Course Description

This course meets one of the two course requirements which may be used as an option for meeting the language requirement for the Ph.D. program. The course explores the Internet, its origin and historical development, the current status of its development and such conventions in using the Internet as telnet, the World Wide Web and the browser program, Netscape. Students will learn to use the Internet as a research tool, evaluating and compiling search strategies for various of the search engines available. Bookmarking, graphics, saving and printing and proper referencing of Internet resources are essential parts of the course. Students will develop a Personal Home Page using HTML (hyper text markup language) and load the home page to the UT web server, thus making it available to the world. The class will also examine ways of using the Internet as an instructional tool with some consideration of "intranet" applications.

The course will be equally balanced between "hands on" learning activities and theoretical study of the Internet and its potential. Students will exit the course knowing about the Internet and with the capability to use it as an information/ research/instructional tool.