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This page introduces the course:
There is also the official module
description and information about the 1999/2000 laboratory
classes and demonstrators, your home
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Aim
to give an understanding of the concepts, procedures and issues involved in using the Internet effectively for study and work.Objectives
After the course you will independently be able touse the Internet to find, access and evaluate resources relevant to any particular subject participate appropriately in online discussion environments discuss the impact of electronic networking on aspects of society such as business, education, gender, the nature of work and civil rights. Pre-requirements
Before you start you should be able to useThere will be an opportunity to brush up on these skills if you need to, in lunchtimes in the week before practicals start.Windows - including a text editor (like Notepad), a wordprocessor (Works or Word), the Program Manager, multiple windows and the clipboard personal e-mail with Netscape including sending attachments (students must read their departmental e-mail at least weekly) Netscape Web browser. Syllabus
The history of cyberspace and the Internet Internet addresses E-mail lists Usenet discussions Private computer conferencing Creating Web documents Searching the Web and evaluating the results Real-time (synchronous) communication Issues for business: telework, groupware, virtual organisations, electronic trading Issues for education: electronic books, online education Issues for society: civil rights, freedom of information, crime, gender issues, art ... Course elements
Lectures weekly on Tuesdays at 5pm in Westminster are mostly about issues and include video examples. The video tapes are also in the Nuffield Library and can be watched there. Practicals - using Web materials. The practicals require you to complete simple tasks and submit them by email for assessment by demonstrators as pass/fail/late. There is a week's grace in submitting tasks but after that you will need to explain lateness. Attendance is required at practicals, unless you submit an electronic (there is a web form) or paper apology in advance. A report to be submitted on a topic to be given. See the assessment page for details. Your tutor is Stephen Bostock (e-mail s.j.bostock@cs.keele.ac.uk), with back-up from Sue Lees (suelees@cs.keele.ac.uk). The tutor will be available before and after the lectures. Otherwise, email him with problems in the first instance. Demonstrators will help you with using software and completing practical tasks, which they mark (as pass/late/fail). There is a lunchtime Helpdesk in the Lovelace Lab. from practical week 4 if you need more help: 1-2 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays - just turn up. A tutorial package - Introduction to Cyberspace - is an overview. You will use it in the first practical sessions. There is an Internet Resource Page (http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/cs/Stephen_Bostock/in.html) with many links to global resources. There are many guides and courses about the Internet available on the Internet; and the Internet Resource Page is a good place to start looking. A collection of course Notes on various subjects. Weekly news will appear on the News page (see the icon at the top & bottom of this page) and archived on the old news page. A course email alias (subsidnet@cs) will be used by your tutor to contact students, who must read e-mail at least weekly. Save all important messages, and copies of messages you send. Important messages will be archived on the old news page. A Usenet group keele.cs.internet-courseis for use on this course between students for queries, suggestions, requests for help, good Internet resources you discover. Messages will remain in it until the end of the course. It is available from the start and will be used in one of the practical sessions. No paper will be provided, but you can print Web pages in the Library or the Computer Science Department. It uses your print quota. Books - several are recommended on the Internet Resource Page. If you want to buy a small one I recommend The European Internet Companion by Tracy LaQuey, Addison Wesley. Free online guides include the first edition of Zen and the Art of the Internet, and Surfing the Internet. Learning
Learning is the your responsibility; the tutor and demonstrators will help wherever we can. In the pyramid of learning below (with the course elements), each layer depends on those below it:
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Collaboration
Collaboration between students is encouraged with the proviso of honesty - that work submitted as done by an individual was done by them. If you had help, acknowledge it. Requests to the tutor and demonstrators for help are encouraged and do not affect the assessment of tasks or the final report. Students can work together in the lab, as long as they independently complete the required tasks to be submitted. Advice from your tutor
The Internet is big, complex and changing all the time. Don't panic. There are plenty of people and resources to help you get to grips with some of it. You can't be an expert from one course, but you can make a good start to a lifetime's use. The course is resource-based. Many more resources are available than you have time to use. Don't panic. You are given instructions to use certain resources to achieve the practical tasks. You are given guidance as to what to use and where to start looking for other resources. You have some choices in the work to be done and assessed, by negotiation with the tutor (by e-mail in the first instance). In the final report give your own views, but support them with evidence. No robots here - the practical instructions are not for key-pecking, use your common sense and initiative. Ask a demonstrator or a fellow student if you get stuck. No anoraks either. (Anyone who has already got some experience of the Internet is expected to be helpful and understanding towards those who haven't.) Keep a diary, it will help you monitor your learning. Demonstrators are paid to help you - don't be afraid to ask them. They have used the tools and resources before. We expect you to behave like the adults you are, with your own motivation for learning, and interests that you can pursue through this course. Obviously, you should put nothing on your Web pages that would bring the University into disrepute or contravene the Conditions of Service which you signed to use the University's computing services.
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