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taught by Vance Stevens
Lecturer of Computing at Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi

Homework Assignments

in the PI Foundation Extended Practice Computing Courses

How important is this? Homework is part of your Continuous Assessment grade in this course. Continuous Assessment counts for 40% of your course grade. Click here to see more about your homework in general

Your teacher encourages you to complete your assignments by their due date and then keep working to improve them afterwards. This will help you learn more and will increase your mark on any assignements you improve. If you have questions about when your assignment will be evaluated, please ask Vance. Please note that in order to be evaluated, the assignment must be submitted. Usually this means placed in the Work Finished' folder.

Term Project

Due Date: Monday, January 5, 2004

The term project will be to contribute to a class eZine. It will be a challenge to your computing skills and does not require a lot of writing. It requires internet searching, web site evaluation, HTML skills, and familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.

Here are: The Project Description with project folder structure, an example HTML file with link to Word document, how it all comes together in a class eZine

Keyboarding skills practice:http://www.southwest.com.au/~jfuller/keyboard/jskeyboard3.htm
You can find a copy of DOS Keyboard Tutor (only 600 kilobytes) here (fits on a floppy)

Check the class blog for updated information: http://comp082.blogspot.com/

Final Grade %: Continuous Assessment: Midsemester 5%, Homework 15%, Quizzes 10%, Work-in-class 10%
Mid-semester exam 15%, EOS Project 20%, Final exam 25%

Date assigned Date due

Assignment

82a 82b
Assigned: Wed Dec 10   It is not necessary to prepare the memo on typing exercises 41-50, previously assigned for Monday Jan 5.

Find some practice with HTML here:

   
Monday January 5, 2004 DUE: Monday January 5, 2004 Term projects due before 2 p.m. - Submit your 'old' html page to Work Finished as usual, and your project folder to WS0251

Track progress on the class eZines here

Typing Quiz up to Lesson 25
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Wed Dec 31  

Practice final exam - possible tasks include:

  • Create a web page from scratch. It must have a heading, etc
  • create a ppt or paint image and convert it to jpg and imbed it in the web page
  • given data create a memo with a chart and link it to the web page
  • search for something on the Internet and link to the image you find there
  • compare two sites on the internet and evaluate them, link to the sites and write your evaluation on the web page

Here's an example: I want to buy a good laptop available in the UAE with XP Pro operating system. What web sites should I look at

  • Play with advanced search in Google until you get a page with some good hits.
  • Make a screen shot of the advanced search box you used. Save it in Paint but convert it to jpg. Save the file as 000name082a or b.jpg
  • Create a web page with a Centered Heading that displays the advanced search jpg and presents three good links I should look at. Include a short description of the links (why you suggest them).
  • Save your html file as 000name082a or b.htm
  • Save both your htm and jpg files in Work Finished.

Course evaluation

   
Monday Dec 29   Work on projects and homework    
Assigned: Wed Dec 10 DUE: Mon Dec 29 Prepare a memo reporting on your typing progress for DOS Keyboard Tutor lessons 31-40. In your memo, compare your progress with your last report and state whether you are looking at your fingers when you type or not. To see how to prepare the memo, click here. You will see at right when Vance has checked who has handed in this assignment --> 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 631 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
Sat Dec 27   See how to set up folders for eZine, link from html files to project files in folders    
Wed Dec 24 Quiz There will be a Quiz on Keyboarding 26-30. Students must complete an exercise between 26-30 without looking at fingers while typing. A 'C' score of 75% is achieved by typing 20 wpm with 95% accuracy. Looking at fingers reduces score by 5 points if you report it, 10 points if you don't. You will see at right your score on the quiz. --> 0080-106 0280 0310-80 0540-110 0710-93 0740-78 0820-77 0840-102 1070 1140-76 1260-91 1670-79 10177-100 10598-99 631 0140-92 0360-90 0380-77 0620-87 0640-80 0700-72 0770-91 1180-79 1710-83
Assigned: Wed Dec 10 DUE: Mon Dec 22 Prepare a memo reporting on your typing progress for DOS Keyboard Tutor lessons 21-30. In your memo, compare your progress with your last report and state whether you are looking at your fingers when you type or not. To see how to prepare the memo, click here. You will see at right when Vance has checked who has handed in this assignment --> 0080-85 0280 0310-89 0540 0710-91 0740-95 0820-83 0840-85 1070 1140-80 1260-100 1670 10177-88 10598-95 631 0140-82 0360-80 0380-98 0620-93 0640-98 0700-80 0770-93 1180-83 1710-78
Mon Dec 22 DUE: Sat Dec 27

We'll examine results of web site evaluations and take time to work on:

