Syllabus for CMPTR107:

 

Quality Results from the Web

Day 1 (May 12): Introduction to the Internet

 

1. Internet vs. the World Wide Web: What's the difference?
2. History of the Web
3. Structure and Organization of Cyberspace
4. How search engines work
5. Developing search strategies

Day 2 (May 14): Search Engines

 

1. Comparing the big ones: Google, Yahoo, Ask
2. Using advanced features
3. Online databases

Day 3 (May 19): Evaluating Web Sites

1. Criteria: Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity, Currency, Coverage
2. Finding specialized information on the Web
3. Citing Web sources using APA style

Day 4 (May 21): The Web and Society

1. Wikipedia and academia
2. Open encyclopedias
3. Web 2.0

Final Project 

 

 

The final project ("Webliography") is due on Wednesday, May 21st. Papers must be submitted by email to fbrasile@pierce.ctc.edu or in person at the Puyallup campus library.

*Please note that the syllabus can change depending on any number of factors. If a topic is of interest to the class and would like more information or instruction, I would be happy to alter the syllabus to do so.

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