The Internet: A Practical Guide

CAPP-385 (3)

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

Electronic Distance Education Heidelberg, Germany

DE Term 3, 1999-2000; 1 Feb. - 12 May 2000


Schedule & Assignments

Weekly Assignments

Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 || 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 || Final Exam Week

Turn-in of individual assignments listed below will normally be allocated to specific class members and posted in the WebTycho Assignment area, the Group Web Site, or sent out by email. You will respond NLT 2400 GMT on the last day of the period for which they are assigned (normally a Monday evening). If you have trouble with WebTycho or the Group site, email the assignment to me.

Take care to identify your email messages by Week, Chapter and Individual Assignment. For example, Subject: CAPP385 Wk3, Mod 4, Indiv. Ques.

Each student is reponsible for all individual assignments whether turned-in for a grade or not.

Turn-in of small group assignments will be allocated to specific groups of students as we go along. Different groups can expect to be working on different aspects of the weekly assignments. Items of interest and concern are to be discussed among those group members during the assigned weeks and posted to the WebTycho Assignment area, the Group Web Site, or sent out by email NLT 2400 GMT on the last day of the period for which they are assigned. I will comment on the assignment and make it available to the class as a whole for our discussion during the following week. During Week 1, our discussion will focus on course mission, objectives and evaluation criteria.

Take care to identify your small group email messages by Week, Chapter and Group number. For example, Subject: CAPP385 Wk3, Ch 3, Grp 2

Each group and student is reponsible for understanding all small group assignments whether turned-in for a grade by their particular group or not.

Week 1 (1 - 7 Feb. 2000)

Course Intro. & Orientation

 Study

Text Preface and Table of Contents [in both texts, Nutshell (N) & HTML (H)].
Familiarize Nature and content of Texts, CD-ROM, and Authors'/Publisher Web Site; (N) Ch 19, 27 & 28.
 Individual Work:  See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.
  • Complete Week 1 Individual Assignments
  • Complete WebTycho Orientation
  • Post a bio sketch to share with other;
  • Learn to send and receive email attachments.
  • Learn how to compress and decompress files and create archives of multiple files and folders.
  • Download (or ensure you have access to) required software for Telnet, FTP, image editing, text editing, web authoring, web browsing, emailing, newsreading, viewing animation and video, hearing audio.
  • Find local printed sources such as magazines, books, and newspapers that will help you learn more about the Internet.
Small Group Work: See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.
  • Get Acquainted with fellow learners
  • Complete Week 1 Group Assignments
  • Review personal and professional goals; report concensus
  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho

 

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Week 2 (8 - 14 Feb. 2000)

Getting Oriented; WWW & HTML;

Your Browsers; IRC/ICQ Trials

 Study

Text: (N) Chapters 1-3, 27 & 28; (H) Ch. 1.

On-line references
 Individual Work(1):  See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.
  • Learn to use I-chat on WebTycho
  • Where allowed, obtain an ICQ Account
  • Where allowed, learn to use ICQ or Instant Messaging
  • Learn personal security "rules of the road" for the Internet.
  • Find at least five web sites and five programs that will help you with security.
  • Learn how to use graphic tools to create a storyboard.
  • Report on week's process of exploration.
  • Commence your Web Project.
  • Submit your topic for your Web Project.
  • Find web sites that will help you learn more about web page and site creation.
  • Become proficient in the use of at least two modern web browsers.
Small Group Work(1): See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.
  • Exchange views techniques on Netscape Communicator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  • Explore Internet web sites to find the best.
  • Establish criteria to evaluate web sites and pages.
  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.

 

(1): Assignments to be turned-in will be notified via WebTycho. Typically not everyone will be required to turn in all assignments each week. Nor will each group be discussing every topic and reporting back to the whole class thereon.

