Internet Skills
Description
This course is designed to provide students with the skills needed to successfully use the Internet and to increase an individual’s competency in the global communication environment.
Textbook
Adams and Scollard, Internet Effectively A Beginner’s Guide to the World Wide Web, Addison Wesley, 2006, ISBN 0321304292
Course Outcomes
- Provide students with a firm command of the Internet as a Resource Tool (CIT 9, 10)
- Evaluate different uses of Cyberspace tools (CIT 9, 10)
- Understand and utilize the various methods of global communications available via the Internet (CIT 5, 6, 9)
- Summarize the History of the Internet and its impact on Society (CIT 7, 5)
- Understand basic Website design concepts (CIT 9)
CIT Program Outcomes (What are these?)
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Principles of Undergraduate Learning (What are Principles of Undergraduate Learning?)
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Topics
- Global Communication
- Cryptography
- Internet Services
- Overview of Internet
- Internet Security
- Automated Search Services
- World Wide Web
- Publishing to the Web Environment
- Electronic Commerce
- Global Resources
- Audio/Video Communcation
- Netiquette and Civility
- Cookies
- Ubiquitous Computing
Assessment
- Exams (3)
- Assignments-Chapter Review Questions and Exercises (13)
- Project
