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COMP-2057-91 INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET Flexible Learning/Distance Education School of Computer Science - University of Windsor COURSE OUTLINE Welcome to the course! Students and employees of today should be prepared for working in an online environment. This includes using the basic Internet and e-mail skills that you acquired from the prerequisite course COMP-1047 or equivalent. Therefore, an electronic or online course is an appropriate medium or delivery tool for a course about the Internet and its related activities. Technological advances are moving at a rapid pace and putting this course content online facilitates rapid revision. You should log in to the course web site on a regular basis (some students log on once a day – you will find the pattern that best suits your needs). Here is where you will find the course syllabus, virtual classroom schedule, lessons, assignments, updates, announcements, FAQs, discussion groups, and many online resources. This web site also has additional information and will be updated continually throughout the semester so the more you visit here the better off you'll be. This course also uses the same textbook as the course taught on campus keeping the distance learner in-line with the traditional classroom learner. This semester you will be learning about what the Internet is and how it works. As you begin reading through the course textbook, following the online lessons, and completing the assignments, you should maintain a good understanding of the material presented. If you experience problems with any aspect of the course or would like to make a comment, please post your concern to the Discussion groups or Chat area of the course web site so that we can communicate. I am sure you will enjoy this course and find that what you've learned will be very useful in your future work and entertainment. Professor D. Mayo COMP-2057-91, Course Instructor

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Course Description Students will be introduced to the Internet as a global information infrastructure, including the development of early and current communication protocols and services, packaging of data, and data transmission. Fundamental concepts of and tools to support Internet browsing through concepts of Universal Resource locators and Hypertext Markup Languages will be included. Students will be required to publish a Web site on the Internet using HTML. Web page enhancement through the use of JavaScript and other tools will be introduced. The functionality of electronic mail and bulletin board services will be introduced with hands-on experience in sending and receiving information, automated title searching, and an introduction to organizing information to be accessible over the network. Technical methods of binary data transfer on analog carriers will be introduced and comparison of Ethernet and ATM fibre-optic digital delivery will be discussed. In addition to lecture time, laboratory/tutorial time may be scheduled as required. (Prerequisite: minimum grade of C- in COMP-1047.) (This course may not be used to fulfill the major requirements of any major or joint major in Computer Science.) (University of Windsor Undergraduate Calendar: http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/registrar ). NOTE: The University of Windsor allows students to take a course only twice. If a student fails to get the specified minimum grade in a required course after two attempts, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program. The Dean's office must grant permission to take a course more than twice. Students must note that such permission is granted only under exceptional circumstances. Any student who is taking a course for the second time and having difficulties with the course must seek counseling before the last day to withdraw voluntarily from a course. The last day to drop this class is November 18, 2020. From the Registrar’s office: You are not allowed to attend classes for this course unless you are officially registered, and your name appears on the current class list. Assignments will not be accepted, you will not be allowed to write tests or examinations, and credit will not be granted to any student who is not properly registered. "Financial Ineligibility" will not be accepted as a reason for non-registration. Course Prerequisites • The prerequisite for this course is a minimum grade of D- or 50% in COMP-1047. • It is assumed you have: o A basic knowledge of Windows/MAC applications and how they work. o A working knowledge of word processors and text editing. • Students are to ensure that their UWINID account is active. This can be accomplished over the Internet. Please visit: http://www.uwindsor.ca/userid Objectives • Familiarization with connectivity and data communications. • Understand various error-checking methods and concepts. • Differentiate among various networking protocols. • Understand the implication and importance of protocols like TCP/IP. • Appreciate the importance, and use of services such as Telnet, FTP, SSH, electronic mail, etc. • Produce a document, using HTML with graphics, to be published on the Internet. • Gain a working knowledge of inline styles and the XHTML standard. Page 2 of 7

