Course Description

A course examining the introduction, development and evolution of the Internet and Web to locate, transfer, and publish information, examining network protocols (TCP/IP) and Internet client/server architecture; web page design, creation, and evaluation; the markup, styling, and scripting languages (HTML, XML, CSS, JS, PHP) used for web development as well as the tools supporting web 2.0 and beyond. Topics include the sematic web, the mobile web, and search engine technologies used for Internet information retrieval.  It will also involve a Survey of emerging technologies on the Internet. It will also use e-mail services; and explain issues in choosing an Internet service provider.

Target Audience

Any individual who is enthusiastic about using Internet to:

• Connect two or more computers
• Manage, administer and manage communications through electronic mail.
• Use common types of files found online.
• To download a variety of resources from the internet.
• Cite online resources.
• Design and create Web pages including blogs.
• Use FTP and other services to transfer and store data
• To carryout electronic commerce

Learning Objectives

• Define terms related to the Internet.
• Describe how the Internet is changing the world.
• Understand how computers are connected to the Internet.
• Understand and apply Internet Etiquette.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to use electronic mail.
• Understand the principles of Internet services such as Listserv Mailing Lists, Usenet Newsgroups, and Instant Messaging.
• Understand and use common types of files found on the internet.
• Demonstrate the ability to download a variety of resources from the internet.
• Understand methods for citing Internet resources.
• Understand how Web pages are designed and created.
• Understand societal issues and emerging technologies.
• Describe the important features of the Web and Web browser software
• Evaluate e-mail software and Web-based e-mail services
• Use search engines and directories effectively
• Find, evaluate, and use online information resources
• Use FTP and other services to transfer and store data
• Demonstrate the use of real-time chat and briefly describe the history of the wireless Internet
• Create HTML documents and enhance them with browser extensions
• List and describe security threats and countermeasures
• Describe the important features of electronic commerce