ICT 309/509 C OLLABORATIVE COMPUTING: SUMMER 2014

Steve Schlough
Office:
232B Communications Technology
Office phone:
(715) 232-1484
E-mail:
schloughs@uwstout.edu
WWW: http://www3.uwstout.edu/faculty/schloughs/
Catalog Description
History, application, design and analysis of collaborative computing.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe the history of computer supported cooperative work
2. describe the history of social computing
3. evaluate a computer supported cooperative work site
4. evaluate a social computing site
5. develop a computer supported collaborative work site
6. develop a social computing site
7. analyze trends in collaborative computing
Graduate Objective
8. Evaluate future trends in collaborative computing
Course Outline
Introduction
History of computer supported cooperative work (1)
History of social computing (2)
Existing computer supported cooperative work systems (3)
Existing social computing systems (4)
Application of computer supported corporate work software (5)
Application of social computing software (6)
Future (7)
Text:
Brake, T. J. (2008). Wherein the World is my Team West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons
Resources provided by the instructor.
Due Date Policy for Assignments & Tests: All assigned work must be submitted to
SharePoint by the due date.
Evaluation & Expectations: Students will be evaluated on projects, presentations,
quizzes, and discussions. Expectations include:
All assignments must be original work
First-class work, correct formatting (APA) grammar and spelling
All projects must be completed to earn a grade.
Academic misconduct will be handled according to university sanctions. See:
http://www3.uwstout.edu/stusrv/dean/chp14.cfm
Attendance: This is an online course so no physical attendance is required. Students are
responsible for attaining course objectives and completing the required activities by
specified due dates. It is extremely important to follow timelines as other students depend
on them.
Special Needs: Please see the instructor if you have any special needs that should be
addressed in the classroom. Any student with a qualifying disability is eligible for assistance.
If you require an accommodation for a disability, please contact the Campus Disability
Services, (206 Bowman Hall, 232-2995, http://www.uwstout.edu/disability) in a timely
manner to assure that appropriate support and accommodations will be provided.
Appropriate documentation of your disability and request of accommodations must be
provided to be eligible for services.

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Evaluation Projects and exams are assigned points as follows:

Projects
Discussion: Student Centered Learning
Discussion: Collaborative Computing
SharePoint P1: Update Profile
Discussion: History
Discussion: Let the Games Begin
SharePoint P2: Change Appearance
Discussion: Cooperation
Discussion: Convergence
SharePoint P3: Share
Discussion: Coordination
Discussion: Capability
SharePoint P4: Add task list and calendar. Remove
Get Started
Discussion: Communication
Discussion: Cultural Intelligence
SharePoint P5: Blog
Grad Presentation
Discussion: Showtime
SharePoint P6 Wiki
SharePoint P7: Discussion
SharePoint P8: Survey
SharePoint P9: Create new page
SharePoint P9: Responses
Take Home Exam
Total

Points
Possible
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

Due Date

10
10
10
P/F
10
10
10
10
10
10
100
410

July 13
July 13
July 13
July 13
July 20
July 20
July 20
July 27
July 27
July 27
August 1

June 15
June 15
June 15
June 22
June 22
June 22
June 29
June 29
June 29
July 6
July 6
July 6

Graduate students will need to research and do a presentation on the future of collaborative computing.
The presentation will be pass/fail. If the presentation is not pass, the final grade will be lowered one letter
grade. See project sheets in the SharePoint site for details.
Letter grades will be based on the following percentages of the total points assigned.
A

95 -100%

A-

90-94%

B+

87 - 89%

84-86%

B-

80-83%

70-79%

60-69%

59% or less

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SharePoint Projects
There are 10 SharePoint Projects that build on each other:

If you need more detailed instructions: For video instructions on SharePoint

2013 go to this site: lynda.uwstout.edu and type SharePoint Online Essential
Training in the search box or post questions in the Q & A discussion post.
Instructions
1. 10 Points: Update Profile
2. 10 Points: Change Appearance
a. Click on the word subsites in the left hand column, scroll down and click on
your name.
b. Click on Your Site. Your Brand and add a description and logo.
c. Change appearance by clicking on Whats your style
3. 10 Points: Share
a. Click on share your site. Add your classmates e-mail and click share.
b. Click on Share in the upper right corner and type in your classmates e-mail,
click on their name when it appears and then click share.
4. 10 Points. Add task list and calendar. Remove Get Started
a. Scroll down to Add an App and click on it. You should also be able to do this
from your home page.
5. 10 Points. Blog
a. Go to the settings icon in the upper right hand corner. It looks like a gear.
b. Scroll down to site settings and click on it
c. Go to the heading Site Administration
d. Select Sites and workspaces
e. Select Blog
f. Create a post with relevant content.
6. 10 Points. Wiki
a. Scroll down to Add an App and click on it. You should also be able to do this
from your home page.
7. 10 Points. Discussion
a. Scroll down to Add an App and click on it. You should also be able to do this
from your home page.
8. Survey
a. Scroll down to Add an App and click on it. You should also be able to do this
from your home page.
9. Create new page
a. Scroll down to Add an App and click on it. You should also be able to do this
from your home page.
10.10 Points. Go to one or more of your classmates sites and respond to at
least one of each of the following:
a. Blog
b. Wiki
c. Discussion
d. Survey

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