For full marks on your blog assignment, your blog should contain the following. Your teacher is looking for evidence of thought, reflection, and effort on your project (a few words or one sentence are not evidence of thought or effort). For Sat Dec 27, your blog should give:

  1. The topic of your research
  2. A paragraph (3 or 4 sentences) describing what aspect(s) of the topic you are going to research. In this description you will narrow the focus of your research from a general topic idea to specific information you will be looking for on the Internet. (As you actually find information you might want to later adjust the focus of your topic.)
  3. Links to web sites you are considering for evaluation
   
Assigned: Sat Dec 20 Due by end of class Monday Dec 22

Launch PowerPoint and prepare a slide that will be used as a 'book cover' for your project. It should have

  1. the title of your project (biggest font) It should have
  2. your name, teacher's name and class (medium font) It should have
  3. a graphic to illustrate your project
  4. Give it an attractive background
  5. It CAN be animated (optional)

From the slide, we will make a screen shot to act as cover sheet for your project

Submitted to work finished:
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Submitted to work finished:
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Assigned: Mon Dec 15 DUE: Saturday Dec 20

We started on Evaluating Websites, based on the TinyURLs students found in "Searching the World Wide Web Part 2". We formed pairs of students whose job it is to evaluate the websites on a given topic (pumping oil, learning PowerPoint, solving math problems, Internet library for students). Each student team will prepare on Wednesday an evaluation score for each website in the topic area based on the criteria questions here.. Students will present findings to the class on Saturday Dec 20, indicating the best and worst sites in the group.

   
Assigned: Sat Dec 13 DUE: Tue Dec 16

You should continue to write in your blog what you want to do for your term project. (more information about the eZine here). By now you should have written in your blog what topic you are interested in for the web search, and how you plan to contribute to the eZine presentation. By Tuesday Dec 16 you must put links in your blog showing websites you plan to present and evaluate.Vance checked who has handed in this assignment on Dec 21-->

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Mhmd Younis - GIF animator
Mhmd Salah - USA system
Abd Aziz - Islam
Khalfan - Juventis vs Real Madrid
Fahad - Dream car
Ahmed - Obesity in the UAE
Abdullah - Erika Oil Spill
Karim - Using HTML to create simple web sites
Salem - none
Hassan - none
Mhmd Shaikh - Maybach car
Omar - traffic accidents and reasons
Mhmd Rashid - cars
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Ahmed Salem - needs a topic
Saeed - interesting places in UAE and Islam
Ali - Sheikh Zayed
Khalfan - most popular or famous sports cars in UAE
Rashid - tourism in UAE for 1st-time visitors
Mhmd Nasser - environment and problems
Ahmed Al Hosani - history of UAE
Mansour - Eiffel Tower
Assigned: Wed Dec 10 Quiz
Mon Dec 15
Practice quiz on Keyboarding, on an exercise between 15-20 without looking at fingers while typing. A 'C' score of 75% is achieved by typing 20 wpm with 95% accuracy. Looking at fingers reduces score by 5 points (each time). You will see at right your score on the quiz. --> 0080(85) 0280(78) 0310(84) 0540(80) 0710(100) 0740(82) 0820(77) 0840(95) 1070 1140(77) 1260(93) 1670(73) 10177(87) 10598(88) 631(60) 0140(88) 0360(74) 0380(78) 0620(73) 0640(78) 0700(62) 0770(89) 1180(76) 1710(71)
Wed Dec 10 Mon Dec 15 Prepare a memo reporting on your Typing Progress for DOS Keyboard Tutor lessons 10-20. In your memo, compare your progress with your last report and state whether you are looking at your fingers when you type or not. To see how to prepare the memo, click here.You will see at right when Vance has checked who has handed in (in blue) and then marked in this assignment with a grade (and you can see the marking scheme here) --> 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 631 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
Assigned: Wed Dec 10 Sat Dec 13

In class Wed, we made Tiny URLs from "Searching the World Wide Web Part 2". Vance checked who had done the assignment on Friday Dec 12 -->

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Assigned: Sat Dec 6, 2003 Mon Dec 8 (1) Write in your blog what YOU would like to do as part of a final project for a class e-zine. Vance checked who had done the assignment on Friday Dec 12 --> 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 631 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
Assigned: Sat Dec 6, 2003 Mon Dec 8 (2) Complete the worksheet "Searching the World Wide Web Part 2" We will use your answers for questions 3-6 as part of an evaluation exercise later this week.    
Score on homework 0% 1
45%
2
65%
3
75%
4
85%
5
95%
ok
unmarked
Description and color coding
not yet checked
Did not do the work at all or obviously copied or excused Did only part of the assignment Did most of the assignment but not completely Did all the assignment but with many errors, or late Completed the assignment with some errors Completed the assignment with few or no errors assignment received and acknowledged

Eid Al Fitr Cut-off

Date assigned Date due

Assignment
Note: All assignments listed below were due by Monday Nov 24. Some were marked during the Eid break. The remainder will be marked Sunday Dec 7.

