Introduction to Lotus Notes - CIS40
Professor: Priscilla Grocer
Office: K-112
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the power and the versatility available
using Lotus Notes. The course will include navigating groupware,
communicating among users, database design, automation and replication.
In addition, the course will provide the student with a firm foundation in
building a Notes application.
Course Objectives:
Students will leave this course knowing how to develop an application in
Lotus Notes and understanding how to effectively use Lotus Notes in a business
environment:
- to learn to effectively navigate in the Lotus Notes application environment
- to find, read and create documents in the database
- to develop document forms that inherit vaalues using editable and computed
field types
- to develop complex, full text queries
- to communicate with other users through Lotus Notes
- to develop views to organize database information
- to develop multi-form, multi-view applications
- to apply @functions
- to use custom Smarticons to automate the environment
- to understand the interactions between groupware servers and client workstations
Texts: The course will rely heavily on instructor notes. Lotus Notes
official texts will be available in the bookstore. In addition, a variety of
Lotus Notes texts are available in bookstores. Please check with me to
determine version before purchasing books.
Course Outline:
- Basic Notes Concepts
- Introduction to Notes
- Working with Notes
- Understanding the value of Notes
- Mail
- Working with Lotus Notes - basic application
- Building an application
- Designing and creating forms
- Designing and creating views
- Working with advanced concepts
- Formulas
- Selection criteria
- Managing the database
- Adding sophistocation
- Macros
Requirements:
Exams: There will be three or four tests and a final exam. There
will also be three to five projects. The projects will all be computer
projects done in Lotus Notes. Weight will be based
on complexity - projects at the beginning of the semester will not carry
as much weight as the more complex projects at the end of the semester. Assignments on
various aspects of the language will also be given. The student must plan their schedule
to include time to work on the computer and do their projects.
Check the web site to stay
informed about the schedule of assignments and exams.
Projects: The student will be required to create projects in Lotus
Notes that meet the specifications inn the assignment. The assignment
must be kept in the student's directory and passed in on a disk to the
instructor.
Grading:
- 30% Tests
- 10% Final
- 50% Projects and assignments
- 10% Class participation, responsibility about work, keeping up to date, quality of work,
adding extras that are above and beyond, showing initiative, figuring out problems etc.
Evaluation: Assignments and projects are graded using either number
grades or letter grades based on the following (A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79,
D=60-69, F=below 60). The students grade for the course will use the same
scale and will be based on the percentages explained in the grading section.
Plus and minus grades will be given.
Attendance: The student is allowed to cut six one hour classes.
Methodology: The course is given using several teaching styles: lecture,
demonstration and time for students to work on in class projects related
to the concepts being cover. The student is encouraged to ask questions
at any point during the class. When appropriate, classes exercises and
problem solving techniques are used.
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