| INSTRUCTOR: Gerald Klaas | Second Nine Weeks - Spring 2003 |
| Voice-mail: 568-3100 x12450 | Credit: 1 Unit |
| E-mail: gklaas@sacto.com | Accepted for Credit: CSU |
| Meeting Place:Online | Time:Online |
OFFICE HOURS:
By appointment.
The best way to reach me outside of class is by e-mail.
TEXTS:
Required: Kent, The
Internet, Course Technology ISBN 0-619-10030-3
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Two 3.5 inch diskettes.
PREREQUISITE(S):
Required:None
Advisory: Computer Information Science 1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Students will learn how the Internet works, how to connect, and how
to use the basic services. Topics will include E-mail, the World Wide Web,
newsgroups, and mailing lists, Telnet, FTP, and Gopher. Students will be
introduced to HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). Discussion will include
the evolving nature of the Internet and how the computer marketplace effects
that evolution.
Work Due:
The classroom version of this course consists of 2 hours of lecture and two hours of lab each
week plus homework. I fully expect you to spend that amount of time on this online
course. That means I expect 3 to 4 hours of reading and two hours of lab equivalency
each week. You will be required to read sections of the text each
week as homework. You will be required to work within a small group as
well as among the larger class in the online setting of Blackboard. Late assignments will be accepted
but credit docked 25% per week late, unless other arrangements
have been made with me PRIOR to the due date. If you know you will be absent,
you may turn in your assignment early, or you
may contact me to make other arrangements.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance is required. In an online class, attendance is
measured by your participation in online discussions.
Your "participation" grade is based on the number and quality of
online postings within Blackboard.
Discussion of the computer marketplace
is vital to your understanding of how and why the Internet works,
each week you will be required to participate in the online discussion
of the current marketplace. The final
exam will contain ideas and definitions that are only covered in the online
discussions.
If you drop this class, it is your responsibility to process a drop card.
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