82a 82b
ongoing Nov 24

What should your HTML document have for full marks:

  • 10 points - you have submitted an html document to Work Finished
  • 10 points - you have an introduction of yourself inside a p ... /p tag package
  • 10 points - you have at least one picture on it img src ... etc
  • 10 points - you have a description of at least one picture inside a p ... /p tag package
  • 10 points - you have a link to the latest version of your BLOG A HREF etc.
  • 10 points - all text and picture displays are working over Internet
  • 10 points - all A HREF etc links are working over Internet
  • 10 points - a centered heading in large font
  • 20 points - good use of other features covered in the HTML tutorial steps 1-10 - for example, change text and background color, or use lines, or resize your photo, or make a table to space your pictures
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Nov 22 Nov 24

Before going away for your Eid holiday, I need to know how you're doing with your keyboarding. I need for you to write me a memo that explains your progress.

Here's how you do it:

  1. Create an Excel spreadsheet like the one where you track your work with DOS Keyboarding Tutor
  2. Enter your data in the spreadsheet (exercise, date, speed, and accuracy)
  3. Use the chart wizard to create a line graph
  4. Rename series 1 and 2 to Speed and Accuracy
  5. Give the chart a title and label the X and Y axes
  6. Produce a chart and copy it to your computer RAM
  7. Open word and use File / New to create a MEMO
  8. Delete the memo text (body) and paste your chart object there
  9. Address the memo to your teacher
  10. From you (and don't forget to include your ID)
  11. Delete the cc (carbon copy, not needed)
  12. Subject or Re: DOS Keyboard Tutor Progress Report
  13. Write a paragraph (a few sentences) to REPORT (describe, explain) your progress

Your keyboarding mark will be taken from this memo (see what the marks mean)

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Nov 17 Nov 19

Please complete and hand in the worksheets on Internet Searching: Classwork . For Wed Nov 19 each student takes one search question, finds answer, and reports to class how answer was found.

Your HTML document will be evaluated on whether or not it works on the Internet. You get ten points each for (1) having a web page (2) all text and picture displays working over Internet (3) all links working over Internet (4) having a picture on it (5) description of picture (6) introduction of yourself (7) hyperlink to your blog (8) having a blog that works (9 and 10) good use of other features covered in the HTML tutorial steps 1-10 (and see Nov 10 assignment)

Prepare for Keyboarding quiz:

  • Correct finger placement
  • Reward for not looking at keyboard
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Nov 12, 2003 Nov 15, 2003 Please complete and hand in the worksheet on Advanced Search Options to Limit or Expand a Search. You will be given another to do in class on Saturday, due as homework on Monday 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 631 0050 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
Nov 10, 2003 postponed due to missing projector Catch up on your old work and learn something new. The new thing is to learn about Boolean math and how this can be used with search engines.

We learned how to make headings for our HTML pages with <Font size =+2> and we learned how to <center> the heading. Everyone should have a heading in his HTML page. We also learned how to add bacground color to the Body tag like this: <BODY BGCOLOR=#abcdef. For more information about writing html code see http://www.webmonkey.com
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Nov 8, 2003 Keyboarding Skills Chart - due date will be announced later Start a new chart showing systematic typing progress starting with Lesson 1, kept by Vance after each lesson. You will be marked on (1) correct fingering of keyboard (start with Lessons if not sure how to place fingers) (2) number of exercises completed, (3) improvement over time, (4) transfer of data to Excel file later, (5) and presentation as memo in Word document due much later.    
Nov 8, 2003 Nov 12, 2003

Start Projects

I have worked out with your English teachers that you can make as your project DISASTERS in the Oil Industry. In this case, put in your blog your current ideas for carrying out this project.

Think about what you would like to research on the Internet and learn more about. Suggestions include:

Something you would like to learn:

  • How to fix and maintain a computer
  • How cars work and how to repair them
  • Learn more about HTML and writing web pages
  • Learning and working with Flash
  • About your career in Petroleum Engineering

Something you would like to research or purchase (survey and compare 6 kinds of each):

  • Video cameras
  • Laptop computers
  • A certain kind of car
  • Companies to work in after graduation from PI

Your task is to write a proposal and post it to your Blog. Add vance_stevens to your blog and I will comment on your proposal.

