FINAL EXAM: 5/13/08

• Room OS-314 during regular class time

• Similar to Midterm Exam

• Final Exam: Topics Covered

WEEK 14 and WEEK 15:   Communications and Networks

  Class #23 through Class #26 - 4/29/08, 5/1/08, 5/6/08, and 5/8/08

• Handouts:
  ~ Key Terms - "Communication and Networks"
  ~ Network Standards
  ~ Transmission media - Physical
  ~ Transmission media - Wireless
   

• Misc Activities:
  ~ Blog Awards (on 5/8)
  ~ Learn How to: Create a Wiki (if time)

WEEK 9 and WEEK 10:   Web Development Project

   Class #19 through Class #22 - 4/15/08, 4/17/08, 4/22/08, and 4/24/08

• Helpful Downloads (remember to click "Run" when asked to run or save file):
  ~ SSH Secure File Transfer Client: http://ce.uml.edu/sshwinclient.exe
  ~ NVU HTML Editor: http://nvudev.com/download.php
   

• Handouts:
  ~ Web Site Project Description - Due 4/24/08
  ~ Web Site Project Grading Form (Rubric)
  ~ Steps for Publishing your Web Page
  ~ Basic HTML info
   

• Online Tutorials:
  ~ HTML Tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/html
  ~ HTML Editor (Nvu) Tutorial: http://www.designyourownweb.com/nuv-tutorial.htm
   

• Sample Student Web Sites:
  ~ Fall '07 Section 202
  ~ Fall '07 Section 203
   

WEEK 7 and WEEK 8: "Internet Security, Ethics, and Privacy"

   Class #15 through Class #18 - 4/1/08, 4/3/08, 4/8/08, and 4/10/08

• Handouts:
  ~ Key Terms - "Internet Security, Ethics, and Privacy"
  ~ Virus Attack Symptoms
  ~ 8 Steps to Virus Protection (a review).
  ~ Privacy Laws
   

• Hands-On Activities:
  ~ Create a cookie
   

• Web sites discussed:
  ~ List of Virus alerts and hoaxes: http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
  ~ Great Web site for determining if an email is a hoax: http://www.snopes.com
  ~ Sample Internet Code of Conduct: http://www.elinfonet.com/blog/index/wiki/Sample_Internet_Code_of_Conduct_Policy
  ~ Trapped in a phishing scam? Go to: http://www.ftc.gov or call help line at: 1-877-FTC-HELP.
   

• Great FREE Software:
  ~ Anti-Virus Software: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
  ~ Anti-Spyware program: http://www.spybot.com
  ~ Online Backup Service: http://www.mozy.com
  ~ Windows Startup Inspector: http://www.windowsstartup.com
   

• At Home Activities (optional):
  ~ Homework: Extra Credit #4: Post to Discussion Board - Due: 4/15.
  ~ View Honeypots video: http://media.uml.edu:8080/ramgen/lpanago/Honeynet.rm
   

WEEK 6:   Blog Project

   Class #13 and Class #14 - 3/25/08 and 3/27/08

• Handouts:
  ~ Blog Project: Description
  ~ Blog Project: Grading Form (Rubric)
  ~ Blog Terms.
   

• Sample Student Blogs:
  ~ Fall '07 Section 202
  ~ Fall '07 Section 203
   

WEEK 7: "Other Internet Services (cont'd)" & Midterm Exam  

   Class #12 - 3/13/08

• MIDTERM EXAM

  Class #11 - 3/11/08

• Handouts:
  ~ Key Terms - "Instant Messaging, Internet Telephony Netiquette"
  ~ Netiquette Rules
   

• Web sites discussed:
  ~ Emoticons: http://messenger.msn.com/Resource/Emoticons.aspx
   

• Videos watched:
  ~ "The machine is Us/ing Us": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
  ~ "A Vision of Students Today": http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=119   

WEEK 6: "Other Internet Services"

  Class #10 - 3/6/08

• Handouts:
  ~ Key Terms - "Message Boards, Mailing Lists, Email, FTP"
  ~ 8 Steps to Virus Protection
   

• Web sites discussed:
  ~ Yahoo! Groups: http://www.groups.yahoo.com
  ~ Google Mail: http://mail.google.com
  ~ Yahoo Mail: http://overview.mail.yahoo.com
  ~ FTP Tutorial: http://www.ftpplanet.com/ftpresources/basics.htm

   Class #9 - 3/4/08

• Handouts:
  ~ Other Internet Services
  ~ Key Terms - "Disc. Board, Chat, Web Publishing, E-commerce"
   

• Web sites discussed:
  ~ Online Shopping Tips: http://www.safeshopping.org/tips.shtml   
   

• Hands-On Activities:
  ~ Learn How to Bid and Buy a Product from eBay
   

• At Home Activities (optional):
  ~ Practice at Home: Searching and Shopping on eBay
  ~ Homework: Extra Credit #3: Post to Discussion Board