This Web page introduces students to the computing facilities and services of the Academic Computing and Communications Center (ACCC).

The materials have been written to serve two purposes: 1) as a comprehensive self-paced Web-based tutorial, and 2) as presentation materials for a live session at LAS 100 and other introductory courses. The information in parentheses is intended for instructors giving a live presentation.

Instructors: please review the Instructor's Presentation Notes.

Recommended modules:

  * Introduction to the ACCC (10 minutes)
  * Obtaining a computer account (5 minutes)
  * Using the public computer labs (5 minutes)
  * Commonly-used software (10 minutes)
  * Using electronic mail with Webmail or Eudora (10 minutes/demo)
  * Touring the UIC home page (5 minutes/demo)
  * Questions and answers (5 minutes)

Optional modules:

  * Working with the keyboard and mouse (10 minutes/demo)
  * Browsing the Web (10 minutes/demo)
  * Quick introduction to UNIX (10 minutes/demo)
  * Accessing the Internet from home (10 minutes/90min seminar)
  * Introduction to Windows 98 (20min/demo, 2-hour seminar)
  * Word 2000 Introduction (20min/demo, 2-hour seminar)
  * Reading Newsgroups (10 minutes/demo)
  * Creating Your Own Personal Web Pages (20 minutes)
  * Reading email with Eudora (90-minute seminar)



This page can be found at:
http://www.accc.uic.edu/seminars/studentcomputing

Last updated: October 5, 2001 – Instructional Technology Lab