About our Computer Systems & Labs
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Hardware and Software:
The equipment used in the CS& E 101 labs are personal computers with access
to USB ports. The course will be taught using Windows XP Professional Operating
System and Microsoft Office 2007 software - Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word.
Internet Explorer will be used for WebMail, web browsing and to access Carmen.
Carmen will contain files and information needed for students to complete the
labs.
Logins:
All students taking CS& E 101 will be provided with a CS& E Department
windows account. This account will have a login id based upon your name. Logins
will be posted during the first week of class. This login is different from
your University (UTS) e-mail address. Registered students who do not have a
login must contact the Course Coordinator or lecturer prior to the first lab.
You will not be able to do your assignment in lab otherwise. You will need to
login every time you use the CS& E Department network system, and when you
leave you will need to logoff. Make sure you do not misplace your login id and
password. If you forget your password, go the S.O.C. Lab on the eighth floor
of Dreese Labs to have your password reset.
Students must also have an active university e-mail account. If you do not already have an active e-mail account or do not know your password contact UTS (688-help or Baker Engineering Systems 5th floor) for assistance prior to lab 1.
Personal
Directory Space
The CS& E Department account provides a home directory, the Z: drive. This
is your personal file space. This contains a number of directories and files
set up by the department (needed for defaults, etc.) Do not remove or move any
of these files! If you remove any of these files or directories, your account
may not work properly. There is a basic directory structure provided. The Microsoft
Office applications will, by default, store documents to the Z:\Windows\Personal\
directory. Class files which you will need to do your labs can be found on WebCT.
Submitting
Your Lab Files:
Lab Assignments will be submitted electronically via the CS& E Submit Tool
and this can only be done from one of our network computers. If an assignment’s
instructions state that it must be "submitted", assignments sent via
e-mail will not be accepted.
CS& E 101 Lab Classess:Caldwell 112A, Open lab hours are also available in Caldwell 112. For open hours go to http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/help_pages/labs.html http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/help_pages/labs.html
Working From Other Computer Systems:
Labs will require additional hours than just closed lab times. Those additional hours needed to complete the Pre-lab assignments may be spent in our labs during available times (see above). In addition you can also work on the assignments from other locations. If you have the Office 2007 available to you, and wish to work on assignments outside of the CS& E Department labs you must do the following:
If you have previous versions of MS Office, in general Excel files will be compatible. However Access files are frequently not compatible w/o some type of conversion. In either case you are responsible for making sure your files are readable on our systems, or they will not be accepted for credit.
Important note: DO NOT install software of any kind on the CS& E Department system. This includes downloading Netscape plug-ins! The current policy allows the system staff to take action which includes the removal of your account for infringement of this rule. (Please realize that you cannot do your lab assignments if you do not have a CS& E Department account.) If you know of any software which you feel would improve the quality of this course, you may make a request to have it installed through the course coordinator.
Always logoff from your machine when you complete your work