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Intended Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, successful students will be able to: • utilize and appreciate the Internet; • describe the Internet's development and impact on business and everyday life; • appraise existing information systems and technology; • compose information for distribution via the Internet in an effective manner; • construct a small "site" of content on the Internet's World Wide Web. Computing Prerequisites Your computer must meet these requirements: • You require FULL Internet access that is on your own personal computer (Telnet, FTP, PPP, No Firewalls denying you service to Internet sites). The use of a company computer may prevent you from fulfilling your requirements of this course. • Your computer must have the following minimum requirements: Newer PC or MAC with HIGH-SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome Browser for access to the Blackboard materials. • A FTP program such as FileZilla for uploading and downloading files from a server. These programs are found on the Internet and are free from charge. A download file may be available from the course materials from within Blackboard. • If you want to print any of the online course materials, you will need access to a printer. Academic Integrity The Internet can be used as a giant encyclopedia of information that can be cut and pasted verbatim into a document and submitted as original material. It is important for you to be aware that the University takes the issue of plagiarism seriously, and Senate bylaws define a procedure for discipline. You must indicate when material has been taken from other sources and provide references to source material where appropriate. Instructors are required to report all cases of suspected plagiarism to the Director of the School or the Dean of the Faculty. If you are not clear regarding Academic Integrity policies at the University of Windsor, it is recommended that you review the website for the Academic Integrity Office at: http://www.uwindsor.ca/aio Assignments/ Examinations The University of Windsor subscribes to the strictest interpretation of academic integrity. Faculty members and students bear joint responsibility in assuring that cheating on assignments or any examination is not tolerated. Students who engage in academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary action under Senate Bylaw 31: Student Affairs and Integrity. Examinations/quizzes in this course are protected by copyright. Reproduction or dissemination of examinations or the contents or format of examinations/quizzes in any manner whatsoever (e.g., sharing content with other students), without the express permission of the instructor, is strictly prohibited. Students who violate this rule or engage in any other form of academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary action under Senate Bylaw 31: Student Affairs and Integrity. Missed Deadlines If a student misses a deadline on medical grounds, only a copy of the Student Medical Certificate filled in by a physician is considered as a valid doctor's note if the student does not want to be penalized. Page 3 of 7

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Plagiarism University policy on plagiarism will be strictly followed for assignments, the project, tests and final examination. This includes copying text from other Web sites, books, brochures, or anywhere else that may provide information. You are required to develop your own content and each sentence must be in your own wording. Plagiarism is considered a very serious offence and will result in students receiving zero (0) for the entire project. (See: University of Windsor Undergraduate Calendar, http://cronus.uwindsor.ca/registrar, 2.4.21 Policy on Plagiarism) Access to Computing Resources As this is a distance education course, you must have access to a computer that has Internet access in order complete this course. In addition, you will need sufficient user permissions on such to install and run software that may be required for the course. Course Text Requirements This course requires the following textbook: • New Perspectives on the Internet, 9th Edition, Comprehensive. Gary P. Schneider, Jessica Evans, Course Technology, Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1-111-52911-6 | ISBN-10: 1-111-52911-6 Suggested textbook (not required): • SAMS Teach Yourself HTML, CSS and JavaScript All in One, Second Edition, Pearson Education. ISBN-13: 978-0-672-33714-7 | ISBM-10: 0-672-33714-2 Bookstore Phone Ordering: 1-800-263-1242 or 519-253-3000 ext. 3476 Bookstore ONLINE Ordering: www.bookstore.uwindsor.ca Course Web Site Information Other than the required textbook, all course material is available within the course web site. Once you have selected the course (COMP-2057-91-SEM), home page has the following “titles” on the left which contains several topics including (but not limited to): Menu Title

Description

Welcome to the Course Home Page

This is where the course opens when selected.

Syllabus

Course syllabus, i.e., this document

Calendar

This has important due dates of assignments etc.

Lessons

This is where you will find announcements of various types, such as posting of assignments, clarifications, assignment marks, etc. This is the starting point for each week’s lesson.

Assignments Virtual Classroom

This is where you will find your assignments posted. Use this to chat with a TA at scheduled times (to be announced later).

Discussion Board

This will be used to post questions, answers to questions, comments, course discussion(s), etc.

Email Instructor

Use this to send an email to the instructor. This is also the preferred method of communication with the instructor.

My Grades

This is where you will find your grades.

