Introduction to Class IST 210 Class Lecture Course

+ Introduction to Class IST 210 Class Lecture

+ Course Objectives n Understand the importance of data, databases, and database management n Design and implement a database n Design SQL queries to access databases n Understand web-based databases n Understand how different databases exchange data n Understand basic user interface design principles to support information processing

+ Why Are You Here? n It is a required course. n But hopefully there is more!

+ Course Organization n 2 “Lectures” a week n Tuesdays and Thursdays – 4: 15 p. m. – 5: 30 p. m. n 205 IST Building n Reading n To be completed before class on Tuesday n Homework Due - Sunday at 11: 55 p. m. turned in via the appropriate drop box on Angel. n One Amnesty day – Turn in 1 assignment 24 hours late. n

+ Course Resources n Required Book n n n Database Concepts, Seventh Edition Course Website n Syllabus n Schedule and Assignments n Announcements n www. personal. psu. edu/nna 102/IST 210 Angel Site n Turn in Homework n Grades n Announcements go out via Angel email

+ Course Grading n Project: 25% (announced in a few weeks) n Homework: n Midterm: n Final: 25% 25%

+ Course Software n Data base n n Data base Management Software n n Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Website hosting (if used for project) n n Microsoft SQL Server IST UP Webspace - https: //my. up. ist. psu. edu/username. Web Development Languages (if used for project) n n n HTML CSS PHP

+ About Me n. I graduated from Penn State in 1998 n Returned to Penn State a few years back to work at ARL (Applied Research Lab) n Completed the IST Masters in 2012 and began work on the IST Ph. D program in 2013 n I work full time at ARL n I am a father and live in State College with my 8 year old son and my wife. n I love teaching and am here to help you be successful in your academic career with IST

+ About Jake n Course TA: Jake Weidman Email: jyw 5163@ist. psu. edu

+ About Jake n 3 rd Year Ph. D. student with a focus in wearables technologies and interface design as they relate to health and mobile fitness n Fan of all Pittsburgh sports n I have far too many phones and gadgets (including an entirely smart home)

+ Office Hours n Regularly scheduled hours will be before class on Tuesday & Thursday from 2: 00 -4: 00 n I am also very flexible to meet by appointment if those times don’t work n You can also reach my via email (I try to respond ASAP) or through Google Hangouts (jakeweidman@gmail. com). If you message me through Hangouts, be sure to state who you are in your initial message, or it will be flagged as spam. n If there are other ways I can be available, just let me know.

+ Academic Integrity n Do your own work n Do NOT download answers n Homework n Only assignments are individual your project is potentially group work n What happens if you cheat or copy or plagiarize?

+ Academic Integrity

+ Academic Integrity n (Team) n Check Projects – make your work original your team members’ work n You can use book examples and the web for help, but do not copy or loosely copy n Remember years n What that I have been teaching this for happens if someone on your team cheats or copies work?

+ Academic Integrity

+ Announcements n Read n If Chapter 1 you have any concerns about anything, Talk to me sooner rather than later!

+ What is Data? Computer Human n Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis n The quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, being stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, or mechanical recording media n Things known or assumed as facts, making the basis of reasoning or calculation