COMM 165:
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN COMMUNICATION
Spring 2008
California State University, Fresno
Dr. John A. Cagle

 		COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN COMMUNICATION: COMM 165 provides an introduction to the use of computers in the communication professions in the modern world. Students will get "hands on" experience using microcomputers for word processing, database management, spreadsheets, presentation visuals, electronic mail, using the Internet (including development of home pages), and making a movie. Selected software for communication applications will be examined.

Course Links
[incl. approximate due dates for major assignments]

COMM 165 Syllabus
 COMM 165 Student Pages
E-mail registration, reading messages, and changing passwords

Bulletin

Friday April 25:  Complete Web Design Project

Monday April 28:  Begin Excel Assignment

Begin COMM 165 Final Projects

Past due:  all projects (communication training PowerPoint, your  movie, and your Endnote bibliography) with links on your homepage and uploaded to Lennon.  Your homepage should look professional, be complete, and be updated.

Bring your flash memory to class for your personal file management and security!

On Line resources:
Research Points of Departure
Search Tips:  08s-net-research-tools.htm
Communication and Information Competency in Small Bytes
Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy
Dept. of Communication Homepage
 Cagle's Homepage

COMM 165 Internet Assignment

Template for Quick Homepage Construction
How to set-up your site manager in Dreamweaver
Uploading & Downloading using FTP Voyager
FrontPage or Dreamweaver is recommended for web design. 
Netscape 7.2 has a Compose program which you access from File / Edit Page.
Download 7.2 Netscape http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/archive72x.jsp
Free FTP Programs for PCs ad Macs: http://security.csufresno.edu/fresnostateftp.jsp

FTPVoyager Instructions for Home Use
FTP Voyager download:  http://www.ftpvoyager.com/

Communication Training Using PowerPoint Assignment

Making PowerPoint Presentations
Microsoft's Introductory PowerPoint Training

Endnote, MLA, & APA

Endnote Online at http://www.endnoteweb.com/training/

Library "How to" Videos on Library Research, including EndNote

Additional instruction:  http://www.stolaf.edu/library/instruction/endnote/

Assignment: 

bullet Connect to https://help.csufresno.edu/, log in as a student, and download and install Endnote on your home computer.
bullet Create a "library" [a bibliographic feature in Endnote].
bullet Connect to the Madden Library and do a periodicals search for at least three articles on a communication topic of interest to you;
then find at least three books on the same topic. For each of these, make entries in your Endnote Library.
bullet Finally, open Word and create a bibliography in APA format using these references.  You will need to adapt to APA format.
bullet Save your Word bibliography and upload to your class website with a link on your homepage.

Make a film using iMovie or Windows Movie Maker

Click on 165movie.htm for assignment. 
Demos: Windows version | Quicktime 18oct04 | Vince Mays' Movie

Web Design Assignment

Learning features of Dreamweaver (or FrontPage or Netscape Composer),
especially use of tables, bookmarks & hyperlinks, image maps, thumbnails
Please read
 Webpages and Websites: How to Manage and Create a Website

Excel Assignment

Excel homework:   
 Microsoft Excel Browse around Microsoft's overviews and some tutorials
Education and Lifestyle Example

COMM 165 Final Projects
 

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