Announcements

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Participation in the course Discussion/Forums is encouraged and may greatly help you in the determination of your final grade. Your initial search for "help" on a course topic should be posted in the Discussion section of the course web site. You will find many "Answers" in this area and need not look any further. The discussion section of the course web site area is a collaborative work area, and you should use it regularly. There will be time for “chat” with TAs as well. The schedule of chat will be posted under Announcements. Teaching Assistance Provided All teaching assistance is provided on-line. The instructor is available via email and through the resources of the course web site. Teaching assistants (TAs) will be available on-line for a number of hours each week for consultation and assistance as well. Preparation & Study Students are expected to regularly log in to the course web site, read any and all materials while noting any and all assigned materials. Additionally, students are strongly encouraged to adopt a regular study schedule that allows sufficient time to examine the relevant course material(s) for the current and upcoming weeks. Students who do not read ahead may find themselves getting lost or overwhelmed with the material. Individual Assignments Students should attempt to complete individual assignment by the suggested completion date. This will help you prepare for the material to be covered. Weekly Work Schedule To keep up with the work required for this course it is a good idea for students to write down and stick to a weekly schedule. Evaluation Scheme Seventy percent (70%) of your final grade is allotted for assignments. You are required to electronically submit the assignments via the course web site, Blackboard, and using a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program over the Internet, to the Electron server. The final exam is worth thirty percent (30%) of your final grade. All communications during evaluation procedures must be in English. Keep a copy of all your assignments and your rough work in case of loss, or to discuss with your instructor.

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Assignment Schedule Assignment Activity Description #

START WEEK (this is the week the assignment should be started)

END WEEK (this is the week the assignment is due, usually on a Wednesday) 3

%

1

Number Systems

2

2 3

File Types FTP Assignment

3 4

4 5

5% 5%

4 5

A Web Page Web Site Project

5 5

7 9

20% 25%

6

Internet Topic

9

11

10%

Total: Final Exam:

5%

70% Check UWINSITE

30%

Note: The “start” date is the week you are to begin the assignment. The “end” date is the week it is due to the instructor. Please be sure to begin the assignments early to ensure you can finish on time. Details of each assignment can be found on the course web site. Submitting/Missed Assignments There will be six (6) individual assignments. Completed individual assignments must be handed in Blackboard, and when applicable on the Electron server (assignments #3, #4, and #5), on the day on which they are due or within the “grace” period. As this is an online course which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week there should be no excuse except for hospitalization (more than 2 days) or a death in the family. There will be a 48-hour grace period for late assignments. Excuses such as “I got called into work”, “My kid was sick”, “My Internet was down”, “I fell asleep”, “I got sick on the due date”, “I forgot”, etc. will not be accepted. Assignments not submitted in Blackboard or the Electron server will be assigned a grade of zero. If an assignment is missed for valid medical or emergency reason (proof needed), the weight of the student’s final examination is increased by the weight of the missed assignment. The medical certificate to be used can be found at: http://www1.uwindsor.ca/economics/system/files/Student%20Medical%20CertificateTemplate.pdf Final Exam The final examination must be taken to obtain a final score for this course. If the final exam is missed for valid medical or emergency reason (proof needed), the student is allowed to write a makeup final exam only on the alternate exam date provided by the Registrar’s office.

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Grading The University of Windsor is using a 100% grading system —only numeric final grades will be issued to students and all grades below 50% are considered failures. Note: In computing a student's average, marks from 0% to 22% are calculated as 22%. Marks from 23% to 40% calculated as 40%. Marks from 40% to 49% are calculated as is into the student’s average. All marks are recorded in your transcript as is. All marks below 50% are considered failures. Check the following link for more information. http://web4.uwindsor.ca/units/registrar/calendars/undergraduate/cur.nsf/inToc/CA4AB426E84D6C5185 2573690055F0A1?OpenDocument Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) This will take place during the last two weeks of classes, during class time. Students are given the opportunity to evaluate the course and the instructor. The results of these evaluations are used by the University Administration to make decisions regarding tenure, promotions and contract renewals. Past evaluations can be viewed at the SIS website under the heading SOST. Mental Health For help addressing mental or physical health concerns on campus, contact (519) 253-3000: • • •

Student Health Services at ext. 7002 (http://www.uwindsor.ca/studenthealthservices/) Student Counselling Centre at ext. 4616 (http://www.uwindsor.ca/studentcounselling/) Peer Support Centre at ext. 4551

Course Instructor The name, address, and available hours of your instructor are listed in Blackboard under the Announcements at the beginning of the semester. Your instructor should be contacted for any assistance that you require related to the content of this course. You should e-mail your instructor with any questions related to the course prerequisites, course subject matter, exercises, and assignment deadlines, assignment questions, returned assignments, sample solutions, late withdrawals and final grades. Final exam/date/time/location Please check the UWINSITE STUDENT to confirm the date, time, and location of your final exam. The location of the final exam is to be assigned by the Office of the Registrar later in the semester and is determined by the address provided by you upon registration. You must be available to write the exam on the date provided, no exceptions.

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