CS 105: Lab 0
due by Friday of the first week of class
Preliminaries
This lab consists of several simple tasks that you should complete on your own as soon as possible -- and before your first lab meeting, which will be held during the second week of classes. The tasks are:
  1. purchase the coursepack
  2. set up your CS account
  3. activate your Windows Active Directory account
  4. send us an email
  5. read over course policies

If you encounter any problems while completing these tasks, feel free to email the course account:

       cs105-staff @ cs . bu . edu
In general, you should use this email address for course-related questions, because doing so forwards your email to all staff members and increases the likelihood of a quick reply.

Task 1: purchase the coursepack
A coursepack with the lecture notes for the course will be available for purchase at the BU branch of Fedex Office, which is located at 115 Cummington Street (around the corner from the Campus Convenience in Warren Towers). It will cost approximately $20. Please purchase it ASAP and bring it to all lectures.

Task 2: set up your CS account
In order to use the computing resources of the computer science department, you need to set up a CS account, which is different from your regular BU account. To do so, you will need to go the CS undergraduate lab, which is located in EMA 302 (730 Commonwealth Avenue, upstairs from Radio Shack; the main entrance is by Espresso Royale). Make sure to bring your BU ID with you to the lab.

Once you get to EMA 302, you should perform the account-creation process using one of the Unix machines, which are located on the left-hand side of the lab. Directions for doing so should be available when you enter the lab; ask one of the people at the help window if you don't see an instruction sheet.

After you have completed the instructions for creating an account, show your BU ID to someone at the window. You are then free to leave the lab.

Task 3: activate your Windows Active Directory account
In addition to creating a CS account, you also need to activate your Windows Active Directory account. This does not need to be done in the lab. Simply go to http://www.bu.edu/computing/accounts/ad/cs and follow the instructions.

Task 4: send us an email
Send an e-mail to the course account (cs105-staff @ cs . bu . edu) from whatever e-mail account you read most frequently.

Please use the following subject line exactly: Lab 0
(Include a space between "Lab" and "0", and don't include any extraneous words.)

Please include the following information:
  1. your full name
  2. the nickname or other name that you would like us to use for you
  3. which lab you are enrolled in
  4. your BU username
  5. your school and major
  6. your year (frosh, soph, etc.)
  7. your hometown and the name of your secondary school
  8. a brief description of why you're taking this course
  9. a brief description of any related courses that you have taken (in databases, programming, or data analysis)

Task 5: read over course policies
As your final task, please review the policies of the course, which are outlined in the syllabus and on the course homepage. In particular, please read carefully the expectations for academic conduct in this course. Please make sure that you adhere to these expectations in all of your work in this course.