Week by week topics (subject to change as the class progresses):
Week |
Starting |
Topic |
|---|---|---|
1 |
21-Aug-2006 |
Introduction to the course; History of Technology |
2 |
28-Aug-2006 |
Operating Systems and Networking |
3 |
04-Sep-2006 |
Networking and the Internet; Wireless Networks |
4 |
11-Sep-2006 |
Internet Technologies; Small Groups Assigned |
5 |
18-Sep-2006 |
Internet Technologies Part 2 |
6 |
25-Sep-2006 |
Programming Languages; Problem Determination and Troubleshooting |
7 |
02-Oct-2006 |
User Interface Design; Website Evaluation |
8 |
09-Oct-2006 |
Information Seeking Behavior; Collaborative Technologies |
9 |
16-Oct-2006 |
Spreadsheets and Databases |
10 |
23-Oct-2006 |
OPACs and Circulation Systems |
11 |
30-Oct-2006 |
Blogs, Vlogs, Podcasts, and RSS |
12 |
06-Nov-2006 |
Open URL; RFID; Adaptive Technologies |
13 |
13-Nov-2006 |
Web Filtering; Encryption |
14 |
20-Nov-2006 |
Free Inquiry, Privacy, and Hacking |
15 |
27-Nov-2006 |
Information Economics and the Social Impact of Technology |
16 |
04-Dec-2006 |
Final Exam |
Assignment Due Dates:
Date |
Assignment |
|---|---|
04-Sep-2006 |
Unit Assignment 1 Due |
11-Sep-2006 |
Unit Assignment 2 Due |
25-Sep-2006 |
Unit Assignment 3 Due |
02-Oct-2006 |
Unit Assignment 4 Due |
09-Oct-2006 |
Unit Assignment 5 Due |
30-Oct-2006 |
Group Projects Due |
06-Nov-2006 |
Unit Assignment 6 Due |
20-Nov-2006 |
Unit Assignment 7 Due |
27-Nov-2006 |
Unit Assignment 8 Due |
08-Dec-2006 |
FINAL EXAMINATION DUE by 8:00pm MST |