   
Nov 5, 2003 Nov 12, 2003 Catch up on your old work and learn something new. The new thing is to embed javascript in your blog. We'll look at free javascript libraries such as JavaScript Planet and JavaScript City and JavaScript search and learn how to place the script in your blog template.    
Nov 3, 2003 Nov 12, 2003 Learn how to see file extensions on your computer and convert BMP images to JPG ones using Imaging. Learn how to get latest version of your home page and alter it to link to JPG image files.    
Nov 1, 2003 Nov 3, 2003 Your class homepage: In addition to the features assigned Oct 6 and 8 (below) imbed your PAINT file in your homepage and write a short <P>aragraph to describe it. Re-submit your homepage and the graphics file you have linked to Work Finished. Label both files ID#name082descriptor    

Mid-Semester Cut-off

Date assigned Date due Assignment 82a 82b
October 21, 2003   Continuous Assessment (CE) Mark is based at mid-term on your blog and your HTML document. You get 10 CE points for having one of each and ten points for each element in bold below ... 0080(75) 0280(51) 0310(47) 0540(78) 0710(67) 0740(99) 0820(67) 0840(59) 1070(36) 1140(40) 1260(81) 1670(64) 10177(59) 10598 (90) 0050(20) 0140(67) 0360(67) 0380(46) 0620(70) 0640(65) 0700(68) 0770(80) 1180(56) 1710(46)
Saturday Oct 11 and Wed. Oct 13 Wednesday
Oct 15, 2003
Using the instructions for changing the template for your blog, put a picture from the Internet and a link to your class or 082 homepage in the sidebar

Your blog should have the above two elements and two postings as well (your introduction and expectations for this course)
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Monday
Oct 6 and Wednesday 8, 2003
Saturday
Oct 11, 2003
Using the HTML tutorial here continue working on your html document.
Your document should now have:
- a paragraph (several sentences) enclosed in <p> and </p> tags
- a picture linked with <IMG SRC="pic.jpg">. The pic.jpg can be a file in the same folder as your html document or it can be the URL of a picture on the Internet.
- a description of the picture enclosed in <p> and </p> tags
- a link to your blog in this format: <p><A HREF ="http://yourblog.blogspot.com">An invitation to click here to see your blog</A></p>
Submit your document to Work Finished or to \\ws0251\share
Call your document 82x_000yourname_home.htm
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Saturday
Sept 27, 2003
Monday
Oct 6, 2003

Continue work on your DOS Keyboard Tutor

  • Record your results on your progress chart and keep these charts in your file or notebook
  • update your Excel file from your progress chart and produce a graph object
  • embed the graph in a memo to your teacher.
  • Prepare the memo using Memo Wizard.
  • Address and write a memo to explain your progress with keyboarding; see our blog for a sample start to your memo

Place your completed file in Work Finished. Make the file description = memo6oct

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Wed Oct 1, 2003 Saturday Oct 4, 2003 Create a one paragraph HTML document and submit it via the Work Finished folder, or place it in the share folder of WS0251. I will then put it on the Meet the Students web site. 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 0050 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
September 17, 2003 September 22, 2003 Work on your blog: Use NEW POST to start an assignment and EDIT to correct or modify a posting already started. There should be two postings. - Posting 2: Tell what you have learned in comp082 so far and what you expect to learn by the end of the course 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 0050 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
September 2, 2003 September 8, 2003 Work on your blog Posting 1: Start a blog and give a brief introduction of yourself 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 0050 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
September 20, 2003 now Obtain a PI student ID and password and use it in class 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 0050 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
    Create an Excel file tracking progress with DOS Keyboard Tutor 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 0050 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
    Create a Calendar in Word like the model given to you by your teacher and ... 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 0050 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710
    ...don't forget to answer (in a Word document) the written assignment at the bottom of the calendar exercise (ANSWER the 8 questions). 0080 0280 0310 0540 0710 0740 0820 0840 1070 1140 1260 1670 10177 10598 0050 0140 0360 0380 0620 0640 0700 0770 1180 1710

Marking rubric

Score on homework 0% 1
45%
2
65%
3
75%
4
85%
5
95%
ok
unmarked
Description and color coding
not yet checked
Did not do the work at all or obviously copied or excused Did only part of the assignment Did most of the assignment but not completely Did all the assignment but with many errors, or late Completed the assignment with some errors Completed the assignment with few or no errors assignment received and acknowledged

Do your homework in your HOME folder. Always keep a copy there.
When ready to 'hand it in' copy it and paste it to the appropriate folder in Work Finished

Name your file: 000name000x__descriptor-v
Please avoid spaces and use only alphanumeric characters in filenames (underscore_ and dash- are OK)

When ready to hand it in, make a copy of the file in your Home folder and

This update: January 5, 2004
Address questions or comments to vstevens at pi.ac.ae http://www.vancestevens.com/