Social Networking side of K201

As part of the Honors option, several students will be contributing useful information via the K201 Facebook group, the Twitter feed, and this blog. You are encouraged to join the above facebook group, and follow the twitter feed.

Please remember to visit the blog on a regular basis, as additional resources will be shared here from time to time.

SAM Projects Student FAQ's

Please read through these FAQ's to optimize your experience with the SAM Projects homework cases.     SAM 2010 Student FAQ's

MAC Users

We have a  K201 Instructor (Mr. Trehan) who is a MAC user and fan, so we’ve asked for his input on student options for running Windows Office 2010 on a MAC.  Note if you choose options 1, 2, or 3 below your SAM Projects homework can be done successfully on your MAC. 

You may also benefit from the STEPS class material called:    Windows: Basic Computing Skills 

See  http://ittraining.iu.edu/training/browse.aspx  for more information.

Running Office 2010 on MAC  (Required for K201's 15 SAM Project Case Homework Assignments)

Option 1:  IU AnyWare

Cost:  FREE

URL:  http://iuanyware.iu.edu  

Notes:  IU AnyWare is a client virtualization service that allows you to run programs from a Citrix server.  This requires you to install the Citrix Receiver client.  See https://kb.iu.edu/data/bbbr.html for more information.

This is the FIRST Sememster we've recommended this option for K201 students.  We believe it will work, but stay tuned as we may run into some minor issues with our SAM Projects Autograder.

NOTE: A video tutorial is now available on YouTube and has been embedded in a recent Blog Post titled Using IUAnyware from MacOS.

Option 2:  Apple Boot Camp 
Cost: Windows Vista OS Software Purchase Price from Bookstore, about $5 (Full-install version, NOT upgrade version).
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Camp_(software)
Time: Approximately 1-3 hours to configure, install OS, install office from iuware.iu.edu

Notes:  This option requires contiguous disk space (32 GB recommended). If your Mac does not have contiguous space, you will need to reinstall MacOS. You will also need to have your MacOS install media, as it contains the necessary drivers for Windows. With this option, you will have to restart each time you switch between MacOS and Windows.

Option 3: Leveraging VMWare Fusion or ParallelsCost: 

Fusion: Windows Vista OS Software from Bookstore (Full-install, NOT upgrade), about $5 +VMWare Fusion about $50= about $55 total.

Parallels: Windows Vista OS Software from Bookstore(Full-install, NOT upgrade), about $5+Parallels about $80=about $85 total.

URL: http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
URL: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
Time: Approximately 1-3 hours to configure, install OS, install office from http://iuware.iu.edu 

Notes: more expensive but can then jump between platforms without restart

Option 4: UITS STC Labs (come on campus to do the work)

Cost: No additional cost!

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K201 Tutoring

Looking for a tutor for K201?

The Kelley School of Business offers FREE tutoring to ALL K201 students in UC 2025B.

A tutor will be available at the above location during these hours:

Monday-Thursday

from 4:30-7 pm

Running Windows on a MacBook

There are two options for running Windows on your MacBook

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• OPTION 1. BootCamp - This option sets up Windows and MacOS side-by-side. At any given time, only one of the two operating systems is running. You must shutdown current operating system and restart, in order to switch to the other operating system. Since BootCamp is a part of Snow Leopard, there is no additional cost (other than for a legitimate copy of Windows). Here is a YouTube video that outlines the setup procedure.

Basic steps for installing Windows in Boot Camp are:

1. Use Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows Partition. If you encounter an error that you cannot create a partition, then you have two options:
• Backup your computer and reinstall MacOS X
• Use the Virtual Machine Option below.
2. If you were successful at creating the partition, then insert the Windows installation media and complete the installation steps. NOTE: You will have to hold down the option key to boot from the Windows partition.
3. Once Windows has been installed, you will need to install Boot Camp tools for Windows from the Snow Leopard disk.
4. From the Boot Camp setup in Windows, set the default operating system to be Mac OS.
5. Download and install Symantec Antivirus
6. Download and install Office 2010

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• OPTION 2. Virtual Machine - This option runs Windows inside MacOS, so you don't have to reboot. Both operating systems can run at the same time. This option does have additional cost as it requires a copy of either VMWare Fusion or Parallels. Please make sure you get the educational pricing as mentioned below. At the time of this post, each product has the same price, you can choose either one. My personal experience is with VMWare Fusion, however, Parallels should run just as well.

- Fusion: http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/academicstore.html ($49.99)

Here is a YouTube video to help with Fusion

- Parallels: http://www.parallels.com/landingpage/dskd63-5/sp/

Here is a YouTube video to help with Parallels

Once you have successfully installed Windows, please make sure that you download and install the following software from IUWare:

Symantec Antivirus: http://iuware.iu.edu/Windows#Details/1129

Office 2010: http://iuware.iu.edu/Windows#Details/1237

How to Succeed

In the Tuesday night section of K201, the students paired up and discussed ideas to compile a list of things that result in academic failure and another list for things that are needed for success. One key observation is that even though this was discussed prior to the chapters, "being Proactive" was one of the first first suggestions for success. Chapter 15 categorizes computer users in four categories, and it also mentions that being proactive is the key to success.

In case the picture on the left isn't clear, I have added these lists below:

SUCCESS: Proactive, Organized, Focused, Studying hard (6-12 hours per week), Prayer/faith, Taking Initiative, Prioritizing, Making an Effort, Participating, Self-motivation, Being Prepared

FAILURE: Laziness, Not prioritizing, Not doing the Work, Not Attending, Not Focusing, Giving up, Procrastination, Not taking advantage of opportunities, Being Distracted, Being Late, Not Applying oneself, Goofing off in Class.

It is good to see that students today know the formula for success, and I challenge each and every one of the readers of this post to make extra effort this semester to follow the ideas mentioned for success.

Best Wishes

Excel Ribbons

Here is an image that shows the eight commonly used Ribbon tabs in Excel 2007.

Excel Ribbons

Excel Tutorial 5 Overview

Excel Tutorial 4 Overview