GTECH 709 Course web site How to navigate

GTECH 709 Course web site • • How to navigate the course Black. Board site Announcements Course materials (videos vs. transcripts) Lab assignments

Black. Board • The whole course is Black. Board-based It is here that you will find – All lecture materials – Instructions for assignments, quizzes, exams – Everything related to your project • However, you will sometimes be sent via URLs to external web sites for data or software services

Announcements • Check the course announcements at least once a day – Every lecture or assignment is prone to be updated at any time – The announcement pages is where you will be alerted to these changes

Course Materials • This is the most important tab • Here you find links to the – Lecture materials – Assignment instructions and data – Quizzes – Midterm and final exam – Cartographic studio (aka project) All organized by week

Organized by Week • This is an example of the organization of the first week of lectures

Working through the Materials • The videos are speech-annotated Power. Point presentations (lectures) • Alternatively, you can work through the Power. Points themselves together with the transcripts of the lectures – Power. Points are bullet-points only; you need either the transcripts or the videos to get all the content • Other materials are useful but not necessary

Assignments • Assignment instructions are very detailed • The videos show you step-by-step how the instructor moves through examples • Alternatively, you can read detailed instructions provided as pdf files • In either case, the assignments end with you performing similar work and uploading the results to Black. Board