Welcome to APF IT 1

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Welcome to APF IT 1

• RHS, october 2008

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Practical Information

• This is the Information Technology 1 course for
  AP Foundation students
• Course name APF081a/b/c
• Course will run from now until the end of the
  year
• The course will consist of about 40 lectures 5
  lectures each week for about 8 weeks
• The course will be concluded with a 2 hour exam

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Course purpose
Why are we here?

• To inform you about various school IT systems
• To give you a fundamental knowledge about
  Computer Technology
• To give you a fundamental knowledge about
  Operating Systems
• To be able to use Office Software for creating
  advanced and well-structured reports, creating
  nice and understandable presentations, and so on.
• In this course (APF IT 1), we will only learn
  about Microsoft Word other Office software will
  be covered in APF IT 2.

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Course content

• Today (and possibly next week?)
• Introduction to school IT systems (BlackBoard,
  Citrix)
• Introduction to Computer Technology
• Introduction to Operating Systems
• gt end of year
• Microsoft Word (part of the Microsoft Office
  program package for Windows)
• End of year
• Final exam

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Course format

• A mix of presentations (by me), and exercises (by
  you).
• You will use a PC in all lectures.
• You are (of course) allowed to prepare in advance
  by reading in the books, and try some of the
  exercises.
• During the exercises, I will be available to help
  you, but also try to help each other this is
  not a competition!
• If you do not make it through the exercises, try
  them later on.

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Course materials

• Access to a PC - these will be available in the
  lecture room.
• Access to school IT systems some material will
  be found on the BlackBoard system.
• Your user name and password this is very
  impor-tant to remember!! You cannot use a PC
  without it!!
• Your books on the Microsoft Office programs we
  will only use the book on Word in this course.
• Your USB memory key

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Course evaluation

• The course is passed, if
• You pass the final exam, and
• Attend (most of) the lectures
• Records will be kept of your attendance
• It is not enough just to attend, you should also
  be active!
• You must pass this course in order to attend APF
  IT 2 after new year.

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Your teacher

• My name is Per S. Laursen
• 40 years old
• m.sc. and ph.d. in Computer Science
• Worked in various private companies from 1995
  until now.
• Started here at RHS very recently (October 2008)
• My e-mail is psl_at_rhs.dk
• My home page is laerer.rhs.dk/psl

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Remarks on this course

• IT is an area where many people know only a
  little bit, and many people know a lot.
• Many of you probably know a lot about IT, and
  also about the topics we talk about in this
  course.
• The course assumes that you do not know very much
  about IT.
• If you do know a lot already, and find the topics
  a bit trivial and easy, pay some attention anyway
  you might learn a bit here and there anyway.
• Use your knowledge to help each other we are
  here to learn, not to have a competition.

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How we work

• Try to keep the noise level low, both during
  presentations and exercises (we are many people
  in a small space).
• This also applies if you already know the topic,
  or have completed the exercises.
• Remember your materials (book, user-name,
  password, and so on) for each lecture.
• Try to complete the exercises yourself, but do
  ask for help if you get stuck
• Help each other if you can

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Help your teacher, and your self

• I am a new teacher, and will need a little help
  from you to run the course properly.
• Please tell me, if
• I speak too fast (or too slow)
• I speak too low (to too loud)
• I use too many words that are hard to understand
• We cover too much material in a lecture
• Speak up, if you have problems, or there is
  something you do not understand
• It is not an embarrassment to say if there is
  something you do not understand.

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Course essentials

• Bring your materials to each lecture!! (User
  name, password, book, and so on).
• Be here on time.
• Keep a reasonable noise level.
• Help each other the starting point on IT
  knowledge may be very different from student to
  student.
• Speak up, if there is something you do not
  understand.