• Extensive readings from the Web
• Software and manuals found on the Internet

1. Students should have a good understanding of how the Internet works.
2. Students should be able to use the Internet for complicated searching.
3. Students should be able to use advanced techniques for developing HTML documents.
4. Students should be able to use, manage and install a variety of Internet Servers including Web Servers, FTP Servers, E-mail Servers.
5. Students should be able to use the Internet as a research and problem-solving tool.

1. Introduction to Networking
2. Introduction and History of the Internet
3. How the Internet Works
4. Services Available on the Internet
   • E-mail and ListServs
   • World-Wide Web
   • Advanced Web Technologies
   • Graphical User Interfaces - Netscape and Internet Explorer
   • Telnet and ftp
   • Usenet News Groups and electronic magazines
   • E-commerce
   • Digital Libraries
5. Setting up Internet access on a PC
6. Designing and creating your own HTML documents and a website
7. Introduction to ftp and www servers
8. Configuring ftp and www servers
9. Managing ftp and www sites
10. Netiquette and the politics of Internet
11. Security issues including firewalls and encryption

1. The class will "meet" the equivalent of one two-hour lecture/discussion period and one two-hour lab each week.
2. The lectures and discussions will be a combination of sychronous and asynchronous discussions using WebCT.
3. Students must have access to the Internet to facilitate demonstrating and using software.

• Readings from the textbook(s)
• Outside reading from popular computing and network periodicals like PC-Week, Network World, etc.
• Readings from documents found on the Internet
• Frequent lab assignments and homework
• Website project
• Research paper/project for graduate students

1. One midterm and final exam over the lectures, readings, and labs consisting of both non-essay and essay questions. Off-campus students will be responsible for identifying a proctor for the exams.[300 pts]
2. Homework including lab assignments that reinforce the material discussed in class and lab. [200-300 pts]
3. The students are expected to discuss their readings weekly in the discussion group and online during the chat sessions. [100 pts]
4. Mentoring a school teacher in charge of Internet services (this includes developing and installing web pages for the teacher and leaving the teacher with sufficient training so that the teacher can continue to maintain the web pages.) [100 pts]
5. Research Paper or Project on some aspect of Internet services (must be approved by instructor) [required for all Graduate Students]; should include a PowerPoint presentation that is suitable for posting on the Internet for discussion by the class. [100 pts]

Grades may be determined according to this scale :

A 90% - 100%	B 80% - 89%
C 70% - 79%	D 60% - 69%

Honor Policy: Cheating will not be tolerated. Any student caught cheating will be given a zero on the assignment or exam. Repeat offenders will be given an F for the course and may suffer expulsion from the university. All work must be your own. You may discuss the material in the course and help one another, however, I expect any work you hand in for a grade to be your own. Plagiarism will result in, at best, an "F" for the assignment. A simple way to avoid inadvertent plagiarism is to talk about the assignments, but don't read each other's work or write solutions together. Keep scratch paper and old versions of assignments until after the assignment has been graded and returned to you. If you have any questions about this, please see me immediately.