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Introduction to Internet Resources and Services

Spring '99
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Class Schedule


This is a tentative schedule of the topics, readings, and assignments for the class.
The schedule will be revised over the course of the semester.
Please check back frequently.

Class 1

Tue, Jan 19
Thu, Jan 21
Topic

Class Introduction

Class 2

Tue, Jan 26
Thu, Jan 28
Topic

Internet Operations: Names and Numbers and Protocols

Reading

Lehnert, chapters 1-2
Plus additional readings.

Assignment

Class census due.

Class 3

Tue, Feb 2
Thu, Feb 4
Topic

Electronic Mail

Reading

Lehnert, chapter 3

Assignment

Homework one due.

Class 4

Tue, Feb 9
Thu, Feb 11
Topic

Electronic Mail (continued)

Reading

Lehnert, chapter 4
Plus additional readings.

Assignment

Homework two due.

Class 5

Tue, Feb 16
Thu, Feb 18
Topic

Usenet News
Lab One

Reading

Lehnert, chapter 8
Hahn, chapter 15
Plus additional readings.
optional reading: Hahn, chapters 13-14

Assignment

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Class 6

Tue, Feb 23
Thu, Feb 25
Topic

Mailing Lists

Reading

Lehnert, chapter 9
Plus additional readings.

Assignment

==> Tutorial proposal due.
Homework three due.

Class 7

Tue, Mar 2
Thu, Mar 4
Topic

Quiz One
Internet Information Systems

Reading

Lehnert, chapters 5.1-5.8, 6.1
Ackermann and Hartman, pp. 16-20 (Information Sources)
optional reading: Ackermann and Hartman, ch. 2

Assignment

--

Class 8

Tue, Mar 9
Thu, Mar 11
Topic

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Lab Two

Reading

Castro, intro and chapters 1 (all), 2 (all), 3 (pp. 43, 45, 51-54, 56), 5 (pp. 77-79), 6 (p. 104), 7 (pp. 107-109, 114-115), 8 (all), 18 (all).

Assignment

==> Collaborative Project proposal due. (Fri. 3/12, 6pm)
Homework four due.

Tue, Mar 16
Thu, Mar 18
Spring Break

Class 9

Tue, Mar 23
Thu, Mar 25
Topic

Common Filetypes
Basic HTML

Reading

--

Assignment

--

Class 10

Tue, Mar 30
Thu, Apr 1
Topic

Server Filesystems
More HTML

Reading

Castro, chapters 3 (pp. 44, 46-50), 4 (pp. 57-59), 5 (pp. 80-90), 6 (pp. 102-103, 106), 7 (pp. 110-111, 118, 123), 9 (pp. 133-137, 141, 144-155).

Assignment

--

Class 11

Tue, Apr 6
Thu, Apr 8
Topic

More HTML
Elements of Web Design

Reading

Assigned readings.

Assignment

==> Collaborative Project status report one due. (Fri. 4/9, 6pm)
Homework five due.

Class 12

Tue, Apr 13
Thu, Apr 15
Topic

Elements of Web Design (continued)

Reading

Lehnert, chapter 9

Assignment

==> Tutorial page due.

Class 13

Tue, Apr 20
Thu, Apr 22
Topic

Internet Search Strategies

Reading

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Assignment

==> Collaborative Project status report two due. (Fri. 4/23, 6pm)

Class 14

Tue, Apr 27
Thu, Apr 29
Topic

Quiz Two
Evaluating Internet Resources

Reading

Assigned reading.

Assignment

--

Class 15

Tue, May 4
Thu, May 6
Topic

Internet Issues
Class Conclusions

Reading

Lehnert, chapter 13

Assignment

==> Collaborative Project due. (Mon. 5/10, 6pm)


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