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CSC201 WINDOWS and the INTERNET (Internet Concepts) California University of Pennsylvania Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Section 01 during Spring 2007 meets MWF from 8:00am-8:50am in EST342 Section W1 during Spring 2007 is the completely web-based version of the course copyright © JIHall 1998-2007 All rights reserved |
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INSTRUCTOR: |
Mrs. Judy Hall,
Associate Professor, personal web page http://www.aet.cup.edu/~jhall/ |
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e-mail |
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Office Location: |
EST 320 |
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Office Hours: |
MWF 7:00am-8:00am in EST342 MW 10:00am-10:50am in EST320 |
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Office Phone: |
724-938-4132 (to leave voicemail - not recommended) |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION: This hands-on course will introduce the student to all facets of the Internet, and will develop a student's proficiency in web page design and publishing.
· Internet: Following a review of Internet terminology and all facets of Internet usage, the course uses a "hands-on" laboratory format to develop student expertise in searching for information on web, and transferring files to/from remote sites. The course introduces concepts and hands-on activities to equip students with the tools they need to become skilled and knowledgeable Internet users. The course provides a strong emphasis on Internet security and privacy issues as well as hands-on tips and tools for working online, shows students how to apply Internet skills in real life situations and clearly presents both the positive and negative aspects of the Internet.
· Web Pages: Following a review of web page design concepts, the course uses a "hands-on" laboratory format to introduce the student to web page design, development, and publishing on the world wide web. Students will learn HTML (the language of the world wide web). Students will utilize various techniques to produce a personal web site.
COURSE PRE-REQUISITE: Proficiency using Windows. Note that CSC201 course is NOT for the computer novice; it will build upon required experience using Windows. It is EXPECTED that students taking this class have a working knowledge of a Windows environment (experience with file management and disk management under Windows, experience using a commercial word-processing package under Windows, experience using campus e-mail, and experience browsing the Web).
COURSE OBJECTIVES:. Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- send/receive e-mail locally and via the Internet using a mail package.
- identify the information resources available on the Internet.
- identify the tools in the client-server paradigm used to access (browse, search, acquire) Internet resources.
- discuss Internet access options and the features of various commercial on-line services and local ISPs.
- discuss Internet addressing.
- discuss TCP/IP & basic structure of the Internet.
- effectively navigate the Web using the graphical Web browser.
- explain various search methodologies.
- search the world-wide web using a search engine and critically analyze the results.
- read and search the Usenet news groups and critically analyze results.
- search for and download software.
- perform anonymous and registered file transfers using ftp.
- search for information on the world-wide web.
- identify tags used in HTML and basic web page structure.
- contrast text editors versus HTML editors versus HTML publishers.
- create simple HTML code using NOTEPAD, the Windows text. Editor.
- write beginning and intermediate HTML coded web pages
- develop web sites that use tables
- include multimedia experiences in webpages
- create even more elaborate HTML code using an HTML Editor and an HTML Publisher.
- modify HTML code generated by HTML Editors/Publishers in NOTEPAD.
- ftp HTML files and necessary graphics files to a remote live web server.
COURSE TEXTBOOKS:
(1) The Complete Guide to Understanding and Using the Internet,
Linda Bird, Prentice-Hall, © 2004, ISBN-10: 0131402897, ISBN-13: 9780131402898. The
textbook’s web-site contains an On-Line Study Guide that students might find
useful. Instructions to access it the textbook web-site will be provided
(students must register to use it).
(2) New Perspectives on HTML
and XHTML, Comprehensive, Patrick Carey, Thompson/Course Technology, © 2005,
ISBN: 0-619-26747-X, ISBN-13: 978-0-619-26747-6
(3) HTML and XHTML Interactive Movie
Tutorials, Starter, Scott McLeod, Patrick Carey, Thompson/Course
Technology, © 2006, ISBN: 1-4188-3938-8, ISBN-13: 978-1-4188-3938-3
REQUIRED COURSE SUPPLIES: Please have the appropriate textbook, writing implements, paper, your brain, and your sense of humor whenever you start work for this class.
COURSE CONTENT: The course will be divided into four units, as
follows:
Unit 1: Chapters 1-12 of the Bird internet concepts
text (“Understanding and Using the Internet”) and corresponding Lab
assignments
Unit 2: Tutorials 1, 2, and 3 of the Carey HTML text,
corresponding movies on CD-ROM, and corresponding Lab assignments
Unit 3: Tutorials 4 and 8 of the Carey HTML text,
corresponding movies on CD-ROM, and corresponding Lab assignments
Unit 4: Chapters 13-20 of the Bird
internet concepts text (“Understanding and Using the
Internet”)
ALL DUE DATES are
available in the BLACKBOARD Calendar for the course.
