Course Requirements
Spring 2010 Semester
In order to succeed in CS101, you will need to have the following items:
Textbook and Software
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Microsoft Office 2007 for WVU CS101, 3rd Custom Edition Custom Bundle with Office 2007 Trial & MyITLab Bundle ISBN 978-0-558-44526-3 Published by Prentice Hall/Pearson Custom Bundle Prices (as of 1/5/2010):
Acceptable Book Edition:
Third Custom Edition (ISBN 978-0-558-39211-6)
Acceptable MyITLab Edition: MyITLab for Exploring Office 2007 (ISBN 978-0-13-509383-2) MyITLab Details: MyITLab
must be purchased new - previously registered keys cannot be used. Students who have taken the course since Fall
2007 can obtain a new MyITLab registration key from their instructor if necessary. Students who otherwise have a textbook and wish to just purchase MyITLab can do so through the publisher's website. |
Supplemental Content
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CS101 Supplemental Content
Available as Adobe Acrobat PDF on CS101 website at http://cs101.wvu.edu/supplementalcontent/. Content may be updated throughout the course of the semester. |
USB Keychain Drive
It
is required that you have a USB keychain drive for use with CS101. These drives, such as the JumpDrive, are fairly
inexpensive, small, and can hold many files. Plus, they are
much more reliable than floppy drives. With a USB keychain drive,
it is easy to take all of your files with you to class in case you need
to get assistance.
Computer with Internet Access, Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office
To complete the assignments for this class, you will need a computer with Internet access and Microsoft Office installed.
MyITLab Requirements
MyITLab is only supported on systems running Microsoft Windows. You
need to have reliable Internet access on the computer that you wish to
use for MyITLab.
If you cannot install MyITLab on your own computer, it is available in the CS101 labs and in the OIT/AIS Central Computing Labs (Bennett Tower, White Hall Computing Center, and the Evansdale Library basement).
Microsoft Office Requirements
In
CS101, we focus on using four Microsoft Office 2007 applications: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. The Professional and Enterprise versions of Office 2007 include all of these programs, but other versions such as Office for Students & Teachers, do not. Also, Office for Mac doesn't include Access so it would be of limited usefulness.
A fully-functional 180-day trial of Office 2007 is included in your textbook bundle. If you do not already have Office 2007, you should use the trial version. We strongly suggest that you do not attempt to use an older version of Office - things will appear substantially different and they lack features available in Office 2007.
The bundled trial version of Office 2007 is one-time use only. If you already have installed a trial version of Office 2007 on your computer and it has expired, you will need to purchase the full version if you wish to continue using Office 2007 on your system. Academic discounted versions can be bought through JourneyEd.com.
Computer Alternatives
If you do not have a computer that meets the requirements listed, you may wish to consider using one of the public Lab Facilities on campus.