CST8300 Week 1 Introductions(1)

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Achieving Success in Changing Environments - Introductions

Week 1

+Today’s Agenda Welcome and Roll Call

Course make up

Introductions Who am I? Who are you? (individual assignment) High Level Course Content

Other Administrative Stuff Potential attendance issues Participation is key to success

Assignment submission requirements

A fun video to check out

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ROLL CALL

Process

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+What’s a Hybrid?

Two hours in class – Lectures and miscellaneous activities

One hour outside of class – Assignments requiring online activities

Preparation time – Before class you may be assigned

reading to prepare for interactive discussion

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+Administrative StuffWho am I

Phil Beals (don’t call me “Sir”)

A little of my background IT in ’93 with Microsoft and Novell certifications; Masters in Project

Mgmnt From a junior technician to CIO for international IP law firm in 18

years Last 10 years as CIO, now retired The lesson? – know what you want; work hard; keep learning; know

what you don’t know

Email Preferred email – [email protected] College email –

[email protected] I will respond to emails before the next class

Make an appointment if you want to see me

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+Administrative StuffWho are You

1. Your name – last name first; first name last

2. What year are you in at Algonquin

3. What program are you in

4. Why are you here

5. What do you hope to gain from this program

6. What do you hope to gain from this course

7. What are your short term goals after education and why (1 to 2 years)

8. What are your long term goals after education and why (3 to 10 years)

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+Administrative StuffCourse Content

What’s covered and why Ethics in the education system – i.e. Plagiarism could ruin you

Ethics in the work world – i.e. Cheating could put you in prison

Conducting research – i.e. “necessity is the mother of invention” (Plato)

Thinking critically – i.e. Do or die – what does that mean

Salesmanship & Marketing – i.e. You, not the product or someone else

That all important Resumé – i.e. On writing well

Leadership – i.e. You don’t want to be a grunt all your life, do you. Have a dream.

Successful study habits – i.e. Memorization is NOT everything

Living for Success – i.e. 7 Habits of Highly Successful People

Documentation – i.e. Who really cares, right? WRONG!!!!!

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Course Content

What’s NOT covered and why Project management – this is a different course that we don’t

have time for

You will learn VERY BASIC project management concepts

Law – i.e. Go to Osgoode or Harvard or Yale.

We will touch on the implications of bad decisions and the potential cost

Security – i.e. Go to police college

We will touch BRIEFLY on the implications of a good or poor security implementation

Holding hands – i.e. You are now in a post secondary institution

You are adults now. Plan and act accordingly.

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+Administrative StuffOther but Important

Stuff Potential attendance issues

Participation is key to success If you:

• Be here• Do the assignments• Work well in team assignments• Submit on time• You will pass

This is a MUST PASS course

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Assignment Submissions (see handout) Submit assignments electronically BY EMAIL ONLY

You will ONLY get ONE reminder Assignment is deemed late if prior approval is not

granted 5% deduction from assignment mark for each working

day late 10 working days late “WILL NOT BE MARKED” and will

receive a Zero (0) Working Day = Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Saturdays and Sundays are not considered Working Days

Administrative StuffAssignments

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Required Text Books

Ethics for the Information Age, 4th edition, Michael Quinn, AddisonWesley/Pearson, ISBN: 978-0-13-213387-6

Study Skills for Science, Engineering & Technology Students, by Maier et al, Pearson Longman, ISBN 978-0-273-72073-7

Recommended Text Books

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey, by Steven Covey, Free Press, ISBN 978-0743269513

A Gift of Fire, 3rd edition , Sara Baase, Prentice Hall/Pearson, ISBN 978-0-13-600848-4

What Every Student Should Know About Study Skills, Enid Leonard, Pearson, ISBN 0-321-44736-0

Administrative StuffBooks

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+Administrative Stuff

Class Communication Blackboard:

Announcements; Assignments; PowerPoint slide decks Grades Official Course stuff – i.e. Course Outline

How to reach me [email protected] or

[email protected] College email is checked infrequently

When I am available Before and After Class 30 minutes before 30 minutes after

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+Orientation

Welcome to School of Advanced Technology

Student Handbook at Orientation

These are your responsibility: Centre for Students with Disabilities,

Counseling, Tutoring, Managing Course Load

Student Success Specialist is Lisa Lamb Our site & resources

• (Demo BB9)

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+Your Expectations

Questions You Must Answer Yourselves

How do I define success? What am I prepared to do to be successful? What do I really want to learn? What skills and habits am I prepared to

develop to learn?

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+My Expectations

What are my expectations of you:

It is NOT me you need to impress, but Be respectful of yourself as well as others

If you don’t care, others will not care either

Attend the classes Ask questions – I do not believe in “stupid

questions” Come to class prepared to learn

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+What Will Drive Change for You

“C.R.E.S.T.” Competitiveness – global markets

Regulatory issues Political – failure of communism and pure capitalism Legal – Patents, Trademarks, copyright, privacy

Economics – U.S. collapse, legacy industries, Greek crisis

Social – networks, Web 2.0

Technology – merging of telecom and computers, mobile

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+What Does Your Future Look Like?

Start Your Own Business?

Work for the Government?

Work in the Private Sector?

Be a Great Inventor?

Find the next “kleenex”?

Win Lotto 649?

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+Earning Course Marks

In-Class & Hybrid Activity = 30%

Participation = 10%

Group Research Project = 30%

Individual Project = 30%

Two major group assignments

Five major individual assignments

15 In-Class/Hybrid activities

NO EXAM! - BUT LOTS OF EFFORT

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+Everyone Can Get an A!

Effort = Mark

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A Fun Video

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Group Assignmen

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+A Fun Assignment – 15 Minutes

Value – 3% of In Class/Hybrid Final

Mix and Mingle – This is critical to your success in this course

On an sheet of paper, print your full name, course number on the top of the page.

Find and Introduce yourself to your other team mates

Find 3 things you might have in common with them

Write their name and contact information on your paper.

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+Individual Assignment One

From Slide 6 – “Who are You” Value - 40 marks (6% of Individual Final) Adhere to the submission requirements,

as distributed• Note the mark value of individual

points Respond to the 8 points from Slide 6, as

distributed Total expected words - 250 to 500 words,

the bulk of which will be to points 5 through 8

Submission deadline – Next Week

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Q & A

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