| Time |
Expanded Outcomes |
Learning Strategies |
Summative Assessment |
| 4 weeks |
- Element 1: Describe the history, features and use of the Internet.
- Describe the history of the development of the Internet and explain how
this has influenced the current Internet.
- Describe the TCP/IP protocol that underlies the structure of the
Internet, and its most commonly used subcomponents.
(Range: ftp, http, vrml, html, smtp)
- Describe the main features of the most commonly used Internet components,
including: Usenet, Electronic Mail, Telnet and FTP, search tools, Gopher, World Wide Web,
etc.
- Describe the role of the Web browser and identify commonly used browsers.
- Describe the various options available for connecting to the Internet and
compare the costs and benefits.
- Describe the hardware and software needed to connect to the Internet via
a dial-up connection.
- Describe the security implications of using the Internet and discuss ways
of minimising the risk.
- Describe the similarities and differences between the Internet and an
Intranet.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Internet culture and etiquette.
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Lectures
Tutorials
Laboratory work |
Research Assignment and Test |
| 2 weeks |
- Element 2: Demonstrate the use of Internet mail and the ability to
locate and retrieve Internet resources.
- Configure an Internet mail application for an individual user.
- Send and receive Internet mail, including the use of attachments.
- Use a Web browser to locate and retrieve Internet resources.
(Range: Web page location and retrieval, FTP site identification and file transfer, Telnet
connection, Search engines, Newsgroups and Mailing Lists)
|
Lectures
Tutorials
Laboratory work |
Research Assignment and Test |
| 2 weeks |
- Element 3: Develop a Web page using a basic Internet programming
language.
|
Lectures
Tutorials
Laboratory work |
Project and Test |
| 6 weeks |
- Element 4: Use the features of a Web authoring package to create a
commercial or educational document capable of being displayed using a Web browser.
- Demonstrate the use of a Web authoring package.
- Demonstrate the principles of effective Web page design.
(Range: Layout, colour balance, text/graphic combinations, navigation, hyperlinks)
- Demonstrate the use of multimedia elements in a Web page.
(Range: text, graphics, sound, animation and video)
- Create multiple Web pages including a home page and effective links to
other pages.
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Lectures
Tutorials
Laboratory work |
Project and Test |