Introduction to the Internet
MFC 212
Millard Fillmore College - Spring 1996
Capen 10
Objective
At the end of this course the student will be able to use the
UB timesharing machines (Unix) to discover and access Internet resources to
enrich their personal, school, and business lives.
Grading
Students will be graded on the level of their participation,
how well they work together as a team, weekly assignments, and
the development of their 'Home Page'.
Paper
Each student will develop their own 'Home Page' using the
HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
This 'Home Page' must contain at least five (5)
hypertext links to other Internet resources.
Textbooks (not required to buy any)
These handouts will be given out in class:
- The EIT Guide to the Web (Public Domain)
- HTML Documentation and Style Guide (Public Domain)
- Zen and the Art of the Internet (Public Domain)
Schedule
- Class #1 (January 23)
- Introduction
- Administrativia
- Assignments, etc.
- Introduction to Unix
- Class #2 (January 30)
- Using E-mail
- Reading News
- Learning the editor
- Class #3 (February 6)
- Gopher, WWW
- Exploring the Web
- Class #4 (February 13)
- HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
- Class #5 (February 20)
- Advanced HTML
- Class #6 (February 27)
- Putting it all together
- Home Page Finished
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