IT107E: Fundamentals of the Internet
Course Syllabus
Spring 2001, Internet-Based Delivery
Instructor |
: Brian M. Morgan |
Office |
: Prichard Hall
212 |
Phone Number |
: (304) 696-6469 |
Fax Number |
: (304) 696-6533 |
Office Hours |
: Office times by appointment |
E-Mail |
Students must contact the instructor upon
registration for the course to establish contact information. At such time the instructor will obtain the
student’s e-mail address for course communication purposes.
Course Description:
IT107E is 3-semester credit hours. It
is a web-based introductory course to the Internet offered by the Division of
Information Technology in the Community and Technical College. Upon completion of this course, you will
have a basic knowledge of how to maximize the use of the Internet in an
academic or business environment. This
course will focus on developing the practical skills required to navigate the
web, reviewing the various commercial and noncommercial uses of the Internet,
evaluating the tools used to abstract information, understanding how to
critically evaluate information, and identifying the effect of the Internet on
our society.
Course Objectives:
IT107E will show
students how to use and access the Internet, by providing examples,
definitions, and instructions regarding:
Course Completion Timetable:
The course is available to both part-time and full-time students. Students must complete all course assignments and exams by
May 4, 2001. Contained in this syllabus are a list of topics to be covered and
suggested completion dates for homework assignments and exams.
Past
experience shows that students, who worked and completed the labs and
assignments according to the suggested timeline have shown better performance
on the midterm and final exams. Therefore, students are expected and strongly
encouraged to work the labs and complete the assignments following the
suggested timeline.
Pre/co-requisites:
This course has no academic prerequisites. It is available to all students
including those who are seeking a college degree, auditing students, and to
anyone who is interested in advancing his/her computer skills and competency.
As
an Internet-based course, students must have minimal computing skills,
including regular access to a sufficient computer system (please see the
requirements at http://muonline.marshall.edu/tools.html),
and the ability to process (receive/send) e-mail and browse the World Wide Web.
Exams:
Midterm: The Midterm exam must be taken
after the completion of assignment #3. The exam is timed, and the student must
request the exam from the instructor via email. Your exam must be proctored (see the information below regarding
proctors).
Final:
Proctoring and authentication are also required for the final exam. The
instructor will proctor the final exam on the Huntington campus on May 4
from 8:00 am – 10:00. If you can make it to campus on this date, you can
take the exam in the laboratory facility located in Prichard Hall, Room PH200.
Students
who cannot make it to the Huntington campus of Marshall University to take the
final exam are responsible for finding a proctor. The proctor should not be
related to the student, and the instructor must approve the proctor.
Midterm
and Final Exam Proctor Requirements:
To take either exam, you must contact the instructor, Brian Morgan, and request to take
an exam on a certain date at a certain time. Exams must be proctored, and
you will be responsible for paying any fees required by the
proctor. Before taking an exam, you must have the proctor contact
the instructor, Brian Morgan, either via telephone or e-mail to obtain a
password that will give you access to the exam. The exam will then be
made available to the individual at the stated time when the proctor is
available to be with the student. After the exam has been completed, the
proctor will be required to draft and sign a statement stating that 1) they
were not related to the individual taking the exam, 2) they were presented with
a photo I.D. by the student at the time of the exam, 3) the student finished
the exam in the allotted amount of time (for this course, one hour), 4) the
student did not access any other course materials or notes or external
resources while taking the exam, and 5) the proctor was physically present
during the entire time the student had the exam in his or her possession, and
that to the best of the proctor's knowledge the student finished the
exam. This statement must be returned to the instructor before either
exam will be graded, and naturally, before you will receive your final grade.
Statements from proctors
must be sent to:
Brian M. Morgan
Marshall University
Prichard Hall 212
400 Hal Greer Blvd.
Huntington, WV 25755
and include a phone number at which the instructor can contact the
proctor, and all of the information contained above.
Topics and Methodology:
The following outline delineates the suggested course completion timeline with
topics to be addressed during the course.
Please note this is a highly suggested timeline to follow.
Topics (suggested completion
date) |
First
Class Access (January 8):
·
Familiarize yourself with the Course’s Milestones
(see dates contained in this topics list) ·
Read and study how to use the WebCT tools used in
the course (private mail, bulletin board, assignments, students tools, course
content) from the link on the homepage of the course. |
Introduction
to the Internet and World Wide Web, Browser Basics (3 weeks, January
8–January 29):
Session 1.1Session 1.2 |
Assignment
#1 (January 30): Browsing the Web
|
Basic E-mail (1 week, January 31-February 7):Session 2.1 |
Advanced E-mail Topics (1 week, February 7-February 14):Session 7.1
|
Assignment
#2 (February 15): Covers E-mail
|
Searching
the Web and Information Resources (2 weeks, February 16-March 2):
Session 4.1 |
Assignment
#3 (March 5): Evaluating Internet resources
|
Midterm
Exam (March 8): covers Sessions 1-5 and 7
|
FTP
and Downloading Files (1 week, March 9-March 16):
Session 6.1
|
Advanced
Internet Communications and Newsgroups (1 week, March 26-April 2):
Session 8.1
|
Assignment #4 (April 2): Covers FTP and Newsgroups |
Advanced Web Topics (1 week, April 2-April 9): Session 9.1 |
Personalized
Information and E-Commerce (1 week, April 9-April 16):
Session 10.1 |
HTML
and Web Pages (2 weeks, April 16-April 30):
Tutorial 1
|
Assignment #5 (April 30): Creation of a personal webpage at Marshall
University |
Final Exam (May 1-May 4): Comprehensive |
Every student is responsible
for all materials contained in the course.
