BA271 Week 1 Lecture

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BA271 Week 1 Lecture

• Dave Sullivan

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Goals for BA 271

• Become comfortable using a computer as a partner
  in everyday managerial tasks.
• Communicate with some style and class in a
  professional environment
• Use a computer to move and shake large amounts of
  information (database management)

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Structure of BA 271 this term

• Lectures in Wigand 115
• Labs Sessions in Bexell 324
• Exams in Bexell basement computer labs
• Website videos for instruction
• Network storage locations for submitting
  assignments
• Communicating with email

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BA271 Website

• An on-line textbook. Key pages to understand
  include
• Syllabus page
• Schedule page
• Graded Activities page
• How to Succeed page

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About the College of Business network

• File server area
• \\Cob-Storage\studentpdata
• Your area is reached within Bexell hall as drive
  P
• Outside Bexell Hall, it is called
  file//cob-storage.bus.oregonstate.edu
• 100 megabyte storage limit
• Classwork, Public, and Private folders

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About the College of Business network

• Web server area \\Cob-Storage\studentwebdata
• 100 megabyte storage limit
• Files in this folder are also available at
  http//students.bus.oregonstate.edu/

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Using email Servers

• Microsoft Exchange email system
• Student boxes store only 40M
• Mail box name is stuj123_at_bus.oregonstate.edu
• Full featured
• ONID's Cyrus email system
• Student boxes store 100M
• Mail box name is sullida_at_onid.orst.edu
• Based on open source software

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Using email client s/w

• Using email Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Web
  Mail
• Microsoft Outlook has nicest user interface, but
  is hard to configure for use outside Bexell Hall
• Outlook Web Mail can be found at
  www.bus.oregonstate.edu. Works reliably
  everywhere.

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Using email

• Subject line should concisely describe message
• Be specific Tell me what you want
• Be professional
• Attachments and inserted screen captures are
  helpful

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Activities you should do

• Look carefully at the BA271 website
• Practice for the Prerequisite Exam
• Begin the Treasure Hunt
• Optional Enter the Fluffy Spreadsheet Competition