DATE

CLASS TOPIC

RELATED READINGS

GRADED PRODUCT

Sept 8

1. Class Intro / Overview and History of the Internet

Sept 15

2. Accessing the Internet / Internet Navigation Basics

Chap-1,7,8,9,10

Sept 22

3. Intro to Networking / World Wide Web

Chap-2,3,4,5,22

Sept 29

4. LAN and WAN Overview / Telnet & e-mail

Chap-6,11,12,18,21

Oct 6

5. Internet Addressing / Internet Protocols

Chap-13,14,15,16

HW #1

Oct 13

6. Mid Term Exam / Network News

Chap-19

Mid Term

Oct 20

7. IP and TCP/IP / Search Tools / File Transfer Protocol

Chap-17,20,25

HW #2(a)

Oct 27

8. WWW Authoring

TBD, Chap-23

HW #2(b)

Nov 3

9. WWW Authoring

TBD, Chap-23

HW #2(c)

Nov 10

10. Access Technologies

TBD

HW #2(d)

Nov 17

11. Emerging Applications / Plugins / Active X / Java

Chap-24

HW #2(e)

Nov 24

12. Security / Multimedia Applications

TBD, Chap-26

HW#2(f)

Dec 1

13. Internet Futures, Directions / Review

Chap-27

HW #3

Dec 15

Final Exam -- 6:00 to 10:00 PM