If you need assistance, it is your responsibility to contact the
instructor.
Textbook:
The required textbook is the same one that will be used in the traditional,
classroom-based IT107 course. The book is available in the Marshall University
Bookstore on the Huntington campus, or can be ordered online at http://stores.efollett.com/eFollett/standard/index.gtml?dirName=marshall.
New Perspectives Series, The
Internet, 2nd Edition, Comprehensive, by Perry and Schneider,
Thomson Learning, ISBN: 0-619-01938-7,
2000. Approximate Cost is $45.
Requirements:
All course materials are contained within the WebCT environment. I will be sending class announcements,
updates, etc. to your WebCT account.
Students must have access to sufficient hardware and software to
complete the course as detailed at http://muonline.marshall.edu/tools.html.
Grading
Policy:
There will be 2 exams
and 5 homework assignments (see class schedule).
1 Midterm
Exam |
20% |
1 Final
Exam |
30% |
5 Assignments |
50% |
Total |
100% |
The exams will consist of
true/false, short answer, and multiple-choice questions.
The instructor reserves the
right to change these values depending on the overall class performance and/or
extenuating circumstances.
Final letter grades are
determined based on the following grading scale:
93-100% |
A |
86-92% |
B |
78-85% |
C |
70-77% |
D |
Below 70 |
F |
Policy
Statement:
Satisfactory Progress: Students
are expected to show satisfactory initial progress in the course during the first
three weeks of the course. In case a student did not meet this requirement,
the instructor has the option to administratively drop the student from the
course. This is to ensure students’ commitment to the course.
Homework
Assignments and Exams: There will be several homework assignments and
exams. All assignments and exams must
be completed prior to the end of the semester. Timelines for exams are posted
under the Course Topics area in the syllabus.
Passing
grade: All homework assignments and exams are required parts of
the course and must be satisfactorily completed to pass the course. A student must have a passing performance on
the aggregate of the homework assignments and the exams. A failing grade on either part may
result in a fail grade in the course.
Attendance
Statement:
There are no physical classroom attendance requirements for this course. All course material is contained on the
World Wide Web.
Withdrawal
Policy:
The University withdrawal policy is followed in this course.
Course Evaluation:
All students are required to complete the course evaluation form during the
last week of the course. The form is provided on the course homepage under the
icon Flashlight (located on the Footer
Bar). To remind students, Course Evaluation is listed on the Course Outline,
under the Course Content icon of the course homepage. Final grades will not be posted until the course evaluation is
completed.
Student Evaluation method:
Evaluation of student's performance will be based on their progress and
accomplishments in the homework assignments and exams.
Communication:
The Bulletin Board and Private Mail facilities of WebCT will be used to make
any general announcements, last minute changes, etc. It is mandatory that you monitor your WebCT course messages at
least once a day.
Instructor
Biography
BRIAN M.
MORGAN, BS, MS
Assistant
Professor, Integrated Science and Technology
Marshall University
Brian Morgan is
a resident of Proctorville, OH and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Computer Science from Marshall University and a Master of Science Degree in
Technology Management from the Marshall University Graduate College.
Professional
Experience
Assistant Professor,
Integrated Science and Technology Program, Marshall University, Huntington,
WV. (July 2000-Current).
Director, Center for
Instructional Technology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. (October
1997-June 2000). Responsible for everyday duties of the Center, as well as
managing Instructional Technology and World Wide Web Development on both the
Huntington and South Charleston campuses of Marshall University, and
coordinating faculty and staff IT development training programs.
Part-Time Faculty, Marshall
University Community and Technical College, Huntington, WV. (August
1997-Current). Have taught Computer Technology 107, 107E, and 108; Information
Technology 107E, and have designed the electronic versions of Computer
Technology 107E and Information Technology 107E.
Instructional Technologist,
Marshall University, Huntington, WV. (November 1996-October 1997). Responsible
for working with Information Technology staff and faculty from a variety of
disciplines on the selection and production of CD-ROM-based and WWW-based
multimedia instructional materials, assist faculty and staff, through training
and consulting, in integrating computing and information resources into the
curriculum, track current and emerging Internet and development technologies,
and aid in the progression and completion of technology grants. I have created
distributable Computer Based Training modules for both Distance Education and
Faculty Training, as well as worked with several Internet course creation tools
for placing classes "on-line."
Computer Programming,
Marshall University College of Liberal Arts and College of Science, Huntington,
WV. (April 1996-May 1997). Responsible for developing and programming
multimedia tutorial programs for the University as well as programming
multimedia modeling software for science laboratory courses.
Computer
Programming and Research, NASA and National Science Foundation Grant through
Marshall University, Huntington, WV. (Spring 1996-Fall 1996). Responsible for
developing and programming lecture-room demonstration educational project
programs through a NASA and NSF grant for Marshall University.