Week 1: Participating in the global classroom / Part 1 of history of computing

Learning Resources
Lecture Notes (Required)

Document: Week 1 Lecture Notes (PDF)

Laureate Education, (2014) Participating in the Global Classroom: Week 1 Lecture Notes [Video,
Online], (accessed: 11/06/14)

Media (Required)

The History Channel (n.d.) ‘From the pencil to the keypad’, Modern Marvels [Online]. Available
from:
http://www.history.com/shows/modern­marvels/videos/who­invented­the­computer (Accessed: 2
July 2014).
This 5­minute video gives a synopsis of some of the major events in computing history.

Laureate Education, (2014) Computer Structures [Video, Online], (accessed: 11/23/14)

Documents (Required)

How to register for your University of Liverpool network account (PDF)

Master’s study cycle handout (PDF)

Sample online discussion interaction (PDF)

Discussion and Assignment types in the IT and ISM programmes (PDF)

Rubrics
Please refer to the ‘Rubrics’ button for module assessment criteria.

Website (Required)

University of Liverpool (n.d.) Introducing your Classroom [Online]. Available from:

http://www.getready.liverpool­online.com/online­classroom/classroom/, (Accessed: 28 October
2014).

University of Liverpool Computing Services (n.d.) Self­registration. [Online]. Available from:

 https://register.liv.ac.uk/register/, (Accessed: 17 February 2014).

University of Liverpool (n.d) Computing Library Readiness Training [Online]. Available from:
http://s.liv.ac.uk/170/, (Accessed: 28 October 2014).

University of Liverpool (n.d.) Information technology MSc online. [Online]. Available from:
http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/online/programmes/information­technology/msc­in­information­
technology/, (Accessed: 4 February 2014).

Optional

Another very interesting video on the history of computing, but a bit longer – around 18 minutes:
Dyson, G. (2003) The birth of the computer [Online]. Available from:
http://www.ted.com/talks/george_dyson_at_the_birth_of_the_computer.html, (Accessed: 2 July
2014).

Discussion
Required
Each week you will be assigned a Discussion Question or Questions. You must submit your initial
response to the Discussion Question(s) below by the end of Day 4 (Sunday). A typical initial answer
should have about 500 words, but it is the quality of the answer that matters, not the number of words.
Please submit your initial response(s) through the Turnitin submission link(s) in addition to posting it to
the Discussion Board thread(s). Do include all your references. It is suggested to use the Harvard
Referencing System.

Ensure that you spread your discussion posts across at least three separate days of each week. This will
help maximise the value of your discussion with colleagues and serve to meet the learning objectives for
each activity.

Please note that there is one Discussion this week for which you will receive formative feedback from
your instructor.

To access full instructions and the Discussion Forum, click on Discussion

in the module navigation menu, and click the "Week 01 Discussion"
folder.

Individual Assignment
Required
This week’s Individual Assignment will be posted prior to the start of the week. Please note this
assignment is not graded.
To access full instructions and the submission link(s), click on Individual
Assignments in the module navigation menu, and click the "Week 01
Individual Assignment" folder.