Computer Science

Wednesday (9/4/13)

Agenda:

• Lab setup/config
  • Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui)
  • Your password is your student ID number
  • You may customize your account/desktop however you wish (school-appropriate)
  • Acceptable-use policies apply in this lab!
• Complete the Student Survey
• Introductions
• Misc logistics
  • 20/10 no pass policy
  • Location of bathrooms
  • Sign in/out sheets
• Computer Science I Syllabus
• IT Resources for Students (UserID: StudentID# and Password: Birthday)
  • Google Apps - http://www.apsva.us/google
  • Dropbox - http://www.dropbox.com
  • etc.
• Defining computer science activity:
  1. Title the document: Defining CS
  2. Write your name the top of the Google Doc
  3. Define the term: "to compute" or "computation"
  4. List 5 people/things/systems that use computers (e.g. air traffic control)
  5. For each of the above people/things/systems, write down the information/data that they use (e.g. flight information)
  6. Share the document with

Homework:

• Signed syllabus sheet due by the end of next week (9/13/13). You may turn it in anytime before then.

Tuesday (9/3/13)

• Introductions
• Name cards
• Lab setup/config
  • Login username is your first initial and lastname (e.g. pbui) (for today...use "guest")
  • Your password is your student ID number (for today...no password)
  • Go to Apple (upper left) -> System Preferences -> Accounts -> Change Password (we'll do this later)
  • Acceptable-use policies apply in this lab!
• Complete the Student Surveys