INLS161-001 Fall 2024

Tools for Information Literacy

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  • I will normally have office hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 1400-1530 in Manning Hall, room 305, or via Zoom.
  • At any time, if my door is open, I'll be there and am ready to speak with you.
    If it isn't, I can be available via Zoom or Teams Meetings at a mutually agreed upon time.

Recitations

We have eight recitation sections. The activities will be alike in all of them, though the manner of delivery may vary.

Section Instructor Day Time Location
601 Ron Bergquist Wednesdays 0800-0915 Manning 0001
602 Ron Bergquist Wednesdays 0930-1045 Manning 0001
604 Lan Li Thursdays 0800-0915 Manning 0001
608 Kenneth Gyan Thursdays 0930-1045 Manning 0014
605 Lan Li Thursdays 0930-1045 Murphey 0204
603 Kenneth Gyan Thursdays 1400-1515 Manning 0014
606 Larry Jones asynchronous asynchronous online
607 Larry Jones asynchronous asynchronous online

Schedule

Basics | sessions 01-03

Week of Lecture Recitations
19 August 2024
Monday is FDOC.
We will meet all together on Tuesdays, from 0800-0915, in Manning Hall, room 209 		Introductions and Overview
  1. There will be some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. We will then introduce the structure and plan for this semester's class
  3. We will introduce the concept of client-server relationships
 This week we will do five activities
  1. Discussion posting 01a - introduce yourselves to your colleagues using Canvas
  2. There will be a short discussion on open source computing
  3. Task 01b - subscribe to required newsletters and maybe think about optional ones as well
  4. We will introduce conventions we will use in INLS161-001 this fall
  5. Task 01c - look at the guidance for how and why to install a UNC VPN on your laptops
26 August 2024 Servers and Command Line interaction with servers
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. We will then discuss operating systems and what they do
  3. We will introduce interacting with a server at the command line
 This week we will practice interacting with a server using the terminal application on our laptops
  1. We will spend most of our time interacting at the command line
  2. We will put our newly found skills to use in Task 01d - creating a new directory on the server
02 September 2024
Monday, 02 September 2024 is a national holiday and a University Holiday
Tuesday, 03 September 2004, is a Well Being Day and there will be no classes. 		However, watch the presentation on networks to prepare yourself for this week's recitations
There are three web pages with background and detail on what is covered in the presentation on networks. They are worth a read.
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. a discussion on networks and protocals
  3. a discussion on the internet - a network of networks
 This week we will explore networks and protocols and add two more tools onto our laptops
  1. We will very lightly touch on some different protocols
    We may use the the traceroute (or tracert) command at the command line as a demonstration.
  2. We will add an SFTP tool to our laptops (this is Task 01e)
  3. We will be sure we have a good text editor as a coding platform for the next module (this is Task 01f)
Module 01 tasks Due by How to submit
to show your understanding of basic concepts and to prepare your environment for tasks to come Monday, 09 September 2024 at 2359 through Canvas
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Web Development | sessions 04-08

