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This is the official web page for this course at http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/Spring08/Itnw1351WebPage/ITNW1351.htm

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Broken Links:
Occasionally one or more of the links, which tie these online documents together, may become accidentally broken.  If you discover a broken link, or any other problem with the online documents, please notify me as soon as possible so that I can repair the problem.

Attendance:
For students enrolled in the classroom sections, it is possible that you may be administratively withdrawn from the course if you fail to attend class at least once during the first two weeks of the semester.  (This requirement does not apply to Distance Learning students.) However, you must not depend on me to withdraw you if you need to be withdrawn.  Withdrawal is the responsibility of the student and is not the responsibility of the instructor.

Communications via Email
If you send Email to me, it is imperative that you include your name and the identification of the class in which you are enrolled (ITNW1351) on the Subject line.  I normally have a very large number students in any given semester.  If I have to search the rolls to identify you, I may not answer your Email.

In addition, because I receive approximately 10,000 spam and virus Email messages each month, I use a very aggressive spam blocking program.  If your Email message doesn't contain the identification of the class in which you are enrolled (ITNW1351) on the Subject line, your message will probably be put in quarantine by the spam blocker and I will probably never see it.

It is also important that you provide a telephone number where I can contact you. I receive many Email messages from students with invalid return Email addresses.

Questions via Email:
From time to time you may need to ask questions via Email, and I encourage you to do so.  However, please make the question as specific as possible.  For example, "What is a wireless network?" is not a question that I can easily answer via Email.

Orientation:
All students are required to complete the online orientation. 

First complete the online orientation by clicking the Orientation Instructions link below. Then send an Email message to Baldwin@DickBaldwin.com certifying that you have completed the orientation according to the instructions.

• Orientation Instructions
• Syllabus
• Instructions for Submitting Exams
• Study Guide Index
• Planned Classroom Activities
• Laboratory Projects
• Instructor Evaluation Criteria

Check this area daily for messages from Professor Baldwin to all students enrolled in the class.

Note that this bulletin board contains postings that are new to this semester, in addition to postings that were carried forward from previous semesters due to the fact that the information in those older postings continues to be important over time.

I typically receive hundreds (occasionally thousands) of Email messages each day, many of them from my students.

When you send an Email message to me, make absolutely certain that the Subject line contains the following information as a minimum:

• The name under which you enrolled in the course.  (For example, if you enrolled as Van Loc Nguyen, don't identify yourself as Bobby Nguyen.)
• Course number, such as  ITNW1351 (the section number isn't needed)
• The purpose of the message.  (Put this after the two items listed above.)

Include your current telephone number somewhere in the body of the message, and make it easy to find.  If my Email or your Email goes down, I may try to call you on the telephone.

If you don't comply with the above, don't expect me to answer your Email messages.

01/09/08  Please Be Patient
Other than questions regarding registration, please do not send Email regarding this course prior to the first day of classes.  If you do, I probably won't answer it.  A great deal of preparation is required to teach a course of this nature.  I have many responsibilities to take care of in the final days before the course begins and I do not have the time to work with individual students until after the course actually begins.  If I reach the point that I can accept Email regarding this course prior to the first day of classes, I will post that fact on this bulletin board.

01/09/08 Computer Studies Student Information Form
The following is requested by the Computer Studies department, but is not a requirement of the course in which you are enrolled.  Whether or not you provide the following information will not be taken into account when determining your grade in the course.

If you are willing to provide this information, please compose an Email message containing the following information and send it to Baldwin@DickBaldwin.com

If you do provide the information, please make the subject line of your Email message read as follows:

Last Name, First Name, Course Number, Student Information Form

DO NOT include this information in the message that you send confirming that you have completed online orientation.  Send separate messages for those two purposes.

You should be able to copy and paste the following form into your Email client and then fill in the blanks.  Don't be too concerned about neatness when filling in the form.

Last Name:_____________________
First Name:_____________________
Student ID:_____________________
Course Number: IT__ ____

Telephone Numbers

Home:___________
Work:___________
Other:___________
Email address:_________

_________________________________________________

Reasons for taking the course:

_____Personal Interest
_____Required by degree program, which is ______________
_____Work related - please explain in comments section below
_____Recommended by ______________________________
_____Other, please explain in comments section below

_____Hours working per week
_____Number of credit hours enrolled in this semester
_____Number of computer courses completed at ACC
_____Highest degree earned

_____________________________________________________

What computer or computer related work experience do you have?

_____________________________________________________

Comments:

_____________________________________________________

01/09/08 Do not send executable attachments
If you send an email message to me and expect me to read it, DO NOT attach any executable files, even if they are encapsulated in a zip file.  This includes files with the following extensions, just to name a few:

.exe
.com
.scr
.bat
.pif
.vb

If you do send such files, my virus blocker will simply reject the message and I will never see it.

The following file extensions should be OK:

.java
.class
.htm
.html
.css
.xml
.xsl
.doc
.zip (Provided the zip file doesn't contain any executable files.)

If you find it necessary to send a questionable file for any reason, you should also send another message without an attachment notifying me that you sent the questionable file as an attachment so that I can be on the lookout for it.

01/09/08 Exams are ready
All four exams are ready for you to take as soon as you are ready to take them.  You just need to give me enough advance notice to allow me to print a copy for you.

01/09/08 Completing your exams
Adequate time for the completion of each exam will be set aside in the classroom on the due date of the exam.  In addition, you may complete your exams early if you wish to do so.

You must complete your exams under Prof. Baldwin's supervision at the Northridge campus during one of the times listed below.  You may not complete your exams in an ACC testing center.

You may also complete the exams by visiting with Prof. Baldwin in NRG room 4238 during his office hours.

If you arrive at Prof. Baldwin's office about ten minutes before he begins a class, he can get you started on the exam and you can finish it while he is in his classroom.

You may also complete the exams by visiting with Prof. Baldwin during any of his regularly scheduled lab periods.  (See the course schedule to learn the schedule for Prof. Baldwin's labs.)  You should be able to find Prof. Baldwin in the lab or in his office during lab periods.  Before making a special trip to the campus, you should probably make arrangements in advance via email or telephone but that is not a requirement.

Finally, if you see Prof. Baldwin in NRG Room 4238 at any other time, he will probably be able to arrange for you to take the exam at that time.

01/09/08 Openings for Paid Student Internships in Nanotechnology
See the following URL for information on paid internships for ACC students.

http://www.sematech.org/research/nwdi/index.htm

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