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Week 3 (15 - 21 Feb. 2000)

Finding Stuff on the Internet;

HTML Quick Start; Essential Tags

 Study

Text: (N) CH 4-8; (H) CH 2-4

On-line references
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Submit Draft Storyboard for Web Page & Site NLT 19 Feb. '00
  • Explore HTML by copying code from HTML text Ch 2-4 and viewing in a web browser.
  • Complete Web Project Preliminaries.
  • Learn to use a web authoring program.
  • Learn to use a text editing program.
  • Commence Web Project Phase 1 .
  • Report on week's process of exploration
  • Letter to Phil Due 15 Feb. 2000 ( See also Journal)
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Exchange views on web page creation.
  • Exchange views on various Internet search engines

 

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Week 4 (22 - 28 Feb. 2000)

Web Authoring; Lists;

URLs, Links and META; Tables; File Handling

 Study

Text: (N) Ch. 22; (N) Ch. 16-19; (H) Ch. 5-7

On-line references
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Use Lists and Tables to create interesting web pages.
  • Complete Web Project Phase 1 Draft.
  • Learn to use Telnet programs.
  • Learn to use FTP programs.
  • Access a UNIX server and use basic UNIX commands.
  • Learn to use a second or third web authoring program
  • Learn to create various hypermedia links.
  • Post Process Report on Web Tycho.
  • Post draft web page on Student Server.
  • Commence Web Project Phase 2 .
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Exchange views on web search engines.
  • Exchange views on libraries and databases on-line.

 

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Week 5 (29 Feb. - 6 Mar. 2000)

Email & Newsgroups; Mailing Lists; Usenet; Color & Images

 Study

Text: (N) Ch. 9-15; (H) Ch. 9

On-line references
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Complete Web Project Phase 2 Draft.
  • Post Process Report on Web Tycho.
  • Post draft web page on Student Server. Update other pages on your web site as needed.
  • Commence Web Project Phase 3 .
  • Learn how to use PGP and digital signatures with email.
  • Obtain sanitized email address and use it to subscribe to email discussion groups and for newsgroup comments.
  • Learn about different email types.
  • Learn how to send anonymous email.
  • Learn effective ways to use color and images on the Internet.
  • Letter to Phil Due 29 Feb. 2000
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Exchange views on email discussion groups/mailing lists.
  • Exchange views on newsgroups.
  • Exchange email and documents using PGP and digital signatures.

 

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Week 6 (7 - 13 Mar. 2000)

More Email & Newsgroups; More Color & Images

 Review

Text: (N) Ch. 9-15; (H) Ch. 9

On-line references

Test

 Open Book Mid-Term assigned
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Complete Web Project Phase 3 Progress Report.
  • Post draft web page on Student Server. Update other pages on your web site as needed.
  • Find and evaluate five web sites that will help you handle email securely.
  • Find and evaluate five web sites that will help you learn more about discussion groups and news groups.
  • Find and evaluate five web sites that will help you with color and images on web pages.
  • Post Process Report on Web Tycho.
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Exchange views on the use of color on web pages.
  • Exchange views on the use of images on web pages.

 

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"Week 7" (14 - 17 Mar. 2000)

Review

 Review Assignments thusfar and On-line references

Test

 Open Book Mid-Term due 17 Mar. '00
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Investigate various discussion groups using email protocols as well as web pages.
  • Compare an off-line newsreader with the newsreaders integrated into your web browser.
  • Compare special purpose email programs with the email programs integrated into your web browser.
  • Evaluate on-line sources of freeware and shareware programs.
  • Complete Web Project Phase 3 Progress Report.
  • Post revised draft web page on Student Server. Update other pages on your web site as needed.
  • Post Process Report on Web Tycho.
  • Letter to Phil Due 15 Mar. 2000
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Compare sources of information on the WWW with newsgroups and discussion groups/mailing lists.
  • Exchange views on the use of special purpose software tools versus modern day web browsers with integrated email and newsgroup features.

 

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Term Break: "Week 8" (18 - 24 Mar. 2000)

 

"Week 9" (25 Mar. - 3 Apr. 2000)

Making of a Web Site; Helpers & Plug-ins

Animation, Video & Sound

 Study

Text: (N) Ch. 20-21, 23-26; (H) Ch. 10

On-line references
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Post Web Project Phase 1 and Phase 2 Final Web pages NLT 27 March 2000.
  • Post revised draft web page for Phase 3 on Student Server. Update other pages on your web site as needed.
  • Commence Web Project Phase 4.
  • Find and evaluate five web sites that will help you handle photo images.
  • Find and evaluate five web sites that will help you handle sketches or graphic designed images.
  • Find and evaluate five web sites that will help you handle animated images.
  • Post Process Report on Web Tycho.
  • Letter to Phil Due 31 Mar. 2000
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Exchange views on use of photo images on web sites.
  • Exchange views on use of other still images on web sites.
  • Exchange views on use of animation on web sites.