ON-LINE
QUIZZES (400 points):
Utilizing the BLACKBOARD environment, students will complete TIMED Multiple
Choice question Quizzes for each of the Bird Chapters in “Understanding
and Using the Internet” by
OPTIONAL COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
EXAM: The optional, comprehensive, 100-question multiple
choice, timed FINAL EXAM will be given in the Blackboard environment and must be completed by
LAB ASSIGNMENTS (200 points): Unit Lab assignments (point values shown
below) will be completed and submitted utilizing the BLACKBOARD environment by 11:55pm of the Unit
Completion Date indicated on the tentative schedule. Lab Assignments contribute
200 points (20%) to your final grade.
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Lab 1 (e-mail / WWW / FTP) : e-mail management skills (using folders and rules for filtering); browsing and searching the web, using ftp for downloading files and uploading files to various web servers (100 points) |
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Lab 2 (Beginning HTML Lab): the successful completion of the “clinics” associated with each of HTML Tutorials 1, 2, and 3 (60 points) |
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Lab 3 (Intermediate HTML Lab): the successful completion of the “clinics” associated with each of HTML Tutorials 4 and 8 (40 points) |
INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE PROJECT (200 points): Students will create a personal web-site, which will include (at a minimum) a resume page, a personal interest page, and additional subordinate web pages, stored on the student server (students.cup.edu). Successful and timely completion of the individual web-site project stages (project plan, draft#1, draft#2, draft#3) is worth 100 points (25 points for each stage), and the overall project result is worth 100 points. Therefore the individual website project contributes 200 points (20%) to your final grade.
DISCUSSION FORUM PARTICIPATION
(200 points): Discussion Board
forums for the course have been created, and students are expected to
participate in threaded discussions utilizing the Discussion Forum of the Blackboard environment. The Blackboard
Discussion Forum offers a way for students in the class to communicate with
each other, to discuss topics of interest, and to hash over some of the topics
that may be confusing. Students need to make 10 timely and non-trivial
substantive postings, as well as respond to 15 other postings for each unit to
earn 50 points per unit. Reponses must also be timely and non-trivial TIMELY
means that your posting or reply MUST BE dated BEFORE
the Unit Completion Due Date. NON-TRIVIAL means that postings
or responses must consist of at least three complete sentences. Discussion Board participation is
worth 50 points per unit; therefore, Discussion Board participation
contributes 200 points (20%) to your final grade.
(1) OPTIONAL SHORT ESSAYS: For each of Units 1 and 4, you may answer ONE question from the “I Spy: Privacy and Security Concerns” questions at the end of each chapter of the Bird textbook “The Complete Guide to Understanding and Using the Internet”. Each answer (which should be submitted from within the Blackboard environment), must include appropriate references and can earn a maximum of +5 bonus points. (Maximum of +5 points for Unit 1 and +5 points for Unit 2)
(2) OPTIONAL HTML LAB Work:
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For Unit 2, you may complete one additional exercise per HTML Tutorial (worth
+5 points). These exercises are located in (and to be submitted from) within
the Blackboard environment. You may choose to complete an exercise from more than one
HTML tutorial for a maximum of +15 possible extra credit points for Unit 2.
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For Unit 3, you may complete one additional exercise per HTML Tutorial (worth +5
points). These exercises are located in (and to be submitted from) within
the Blackboard environment. You may choose to complete an exercise from more than one
HTML tutorial for a maximum of +10 possible extra credit points for Unit 3.
(3) OPTIONAL E-MAIL BONUS
QUESTIONS: There may be occasions throughout the semester when I will
send bonus questions to the class via email.
(4) OPTIONAL FINAL EXAM: Any student
may opt to improve his/her grade by taking the comprehensive Final Exam.
RESULTS: Most of the grading
done in this course will be based on RESULTS, and NOT on effort. Though an
extensive amount of effort is required on the part of the student, if the
effort put forth does not produce results, then for the purpose of this course,
the effort has been spent in vain.
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Point Values for Required Activities Unit 1 Lab Assignment 100 points Unit 2 Quizzes 100 points Unit 2 Lab Assignment 60 points Unit 3 Quizzes 100 points Unit 3 Lab Assignment 40 points Unit 4 Quizzes 100 points Web Site Project 200 points Threaded
Discussion Participation 200 points 1000 points |
Final Grade
Determination 900 - < 925 points – A- 875 - < 900 points – B+ 825 -< 875 points – B 800 - < 825 points – B- 775 - < 800 points – C+ 725 - < 775 points – C 700 -<
725 points – C- |
GRADES to DATE: Students will stay informed of their individual grade-to-date by logging into the BlackBoard environment, allowing each student to make an objective course withdrawal decision in a timely fashion.
BORDERLINE FINAL GRADES: Borderline grade consideration will be implemented ONLY after the Comprehensive Final Exam has been given because it represents the last opportunity for a student to improve his/her grade. At that time, borderline grade cases will be determined entirely at the discretion of the instructor. Students who whine at the instructor when discussing grades or who pester the instructor for unwarranted extra points guarantee limited consideration of a borderline case.
