ITIS 1210-002
Introduction to Web-Based Information Systems

Class Schedule

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To reach any significant goal, you must leave your comfort zone.
                                                                            Hyrum W. Smith

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The following is a tentative schedule of topics, textbook references, assignments, and assignment due dates.  As circumstances dictate, I reserve the right to change this schedule including but not limited to tests, assignments, due dates, etc. Please review these assignments before they are due so you turn in the proper material.

Date	Day	Topic	Assignment	Due
08/24/2009	Mon	Introduction	Beginning Email	08/28/2009
		Chapter 1:  What is the Internet?
08/26/2009	Wed	Chapter 2:  How Computers Send Data Across the Internet
		Chapter 3:  How TCP/IP Works
		Chapter 4:  Understanding the Internet's Software Structure
		Chapter 5:  How Internet Addresses and Domains Work
		Chapter 6:  How Routers Work
08/31/2009	Mon	Chapter 17:  How Web Pages Work
		Chapter 18:  How Web Browsers Work
		Chapter 19:  How Markup Languages Work
		Chapter 20:  How Hypertext Works
		Chapter 21: How URLs Work
09/02/2009	Wed	Chapter 7:  How Computers Connect to the Internet
		Chapter 8:  How Internet/Television Connections Work
		Chapter 9:  How Wireless Connections and WiFi Work
		Review for test 1
09/07/2009	Mon	Labor Day holiday - no class
09/09/2009	Wed	Test 1  (Chapters 1-9, 17-21)
09/14/2009	Mon	Creating Web pages using an authoring tool
		Text, images, links
		Your UNCC Web space, test page rules
09/16/2009	Wed	Tables
		Frames
		Web Page Assignment Rules*		11/11/2009
09/21/2009	Mon	Searching the Internet Effectively	Web test page due
09/23/2009	Wed	Constructing Complex Searches
09/28/2009	Mon	Browsing Subject Guides
09/30/2009	Wed	Finding Specialty Information
		Research Topic Assignment Rules*		11/11/2009
10/05/2009	Mon	Chapter 10:  How Home Networks Work
		Chapter 11:  How Email Works
		Chapter 12:  How Email Spam Works
10/07/2009	Wed	Chapter 13:  How Newsgroups Work
		Chapter 14:  How Internet Chat and Instant Messaging Works
		Chapter 15: How VoIP and Skype Work
10/12/2009	Mon	Student recess - no class
10/14/2009	Wed	Chapter 16:  How Blogging and RSS Work, RSS/Blog Rules		11/2/2009
		Chapter 22:  How Image Maps and Interactive Forms Work
		Chapter 23:  How Web Host Servers Work
		Chapter 24:  How Web Sites Work with Databases
10/19/2009	Mon	Ethics
10/21/2009	Wed	Ethics (continued)  Ethics Paper Rules		11/23/2009
10/26/2009	Mon	Review for test 2
10/28/2009	Wed	Test 2  (Chapters 10-16, 22-24)
11/02/2009	Mon	Chapter 25: How .NET and Web Services Work	Blog entry  & RSS documentation due
		Chapter 26: How Grid Computing Works
		Chapter 27:  How Internet Searching Works
		Chapter 28:  How Google Works
		Chapter 29: How Map Sites Work
11/04/2009	Wed	Chapter 30:  How Wikis and Wikipedia Work, Wiki Rules		12/02/2009
		Chapter 31:  How Telnet Works
		Chapter 32:  How FTP Works
		Chapter 33:  How Agents Work
11/09/2009	Mon	Chapter 34:  How Java, ActiveX, and JavaScript Work
		Chapter 35:  How CGI Scripting Works
		Chapter 36:  How Music and Audio Work on the Internet
		Chapter 37:  How iPods, iTunes, and Podcasting Work
11/11/2009	Wed	Review for test 3	Web Page/Research Project due
11/16/2009	Mon	Test 3  (Chapters 25-37)
11/18/2009	Wed	Chapter 38:  How Music Sharing and File Sharing Work
		Chapter 39: How Multicast and Mbone Work
		Chapter 40:  How Virtual Reality is created by VRML
11/23/2009	Mon	Chapter 41: How Animation on the Web Works	Ethics Paper due
		Chapter 42: How Intranets Work
		Chapter 43:  Shopping on the Internet
11/25/2009	Wed	Thanksgiving Holiday - no class
11/30/2009	Mon	Chapter 44:  How Firewalls Work
		Chapter 45:  How Hackers can Cripple the Internet and Attack Your PC
		Chapter 46:  The Dangers of Wireless Networking
12/02/2009	Wed	Chapter 47:  How Viruses Work	Wiki entry due
		Chapter 48:  How Internet Sites and Software can Invade Your Privacy
		Chapter 49: The Dangers of Spyware and Phishing
12/07/2009	Mon	Chapter 50:  Cryptography, Privacy, and Digital Certificates
		Chapter 51:  How Government and Workplace Surveillance Work
		Chapter 52:  Parental Controls on the Internet
12/09/2009	Wed	Review for test 4	Ending Email	12/11/2009
12/10/2009	Thu	Reading Day
12/11/2009	Fri	Exams
12/12/2009	Sat	Exams
12/13/2009	Sun	Exams
12/14/2009	Mon	Test 4  (2:00-4:30 PM) (Chapters 38-52)
12/15/2009	Tue	Exams
12/16/2009	Wed	Exams
12/17/2009	Thu	Exams
12/18/2009	Fri	Exams
12/19/2009	Sat	Commencement

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Last updated Wednesday, August 19, 2009