 

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Week 10 (4 - 10 Apr. 2000)

More Multi-media; Intro. to Frames, Forms & CGI

 Study

Text: (H) Ch. 8, 11-12

On-line references
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Post draft web page for Phase 4 on Student Server. Update other pages on your web site as needed.
  • Find and evaluate five web sites that will help you handle video files.
  • Find and evaluate five web sites that will help you handle sound files.
  • Find five web sites that will help you learn about Frames, Forms, and CGI.
  • Post web page(s) based on frames to you Student Server web site.
  • Post Process Report on Web Tycho.
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Exchange views on use of sound and video on web sites.
  • Evaluate the use of frames on the web.
  • Evaluate the use of forms, CGI scripts and the security problems surrounding their use.

 

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Week 11 (11 - 17 Apr. 2000)

Intro. to Style Sheets & Scripting

 Study

Text: (H) Ch. 14-16

On-line references
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Post final web page(s) for Phase 3 on Student Server. Update other pages on your web site as needed.
  • Review the use of in-line style commands.
  • Compare the use of in-line style commands with style sheets.
  • Explore the use of scripting and the way scripts are incorporated into web page source coding.
  • Find five web sites that will help you learn more about Style Sheets and Scripting.
  • Post Process Report on Web Tycho.
  • Letter to Phil Due 15 Apr. 2000
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Exchange views on use of scripting and style sheets on web sites.

 

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Week 12 (18 - 24 Apr. 2000)

Intro. to Objects; JavaScript

 Study

Text: (H) Ch. 13, 17-18

On-line references
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Post final web page(s) for Phase 4 on Student Server. Update other pages on your web site as needed.
  • Explore the use of objects within web pages.
  • Find five web sites that will help you learn more about objects and JavaScripts.
  • Complete Web Project Phase 5 Draft (optional).
  • Post your Process Report on Web Tycho.
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Evaluate the use of the JavaScript and other Scripting languages on web pages.

 

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Week 13 (25 Apr. - 1 May 2000)

Other Services on the Internet

 Study On-line references
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Evaluate virtual storage options on the Internet.
  • Evaluate e-commerce/ home shopping options on the Internet (as a consumer).
  • Evaluate e-commerce/ home shopping options on the Internet (as a provider).
  • Evaluate distribution possibilities and problems for e-commerce.
  • Evaluate job hunting options on the Internet.
  • Evaluate the Internet as an educational delivery medium.
  • Evaluate Internet telephony (optional).
  • Evaluate video conferencing (optional).
  • Complete Web Project Phase 5 Draft (optional).
  • Prepare email audio and video attachments (optional).
  • Post your Process Report on Web Tycho.
  • Letter to Phil Due 30 Apr. 2000
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Evaluate the use of the Internet to store personal and professional information and make it available on demand.
  • Evaluate the Internet as a voice and video communications medium.
  • Exchange audio and video attachments via email (optional).

 

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Week 14 (1 - 7 May 2000

Selecting an Internet Access/Service Provider;

Evaluating Support Tools

 Study

Text: (H) Ch. 19

On-line references

Review

Both texts
 Individual Work: 

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Post final versions of Web pages for all phases of your Project NLT 7 May 2000.
  • Find and evaluate three Internet Service Providers (or portals).
  • Find and evaluate five Internet Access Providers.
  • Evaluate the use of network utility software such as ping, traceroute, and finger.
  • Determine the advantages and disadvantages of using free access providers vs. commercial (pay for service) providers.
  • Evaluate on-line information on five books about the Internet.
  • Evaluate on-line information on five books about HTML or web page creation.
  • Post your final Process Report on Web Tycho.
Small Group Work:

See the Course Content area of WebTycho for specific tasking.

  • Communicate as desired using I-chat on WebTycho, ICQ or Instant Messaging.
  • Evaluate the relative merits of using a Service provider or an Access Provider.
  • Evaluate the relative merits of using a free provider or a commercial (paid subscription) provider.

 

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Week 15 Final Exam "Week" is 8 - 12 May 2000.

Observe both timing and non-disclosure requirements stringently.

Weekly Assignments

Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 || 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 || Final Exam Week

Return to:- CAPP 385 Course Requirements

 When Working in Small Groups  Recorder Duties
 CAPP 385 Index Page  Index to Phil's CAPP 385 Postings


Phil Richardson; prichard@faculty.ed.umuc.edu  
Revised 15 January 2000