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Welcome to. Computer Repair. With Mrs. Denyer. CTE Career Technical Education. ROP Regional Occupational Program. INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. COMPUTER HARDWARE. Career Technology Education.

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  1. Welcometo Computer Repair With Mrs. Denyer

  2. CTE Career Technical Education ROP RegionalOccupational Program INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND DESIGN COMPUTER HARDWARE

  3. Career Technology Education • The Career Technical Education programs at River Valley High School can provide you with • the knowledge and skills • necessary for career and postsecondary training

  4. Career Technology Education • While these courses are interesting and fun, • they also have high academic standards to provide you with • the essential knowledge and transferable skills • to match rapidly shifting workplace requirements

  5. Career Technology Education • The types of careers linked to these courses range anywhere • from jobs right out of high school, • through careers requiring post-graduate degrees

  6. The Tri-County Regional Occupational Program (ROP) • offers career technical training courses • to high school students and adults • in Colusa, Sutter, and Yuba Counties

  7. These courses provide training in many different occupations • and are geared to entry-level employment, • preparation for advanced training, • or retraining

  8. This is a STEM course

  9. Look At the Syllabus

  10. ROP Computer Repair Course • The Computer Repair program provides entry-level, upgrading of skills training, and advanced training in computer repair • Jobs in the field include PC repairer and microcomputer customer representative

  11. Course Goals • Go over the syllabus

  12. Course Content • This course will familiarize you with a variety of material • Look at the Syllabus

  13. Course Outcomes • Demonstrate basic understanding of computer system hardware components such as CPU, display, storage, memory, printers, etc. • basic understanding of computer operating systems used on Macintosh and MS DOS • understanding of the basic types of computer software such as word processor, spreadsheet, and database • understanding of basic trouble shooting techniques and how they may be used to isolate problems in hardware and software • the ability to distinguish hardware based problems from software based problems

  14. Course Outcomes cont’d • understanding and ability to apply basic cleaning and maintenance techniques to insure that systems keep running • the ability to develop a systematic method for solving system hardware and software problems • a basic understanding of computer networks and the components involved in each • a basic understanding of diagnostic tools, techniques, and references used in computer support and repair and to locate them when needed • readiness for the A+ Certification exam

  15. Assessment • Assessment of your performance will include but will not be limited to: • Classroom participation, punctuality and attendance • Completion of required assignments/portfolio • Individual and group projects • Tests and quizzes • Evaluations are based upon the California Department of Education's • Curriculum Frameworks • and the California Technology Education Standards

  16. COUNT ON IT! • You: • WILL work hard in this class if you want to succeed • Will gain valuable skills • Will have fun • Will realize that “Elective” doesn’t mean easy – it means opportunity! • MUST put in the work to be successful!

  17. Class RulesAnd Preliminary Paperwork

  18. CLASS RULES • ALL SCHOOL RULES APPLY! • RESPECT IS MANDATORY! • SAFETY IS ESSENTIAL! • ON TIME, ON TASK! • DISALLOWED ITEMS IN CLASS INCLUDE: Food, Gum, Hats, Cell Phones, Music Devices, Personal Grooming • PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT! • BUSINESS LANGUAGE IS MANDATORY (curriculum) • TIMELY SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS! • RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN GRADE!

  19. Preliminary Forms • Class Rules – signatures • Grading Policy – FYI • Digital Resource Use – signatures • Digital Cameras Loan Agreement signatures • You will often want to photograph the equipment before, during, and after your work tasks • Textbook Agreement Form

  20. The Class Portfolio Assignments to Expect

  21. Daily Course Work • Hands-On applications • Textbook work • Introduction to robotics as a hardware and software development model • Digital Portfolio, Hard Copy Portfolio • Research projects • Work presentations

  22. Portfolio • You are expected to develop a Personal Portfolio • The Portfolio will count as a major portion of your final • Your Portfolio will consist of: • Digital Portfolio (on line) • Printed Hard Copy Portfolio • Presentation of your Portfolio • This is a mandatory and high point value assignment

  23. What You MUST Provide • Three-ring binder in like-new condition • Labeled with your name and class period • About 1 ½” thick • Five dividers – to be labeled at a later date • Daily bring pencil and paper

  24. Highly Recommended! • Personal portable digital storage device • thumb drive, flash drive, etc. • At least 4 gig of storage • A Very Important backup device!!!

  25. Optional: • Personal tools as appropriate for individual projects – as desired • If you make the Class Donation, you will receive a personal repair kit of your own

  26. Textbooks • You will be provided a course textbook • Once assigned, it is YOUR Responsibility! • You will be required to check out your textbook and return it at the end of the course • You will be assigned an on-line user account for the TestOut program that you can use any time in any location throughout the course

  27. Self-Assignments • We all need to develop creative independence. • You are encouraged to propose individual assignments in addition to the listed ones. • Individual student assignments should involve as much preparation and research as the regular assignments. • Such projects must be proposed and pre-approved by the teacher before doing them. • It is recommended that you jot down ideas for possible projects. • You are invited to discuss possibilities at any point. • Before doing the assignment, it is important to define what might be learned as well as what other outcomes might be expected

  28. Hang in there • Murphy's Law was written for all types of creative work and technology. • It's so simple to ruin a project through no fault, or by a moment of carelessness. • Avoid despair. Just do it over or make the needed changes. • There's no penalty to your grade so long as you prearrange a deadline extension (no extensions past the end of the term). • Grieve but avoid despair; it happens to your teacher and everyone else too. • Mistakes are great teachers when we are open to learn and improve from them

  29. ENJOY AND LEARN!

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