March, 2000 |
| 10. Database management systems and Access 2000 (Part II) | 1.5% | 23 March, 2000 |
| 11. Presentation preparation - Using PowerPoint 2000 | 1.5% | 30 March, 2000 |
| 12. Revising a document collaboratively: Preparing & posting online documents | 1.5% | 6 April, 2000 |
| 13. Using Relational Technology to Track Technology | 1.5% | 13 April, 2000 |
| 14. Evaluating request for proposals | 2.0% | 20 April, 2000 |
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Lab Total (applied
to overall IST 110 grade)
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20% |
Individual and aggregated Lab grades will be posted and updated on weekly basis. Please check it out frequently:
Lab surveys will be posted
on this page. There will be a couple of surveys to be completed during
the semester, one at the beginning and the other in the middle of the semester. The purpose of the surveys is to conduct needs assessment so that
we can better help you to achieve the lab goals.
The first survey should be returned electronically by 20 January, 2000. Please complete the survey by clicking IST 110 Survey for Section 3 if you are in IST 110 (003) or IST 110 Survey for Section 4 if you are in IST 110 (004).
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