Week of Lecture Recitations
09 September 2024
We will discuss the concept of the structural layer of web pages and do an introduction to HTML 		The HyperTextMarkupLanguage and how it describes the "what" of web pages
  1. There will be some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. We will start with an overview HTML - its theory and syntax
  3. followed by a closer look at HTML tags,
  4. one specific tag - the anchor tag (or, hyperlink),
  5. and some terminology
 We will work on writing some basic code to make an initial web page for Task 02a
Our code will pass W3C HTML validation.
16 September 2024
Last week we discussed the structural layer, this week we will discuss the presentational layer 		CascadingStyleSheets - the presentational layer
  1. There will be some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. "Presentational" means the rules that define the visual aspects of how a web document is displayed on a computer monitor
  3. CSS - the cascading: A good way to get a feel for the different level of cascading presentational rules is to practice with them.
We will add three levels of style instructions to our task 02a page - Task 02b
Our code will again pass W3C HTML validation.
23 September 2024
Monday, 23 September 2024, is a Well Being Day and there will be no classes. We will, however, have our normal lecture on Tuesday, 24 September 2024 		One can either build a website by doing all the HTML and CSS coding, or one can use a template
... and, using our understanding of HTML and CSS, we can modify a template to look like and work like something that represents us
We will look at options and think about adding images
  1. some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. a discussion on why might we use templates and different sources for them
  3. your choice of editor depends on how you prefer to work
  4. working with images
 Recitations will be work sessions
Start to learn the components of your templates
30 September 2024
Having discussed the structural and presentational layers ...
this week, we'll discuss the behavioral layer 		We considered HTML when we discussed the structural layer.
We considered CSS when we discussed the presentational layer.
This week, we will consider dynamism when we use scripts, as we think about the behavioral layer.
Behavior guided by scripts
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. we will discuss serverside scripts and explain why we cannot use them on Opal
  3. we will follow with a discussion on clientside scripts and discuss where they may be useful on our websites
 We will add examples of both types of scripts to our task02b web page
And we may consider whether or not to use such examples on our task 02c web site
07 October 2024
Design thinking - keep the user in the forefront of your thinking 		It's very easy to become caught up in the coding; we need to keep users and user interface design in the forefront of our thinking
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. thinking about design
  3. accessible design
 Keep working on refining your code
while remembering to keep the user(s) of the site in mind
Module 02 tasks Due by How to submit
Module 02 | Web Development | completed website Monday, 14 October 2024 at 2359 enter the URL for your completed web site in Canvas assignments
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Document Control | sessions 09-10

Week of Lecture Recitations
14 October 2024
We will use the things learned about structural and presentational markup in task 02 to prepare a thesis ready for printing and binding in task 03 		We will turn to documents this week and begin to use our module 02 skills to format a document for printing in task 03
This week, we will concentrate of the structure of a document
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. thinking about markup languages
  3. controlling structural elements
  4. controlling presentational elements
 Thursday and Friday, 17 and 18 October 2004, are Fall Break and there will be no classes.
Thus, there will be recitation sessions only on Wednesday. They will be busy sessions. Everyone is invited to come to them.
  1. exercises to practice some of the page setup tools
  2. exercises to practice style creation and style modification tools
  3. exercises to practice adding structural elements to the text

It will be important to have our document set up this week, so we can modify it next week.
21 October 2024
We don't want to have to use defaults for the look of our document. We will consider how to create our own styles. 		Think about how you want your document to represent you in print, in look, in organization, in images
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. thinking about our style choices
  3. create and use graphics in a document
  4. tying your heading styles to the table of contents tool can make your final product more useful
  5. understanding the why and how of indexes
  6. incorporating citations in a research paper
 We will apply the tools discussed in the lecture to our Honors Thesis example
  1. Using graphics in a document
  2. Create and use graphics in a document
  3. Practice with tables of contents
Module 03 tasks Due by How to submit
Module 03 | Document Control | a thesis ready for printing and binding Monday, 28 October 2024 at 2359 Store your two documents
  1. one formatted to print out in letter size paper
  2. the second formatted to print out in A4 size paper
in your UNC OneDrive space. Share the two files with your recitation instructor and use Canvas to tell your instructor that you have shared the files with them.
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Data Control | sessions 11-14

Week of Lecture Recitations
28 October 2024
In the data control module, and, while the tool is different, we will find many of the things we have learned in modules 01, 02, and 03 will be again applicable

Excel ... is deemed by many software engineers to be the most consequential program ever written, in part because it has been so widely adopted.

