====== What I need to know on day one ======
You need the following information before we start the program:

===== Where is my book? =====

The most commonly-asked question on day one

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===== Eric’s official email =====

You will need my official email address at CDI College:
  * [[https://spamty.eu/show/v6/5/5d66ac9e3a0d14c8552fc621/ | Eric Bright’s official, school email address]]

===== Google account =====

You will need to have a Google account to submit and to share your course projects:
  * A Gmail address
  * Google Docs (will share your papers with your instructor)

===== Software requirements =====

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You might need to know how to use the following software (or their equivalents):

  * [[https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/ | Firefox]] or Chrome
  * Something to type on and sign PDF files with. Microsoft Edge can do that easily
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  * [[https://www.libreoffice.org/ | LibreOffice]], MS Word, or something similar
  * [[Zotero]] (see my explanation on [[Zotero]])
    * [[https://java.com/en/download/ | JAVA runtime]] (only if you are going to use [[Zotero]]. Use a 64-bit version of the Java Runtime if your OS is 64-bit, and a 32-bit version if your OS is 32-bit.)
  * [[https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader.html | SumatraPDF]] to read PDF and a lot of other formats on a Windows PC
  * **Chat app:** Please log into this online chat app, which is free, and open source to communicate throughout the program with your classmates: [[https://element.io/download | Element]]. Element uses Matrix.org as its backbone and you can log in using your Gmail account (with a username of your choice)


===== How can I sign a PDF file =====

If you don’t know how to sign a PDF file, you should watch this video.

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===== A library card =====

You will need to have an active, [[https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/using-the-library/your-library-card/ | Toronto Public Library card]] (you can also get a digital access card via [[https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/register/ | Digital Access Card]]). We will need that card to access three of the following resources via the library’s on-line access links:

  * LinkedIn Learning
  * O'Reilly


===== Acceptable file formats =====

We always work in **Google Docs**, so we won’t have to exchange documents back and forth. If you **have to** send me a document, i.e. if you cannot work in Google Docs for a valid reason, then the only files that I will accept from students are in the following formats:

  * <abbr>Open Document Text (ODT)</abbr> for text
  * <abbr>Open Document Spreadsheet (ODS)</abbr> for spreadsheets
  * <abbr>Portable Document Format (PDF)</abbr>

Due to security concerns, I will not accept, nor will I open any file that is in <abbr>In computing, DOC or doc (an abbreviation of “document”) is a filename extension for word processing documents, most commonly in the proprietary Microsoft Word Binary File Format. (DOC)</abbr>, <abbr>Office Open XML Document (DOCX)</abbr>, <abbr>Rich Text Format (RTF)</abbr>, or other formats.

===== Plagiarism =====

You will need to educate yourself on the subject of plagiarism before you start your classes. If you don’t already know what plagiarism is, please read the page on [[Plagiarism]] for more information.

Once you started your classes with me, you will be asked to read, understand, and sign an **Anti-plagiarism Agreement** document that will be added to your file.