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Introduction to Humanities Computing
Spring 1999
Introduction to Humanities Computing
François Lachance
416 326-2524 (o)TSH 205 (drop off)
How do students get email accounts?
good question. They should all have Muss accounts (muss.cis.mcmaster.ca isthe student e-mail machine). Some may not have activated them. If theyhaven't activated their account they can do it through MUGSI which is a WWWsite for students where they can do such things. It will be up with the newstudents on May 3. If they can't get around MUGSI they should go to the KTHlabs where a student consultant will walk them through it.
http://www.mcmaster.ca/dataserv-htm/mcss0001.htm
Decorum
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR
COMPUTER AND NETWORK USERS
URL: http://www.mcmaster.ca/cis/policy/netcond.htm
Course WWW site
URL: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~lachance/mcmaster.htm
Fun & Difficult
Computer LiteracyNot just how to work a machine
ProgrammingNot at all how to write software
FormattingNot just how to add bells & whistles & pictures
Rhetoric of computingHow people discuss technology
Critique How to assess applications
AnalysisHow to address substantive issues
Course Topics
What is a computer? The Internet & Computer Mediated Communication The Electronic Text Hypertext and Hypermedia Operating Systems & Human Computer Interaction The Digital Image What is Humanities Computing?
Course Format
Lectures/Discussion Tutorials E-mail
List: [email protected]
Send me a message with your to be added! World Wide Web Materials
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~lachance/mcmaster/
Information Sources Text Book: Computer Confluence Online Resources
E-mail - Get your account created!WWW - Look at them; Find more
Handouts Library Magazines (Wired, Byte, MacUser ...) Newspapers (Technology Sections)
Assignments
Participation 10% Homework 10% Text Analysis Paper * 20% Short HTML Paper* 20% Final Exam 30% Skills Test 10%
*Group work
Participation
Electronic Participation Share things with the class
Newspaper clippingsAdvertisementsBizarre storiesJargon WatchAncient Computers (Old Games)
Class/Tutorial Participation
Text Analysis Paper
Work in pairs Text-analysis using TACTweb
http://tactweb.humanities.mcmaster.ca/ About 5 pages Handed in on disk in Word format Paper copy also submitted Keep a copy! Due May 26
HTML - Assignment
Work in small groups (4 to 5 people) 2500 Words (500 wpp) Upload or by e-mail in HTML Separate Handout Due June 2
Skills Test
E-mail WWW Operating System Word Processing Database
Date: June 9
MILE
Online Quiz
Due Date: May 17
Exam
Some example questions
URL:http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~lachance/mcmaster/final.htm
Date: June 16
Questions Name and Student Number E-mail Address What sort of computer experience do you
have? (List software you are familiar with, courses taken, and general experience)
What do you expect to learn from this course?
What questions would you like addressed?
End
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