Week 1: Assignment Part OneHands-on course projects are designed to give you an opportunity to explore ideas and techniques on your own computers. This first assignment has 3 parts: Handouts,...

Week 1: Assignment Part One

Hands-on course projects are designed to give you an opportunity to explore ideas and techniques on your own computers. This first assignment has 3 parts: Handouts, Instructions, and Digital Files.

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  Handoutsare intended to supplement the material in the class lectures. In this case, more detail about core OS components and best-practices is provided.




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  Instructionswalk you step-by-step through each project, and always include screenshots that will help you follow along with the exercise.




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  Digital Filesare the raw materials for each project. When appropriate, a sample completed file will be provided for reference.

Almost all class projects will follow this general system!

Project Details

There are two separate projects in this assignment:

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  Create an online account for web-based file backups. We recommend Dropbox or Google Drive, but other online backup services are fine. There is nothing to turn-in for this assignment, but please do get into the habit of using online backups!




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  File Management. Part two will take you through some essential file management techniques. At the end, you will compress and submit your beautifully organized project folder!

Directions

Download the archives linked below. Read through the handouts first and focus on the material that is new to you. Then, follow the instructions for each project!

Week1_AssignmentOne_Handouts.pdf








Download Week1_AssignmentOne_Handouts.pdf

Week1_AssignmentOne_Instructions.pdf








Download Week1_AssignmentOne_Instructions.pdf

Week1_AssignmentOne_Files.zip








Download Week1_AssignmentOne_Files.zip

• For this assignment, you will upload the completed project directly to Canvas




• When you have completed this assignment return to this week's Module and continue with the next lecture.

Turning in your Work

Follow these steps to upload your completed projects directly to Canvas:

• Place all the completed files into a single enclosing folder




• Name the folder WingTungWong_Mac1.1




• Compress the folder into a .zip archive. In the Finder, target the folder and go to File > Compress. The .zip format compresses your files for a quicker upload!




• Upload this .zip archive directly to Canvas!




• Email me if you have any questions or technical problems!