syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET - NSC477
3 CR MWF 8:30 - 9:20 Sci 217 Introductory
Faculty: Jim Mahoney
How does the internet work? How do I make a web page? Does WWW really stand for World Wide Wait? This course examines the technologies and uses of the internet, as well as practicing basic computer skills with text, images, and networks. Topics will include HTML and CSS (which web pages are written in), HTTP and TCP/IP (the web's infrastructure), internet security, web page design ideas, as well as many examples of popular sites.
Prerequisite: None
tentative schedule
chap chap
week Monday headfirst HTML internet book college
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1 Sep 3 intro 1 - 2 intro intro classes Wed/Thur
2 10 1 HTML 101 3 - 7 networks
3 17 2 links 8 - 11 history
4 24 3 blocks 12 - 14 packets
5 Oct 1 4 uploading 15 - 17 TCP/IP
6 8 5 images 18 - 20 DNS mid-term evals due Fri 12
7 15 6 compliance 21 - 23 email
8 22 7 XHTML 24 - 26 web Hendrick's Days Mon/Tues
9 29 8 CSS 27 - 29 media etc
10 Nov 5 9 fonts 30 - 32 ssh
11 12 10 box model 33 - 34 commerce
12 19 -- pick projects -- Thanksgiving break Wed-Fri
13 26 misc 11 - 13
14 Dec 3 misc 11 - 13
15 10 -- projects -- last day of classes Wed 12
17 final grades due Wed 19
text chapters
Head First HTML
1 The Language of the Web: getting to know HTML
2 Meet the 'HT' in HTML: going further, with hypertext
3 Web Page Construction: building blocks
4 A Trip to Webville: getting connected
5 Meeting the Media: adding images to your pages
6 Serious HTML: standards, compliance, and all that jazz
7 Putting 'X' into HTML: moving to XHTML
8 Adding a Little Style: getting started with CSS
9 Expanding your Vocabulary: styling with fonts and colors
10 Getting Intimate with Elements: the box model
11 Advanced Web Construction: divs and spans
12 Arranging Elements: layout and positioning
13 Getting Tabular: tables and lists
14 Getting Interactive: XHTML forms
Appendix: The Top Ten Topics (we didn't cover): leftovers
the internet book
1 The Internet Has Arrived
2 Getting Started: Hands-On Experience
I - Intro Networking
3 Telephones Everywhere
4 The World Was Once Analog
5 The Once And Future Digital Network
6 Basic Communication
7 The Local Area Network Arrives
II - A Brief History of the Internet
8 Internet: The Early Years
9 Two Decades Of Incredible Growth
10 The Global Internet
11 A Global Information Infrastructure
III - How the Internet Works
12 Packet Switching
13 Internet: A Network Of Networks
14 ISPs: Broadband And Wireless Access
15 IP: Software To Create A Virtual Network
16 TCP: Software For Reliable Communication
17 Clients + Servers = Distributed Computing
18 Names For Computers
19 NAT: Sharing An Internet Connection
20 Why The Internet Works Well
IV - Services Available on the Internet
21 Electronic Mail
22 Bulletin Board Service (Newsgroups)
23 Browsing The World Wide Web
24 World Wide Web Documents (HTML)
25 Advanced Web Tech (Forms, Frames, Plugins, Java, JavaScript, Flash)
26 Group And Personal Web Pages (Wikis And Blogs)
27 Automated Web Search (Search Engines)
28 Text, Audio, And Video Communication (IM, VoIP)
29 Faxes, File Transfer, And File Sharing (FTP)
30 Remote Login And Remote Desktops (TELNET)
31 Facilities For Secure Communication
32 Secure Access From A Distance (VPNs)
33 Internet Economics And Electronic Commerce
34 The Global Digital Library
