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Introduction to online resources

Introduction to online resources. Introduction to online resources. Lecture overview: Objectives of lecture Introductory questions Registration Blackboard Athens/Census data Lecture summary. Objectives. Provide an overview of Blackboard virtual learning environment (VLE)

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Introduction to online resources

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  1. Introduction to online resources

  2. Introduction to online resources • Lecture overview: Objectives of lecture Introductory questions Registration Blackboard Athens/Census data Lecture summary

  3. Objectives • Provide an overview of Blackboard virtual learning environment (VLE) • Explain how to enrol for GEOG3025 on Blackboard • Introduce online data resources, including ESRC/JISC 2001 Census programme

  4. Online resources • Learning resources • Blackboard • Collection of Historical and Contemporary Censuses • Data resources • ESRC/JISC Census Programme • Neighbourhood Statistics Service

  5. Introductory questions… Why use a virtual learning environment? What difference will it make to how this course is conducted?

  6. www.blackboard.soton.ac.uk

  7. Enrol for GEOG3025 • Login • Find course GEOG3025 • Enrol • Access code required!

  8. GEOG3025 Home page

  9. Blackboard menu (1) • Announcements • Whole-class messages from tutor • Course information • Learning objectives, programme • Staff information • How to contact tutor • Course documents • All lecture PowerPoints and handouts

  10. Blackboard menu (2) • Assignments • All assignments, including coursework • Communication • Announcements, email, discussion boards • (Discussion board) • Reference list • Reference lists by lecture topic • External links • Learning resources and data resources

  11. Census questions… When was the last census held? How do we get hold of the data from the census? What questions did it ask?

  12. Online census questionnaire • Version of 2001 England and Wales household form • To gain experience of completion of census questionnaire • To gain understanding of question structure and coding • To provide data for analysis later in course

  13. Confidentiality • No name or address information will be saved to the database • Database for teaching (and research?) • Participation requested but not mandatory • If noone fills it in, we won’t have any data later on!

  14. Online census questionnaire

  15. Neighbourhood Statistics Service

  16. ESRC/JISC 2001 Census Programme

  17. 2001 Census Programme • Continuation of previous ESRC/JISC Census programme • Data purchase • User licensing and registration • Data support units • 2001 datasets and all previous holdings – including census-related datasets

  18. Census Access Census organizations Other data suppliers 2001 datasets Pre-2001 datasets Other Census Access partners ESRC/JISC integrated dataset services Data support units Registration service Users Academic census users

  19. Census registration service

  20. CHCC online tutorials

  21. First assignment • Enrol for GEOG3025 on Blackboard • Complete online census questionnaire • Post observations to discussion board within Blackboard • Register with Census Registration Service (obtaining ATHENs ID if needed)

  22. Lecture summary • Blackboard environment and registration • Census registration service via Athens • CHCC resources • Census data • Neighbourhood Statistics Service • First assignment

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