LIS 753: Internet Fundamentals and Design

Spring 2008 – Section 50 ( meets at the Chicago Public Library)

Dr. Kate Marek
Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Crown 331
708-524-6648
kmarek@dom.edu

Office hours before class as arranged by appointment.

Course Overview

LIS 753 is an introduction to the fundamentals of the Internet, including its origins, evolution, current state, and future. Critical Internet issues such as privacy, copyright, and other related topics will be examined. Students will have a basic understanding of Web content languages and the Internet as a result of this course. Pre-requisites are 701 and 703.

Course Goals

To gain a basic understanding of networking principles and techniques, Internet protocols and architecture, and major telecommunication issues.

To gain a basic understanding of the World Wide Web, coding standards, Web site design and page layout, and current issues.

To develop the understanding and skills to produce a group of linked HTML documents that can be published on the Internet.

To understand the use and benefits of the World Wide Web in libraries today, and to gain an appreciation for the Web's many complex social and legal issues.

To gain an understanding of the complexities that are involved when libraries today mount digital resources on the Web, and how this fits into a national and international information infrastructure.

Textbook and Readings

Castro, Elizabeth. HTML, XHTML & CSS: Visual Quickstart Guide. Sixth Edition. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 2007.

Additional readings are available electronically as referenced for each class meeting.

Course Design

Most classes will include a Lab portion for HTML instruction and practice, as well as additional lecture content and reading assignments. Students will need active Dominican University student email and Web page accounts. Forms are available in the Technology Lab, Lewis Hall ground floor, or online in the Resources section of the IT section of MyDU.

Each student will have the use of a Windows workstation that is connected to the Internet during class lectures and labs.

We will also be using Blackboard for basic course information; Blackboard support documents are posted at http://domin.dom.edu/documents/blackboardstu.htm .

Course Assignments

Due Date

Part #1: Gaining competencies and understanding

HTML / XHTML Exercises, 10 @ 3 points Weekly as listed 30 points

Part #2: Demonstrating competencies and understanding

Final Web Page March 20 25 points

Group presentation (15-20 minutes) March 27 10 points

Audio capture and posting of presentation April 3 5 points

Audio content creation: Web-based

lecture review and report April 13 10 points

Final Exam April 24 15 points

Class contribution and participation 5 points

Total possible points 100

All assignments will be due at the beginning of the class period or at the stated time and date. Late assignments will not be accepted beyond two days of the due date without explicit prior approval of the instructor.

Grading:

A 94 -100 %

A- 90 – 93 %

B+ 86 – 89 %

B 82 – 85 %

B- 78 – 81 %

C+ 74 – 77 %

C 70 – 73 %

C- 65 – 69%

F 0 -- 64 %

See also the GSLIS Grading Policy as distributed in class and as posted on Blackboard.