This week, we will concentrate setting up a worksheet/book, by understanding basic underlying tools.
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. Data displayed in an X/Y axis grid, with cells at each intersection of each row and column, each of them individually capable of being formatted.
  3. Formulas are mathematical statements that apply to a cell, or, through vectors, to a range of cells.
  4. Functions are built-in specialized algorithms
 We will set up and start to modify our workbook in recitations.
  1. worksheet setup and formatting options
  2. how and why to set up a worksheet/book for printing
  3. conditional formatting allows you to apply specific formatting to cells that meet certain criteria
  4. formulas and functions that pull data from a second worksheet/book to create new data
04 November 2024 With our worksheets and workbooks set up for us to use well, we will consider how to manage the data for our purposes. Sorting, filtering, pivoting
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. sorting data helps you quickly visualize and understand your data better, organize and find the data that you want, and ultimately make more effective decisions
  3. filtered data displays only the rows that meet criteria that you specify and hides rows that you do not want displayed
  4. pivot tables are summaries of your data based on categories that you select
We will continue to modify our data sets to make them more useful for us
  • Sorting
    1. single value sorts
    2. multi-value sorts
  • filtering
    1. relative number filter
    2. multi-level filter with discrete values
    3. multi-level filter with discrete and percentage values
    4. filter based on cell formatting
  • converting tabular data into a pivot table for analysis
11 November 2024
We will consider how to transform tabular data into a visualization of data 		We'll consider the why, the theory, and the history of visualization
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. Thinking about the reasons and theory of data visualization
  3. using Excel to create charts
 We will create two charts
  1. a chart that compares values to categories
  2. a chart that compares multiple values by multiple categories in individual stacks
18 November 2024
As an introduction to relational databases, we will consider Entity Relationship Modeling and Structured Query Language terminology. 		Relational databases start with data modeling
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. a relational database is characterized by multiple tables, with relationships defined between the tables
  3. an entity-relationship model (ERM) is an abstract and conceptual representation of data
  4. Relationships connect entities across the database
  5. Structured Query Language is the standard means of manipulating and querying data in relational databases
 We will practice SQL and use the rest of our time to finish our task 04 workbook
Module 04 task Due by How to submit
Module 04 | Data Control | a completed workbook Monday, 25 November 2024 at 2359 Store your completed workbook in your UNC OneDrive space. Share the Excel file with your recitation instructor and use Canvas to tell your instructor that you have shared the file with them.
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Presentations | sessions 15-16

Week of Lecture Recitations
25 November 2024
Creating a professional, polished, productive presentation requires knowing the audience and knowing how to use the tools effectively 		This week, we will concentrate of the design of visuals to accompany a presentation
  1. Some preparation to do before each week's lecture
  2. Why do we need or want to have a visual display behind us when we give a presentation?
  3. Manage your visual presence by realizing what the presentation tools can and cannot do for you
 We won't have any recitation sessions this week because we will be on Thanksgiving Break.
But while being thankful, we might consider what to talk about.
02 December 2024
Think about what you want to do, think about how people react to visual stimuli, think about how you manage your and their time. 		Understanding the tool, the audience, and the venue
  1. Thoughts to consider when presenting
  2. Design your presentation to flow smoothly during delivery
  3. Plan to narrate and deliver your presentation
 Wednesday is LDOC so we will have recitations only on Wednesday.

Everyone is invited to attend one of the Wednesday sessions.
Module 05 task Due by How to submit
Module 05 | Presentations | a professional presentation During Final Exam days. See the table below Store your .pptx document in your UNC OneDrive space. Share the file with your recitation instructor and use Canvas to tell your instructor that you have shared the file with them.

According to the registrar's Final Examination Schedule Fall 2024 ...

Examinations are scheduled according to the day and start time of the first meeting of the course each week and held in the regular assigned meeting room unless the instructor is otherwise notified. For example, a class meeting only on Wednesdays but beginning at 08:00 a.m. would still have their final exam on Tuesday, May 2 at 8:00 a.m.
Section Instructor Exam Day Exam Times For classes with this meeting start time during term Location
601 Bergquist Saturday, 07 Dec 2024 0800-1100 0800 Mon/Wed/Fri Manning 0001
603 Gyan Saturday, 07 Dec 2024 1200-1500 1400 Tue/Thu Manning 0014
604 Li Thursday, 12 Dec 2024 0800-1100 0800 Tue/Thu Manning 0001
602 Bergquist Thursday, 12 Dec 2024 1200-1500 Classes not otherwise provided for in this schedule (0930 Wed) Manning 0001
605 Li Friday, 13 Dec 2024 0800-1100 1115 Mon/Wed/Fri Murphey 0204
608 Gyan Friday, 13 Dec 2024 0800-1100 0930 Tue/Thu Manning 0014
606 Jones asynchronous Final exams for RA (remote asynchronous) classes are at the discretion of the instructor. online
607 Jones asynchronous Final exams for RA (remote asynchronous) classes are at the discretion of the instructor. online
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