INCOMPLETE: An "I" grade (incomplete) will be given ONLY in the case of VERIFIABLE extenuating circumstances (for example, serious illness of student, death in the immediate family, imminent military deployment) and only if the course work completed to date is satisfactory (60% or better). It is expected that students will have notified the Dean of Students of any such verifiable circumstance which would necessitate an Incomplete, because I will take into consideration the opinion of the Dean of Students when determining whether an incomplete is a valid grade to assign. In order to receive an incomplete, you must make an appointment and meet with the instructor in person to discuss both your request for an incomplete grade and how the work will eventually be completed. You will be expected to produce the verifiable excuse at this appointment. This instructor does not grant requests for incompletes via telephone or e-mail. A student who whines at the instructor and expects or demands an Incomplete grade guarantees limited consideration of his/her case.
WITHDRAW:
Students can withdraw with a W grade during the first 12 weeks of the semester,
regardless of percentage grade or corresponding letter grade. However, because
students cannot for any reason withdraw after the end of Week 12, attention
should be paid to the methods described earlier for improvement of grades.
Non-attendance at classes does not produce an automatic W grade; students
should complete the required paperwork to withdraw from a class. Common
courtesy would have students who withdraw from the class notify their group
members in a timely fashion.
CHEATING or ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Any student discovered committing an act of academic dishonesty will receive the grade of F for the course. Academic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to:
Cheating on Exams, Lab
Assignments, or Projects
--Copying quiz answers, lab assignments, or projects from another student.
--Asking someone for the answers to quiz questions, lab assignments, or
projects.
--Stealing or having in one's possession without permission, any tests, notes,
materials or property belonging to or generating from faculty, staff or
students.
Aiding another student
committing an act of academic dishonesty
--Willfully offering to a student, answers or information related to tests,
examinations, quizzes, lab assignments, or projects
--Doing another student's assignments.
--Taking a test for another person.
GENERAL COURSE
NOTES
CONTACTING ME: If you need to contact me, sending me e-mail is
HIGHLY PREFERRED over leaving me a voice-mail message, as I do NOT have the
capability of "dialing out" from my office phone! I read my e-mail at
least once a day, and on most days, two and three times a day.
SCHEDULE: The student is responsible for keeping aware of any changes made by the instructor to the distributed tentative schedule.
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DUE DATES (due by |
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Course Info |
Course Syllabus, Course Contract, Textbook Web Sites |
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Unit 0: |
Survival Skills What you need to know about working with Windows and Word to survive this course; identifying your Learning Style |
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Unit 1: |
Bird “Understanding the Internet” Chapters 1 through 12 |
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Unit 2: |
Elementary HTML (Building web pages, web sites, and design considerations): Carey HTML Tutorials 1, 2, and 3 |
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Unit 3: |
Intermediate HTML (Designing with Tables and Multimedia): Carey HTML Tutorials 4 and 8 |
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Project |
Individual WebSite
Project |
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Unit 4: |
Bird “Understanding the Internet” Chapters 13 through 20 |
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Optional |
Advanced HTML |
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Comprehensive Final Exam |
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ATTENDANCE:
(1) Students in the classroom section are expected to attend all scheduled classes; a record of attendance will be kept by the instructor and reported to university staff/administrators when requested. Each student will be expected to sign the attendance sheet indicating his/her presence during any class period. No distinction is made between excused and un-excused absences (except in prolonged doctor-verified health situations when an Incomplete grade might be justified); the amount of work to be made up as a result of an excused absence versus an un-excused absence is identical. Students missing a class where handouts were distributed are responsible for printing copies of these handouts from the Blackboard environment.
(2) Students in the web section are also subject to the attendance reporting mandates in effect by university officials. Web students are expected to actively participate in the course in a timely fashion, and therefore the timely completion of quizzes and lab assignments and timely participation in the discussion boards will be the primary ways I track “attendance” for students in the web-class.
STUDENTS with DISABILITIES: The university provides reasonable accommodations to students per the legal mandates of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities:
· Reserve the right to decide when to self-identify and when to request accommodations.
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Will register with the Office for
Students with Disabilities (OSD) each semester to receive
accommodations.
· Might be required to communicate with faculty for accommodations which specifically involve the faculty.
· Will present the OSD Accommodation Approval Notice to faculty when requesting accommodations that involve the faculty.
OFFICE for STUDENTS with DISABILITIES
Requests for approval for reasonable accommodations should be directed to the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD). Approved accommodations will be recorded on the OSD Accommodation Approval notice and provided to the student. Students are expected to adhere to OSD procedures for self-identifying, providing documentation and requesting accommodations in a timely manner.
Contact Information:
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Location:
· Phone: (724) 938-5781
· Fax: (724) 938-4599
· Email: osdmail@cup.edu
· Web Site: http://sai.cup.edu/osd
JIHall -- CSC201 syllabus -- updated: 30 December 2006
copyright © JIHall 1998-2007 All rights reserved