Projects

Jan. 9 
>> Intro to JOMC 050
>> Fall '01 student Web pages
>>Fall '00 student Web pages
>>Spring '01 student Web pages

Computer experience survey

Jan. 14
>>Finding Business Info

>> Quick Reference - Business & Economics
>> Rita Moss's Electronic business information
>>Identifying flagship companies
>> Also: Quick Reference - General Topics

Video shots of class

Using PCs

What is a browser?
Formatting a disk

Read DTE sections 5 & 6 for this week.
Announce:
J-50 Treasure Hunt Part I
(Read Pages 258 to 264 of DTE)
Before you start work on this assignment please read DTE Section 4: What are Keywords? (pp 77-98), including the Research Topic Triangle.

Also: Refer to-E-Citation style and Turabian style

Jan. 21
>> Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Read DTE pages and other material covered in class. Also, see reading list in study guide.
First part (sections I-V) of J-50 Treasure Hunt due Feb. 6, Wed.

Jan. 28
>> A Map of the Internet
>> Evolution of the Computer
>> How much information?

Search engines,
InfoTrac and
electronic databases

Search Tips for the UNC-CH library catalog

Netiquette quiz

Read DTE pages and other material covered in class. Also, see reading list in study guide

Feb. 4
>> Lexis/Nexis and JiffyPaper

>> Becky Morphis presents:
Accuracy on the Net: Urban legends, email rumors, and Where to Go to Find the Real Story

Feb. 6 
>> Internet pioneers
A Map of the Internet

For next week's lab: Read DTE Section 7 on Web Publishing and Web Pictures.

Read: Internet Pioneers I and  Internet Pioneers II and "As We May Think," by Vannevar Bush. (Edited version)

First part (sections I-V) of J-50 Treasure Hunt due Feb. 6, Wed.
J-50 Treasure Hunt Part I
(Read Pages 258 to 264 of DTE)
Before you start work on this assignment please read DTE Section 4: What are Keywords? (pp 77-98), including the Research Topic Triangle.

Feb. 13
J-50 Test#1
(Your test results)
>> A multiple-choice test on all aspects of the course including discussions in class, online readings, lab sessions and handouts.
50 Questions (Time limit: 45 minutes)

Comp. Quiz,
Introduction to HTML,
Creating a WWW address of your own

Review:Computer quiz and answers

Web Authoring with HTML, Part I

For next week: Read DTE portion on Web Authoring with HTML, Part II

>>For the FIRST TEST
read DTE Sections 1 through 6 (pp 3-146).

Feb. 18  
Web Design 
>> Sample Web pages
>> WebDesign101
>> Web Design Tips

>> Harlen Makemson presents/ Making color choices
>> Color, Constrast and Dimension in News Design

Feb. 20

>> Patty Kinneer presents/ E-portfolio Tips
>> Sample Web portfolios

>> ATN's Web Page Authoring Basics
>> J50 Web Design Links

>> DW: Creating a Web Site
>> DW: Tools for Layout and Design
>> More Dreamweaver tips:
Creating Interactive Web Sites
>> Other Dreamweaver features

HTML Basics: Part II
Tables
Background textures

For next week: Read DTE pp. 266-270.

Feb. 25 
>> Happy Birthday Fun Facts and Copyright
>> J-50 Fair Use
>> Using UNC logos, pix:
> Images of Carolina
> Carolina Logos

>> Web Post Mortem: LACAC, Cursor flag,

Feb.27
>> Your privacy!
--Online Privacy Information,

>> Strategies for TH-VI
>> J-50 in DTH!

Midterm course evaluation

HTML, Tags
Web templates

Lab 7 (update)

For next week: Read DTE pp 199-223, Pictures on a Web page.

Also: Bring a favorite picture or graphic to scan.
Remember your disks!

Publishing Yourself Assignment (DTE pp 266-270)

Read the following UNC-CH guidelines on: Copyright, Disclaimers, Links to the UNC Home Page, Photographs and Audio/Video Clips, Rights and Responsibilities, Data Storage and Deletion, Group Web Pages, and Personal Home Pages.

Mar. 4 
>> Brian Carroll presents/ Net Privacy

Please read the following before class:
>> Eli Lilli & Prozac
>> Database of Nevada university and community college students sold to 3rd parties
>> Uniform Driver's License as a National ID

Mar. 6 
What is a blog?
>Example: Japan journey

>> Picture tips:
> Creating Transparent GIFs,
> Changing Image Size
> Working with Web Graphics,
> Cropping an Image
> Image Correction
> Various Photoshop tasks

Unix, FTP,
scan picture

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About FTP
Using PhotoShop
Converting Scanned Pictures to Gifs and JPEGs 

Helpful Graphics Documents from ATN:
Introduction to Photoshop
Photoshop Web Graphics
Photoshop Image Acquisition
Photoshop Selection Techniques 
Photoshop Layers and Filters

Read DTE pages and other material covered in class. Also, see reading list in study guide

Read DTE Sectin 10: Parlez-vous Computerese?

Mar. 18
>> Discuss J50 Web Design Assignment See the Summer '01 student Web pages 

>> Jonathan Lillie presents/ Virtual Communities, Community Networks, & Cyberculture
Please Read:
>> Is Virtual Community a Myth?
>> Is There a There in Cyberspace?

Mar. 20 
>> Anatomy of an Email and URL

>> Millions of domain names for sale at GreatDomains Marketplace
>> Search by domain name or by keyword at Whois.net to register a domain name at Register.com or InterNIC
>>The Accredited Registrar Directory

Part II (Sections VI-VII) of J-50 Treasure Hunt due Mar. 20, Wed.

Mar. 25
>> Dan Childs presents/ Medical Information on the Web
>> Fuller's JavaScript Suppository

Using Photoshop, GIFs, JPG

Read DTE pages and other material covered in class. Also, see reading list in study guide

Apr. 1
Ms. Kellam Eanes of Cartoon Network

Apr. 3
>> Read:   Help! ... We've Been Hacked!
>> Sex on the Web

Useful Multimedia links:

Download Dreamweaver for 30-day free trial!
Dreamweaver : Basic Tutorials

Apr. 8
Review for Test#2
Practice Test II
"How Does the World Wide Web Affect Us Psychologically?

Apr. 10
J-50 Test#2
(Your test results)

50 multiple choice questions that cover material since the last test, including last week's labs and readings.

HTML debugging,
Free time

Stuck? See what former students did for their web page projects ...

Need Help? See Help for web designers

>>For the SECOND TEST
read DTE Sections 7 and 10.

Review DTE Section 10: Parlez-vous Computerese? (pp 275-320).

Review: Web Authoring with HTML, Policies, Guidelines, Procedures, and "How To" Instructions, and Creating WWW Pages at UNC-CH

Print out your home page,* write in the URLs of your three pages, include your lab section, and place them in folders marked by lab section at the front of the room.

*Tip: If you use light type on a dark background and your copy doesn't show up when printed, change your type color for printing and then change it back afterwards to the color you want it to appear online.

Apr. 24
>> EIS Oscars
"We will worship the gods of comedy and employ every device we know in our desire to divert you!"

Prepare for EIS Oscars

Apr. 29 
J-50 Test#3 Review
>> All questions answered ;-)

>> Large lecture evaluations

May 1
J-50 Test#3
(Your test results)
A 50-question, multiple-choice test on all aspects of the course, including labs, guest lectures and readings.

>>For the THIRD TEST
read ALL Sections of DTE

Take Practice Quiz 1 and Practice Quiz 2.

Spring '02 student Web pages