Readings and emails help you grasp
Internet history, tools and terminology. Add distance learning to your
repertoire, before "brick and mortar" classes begin.
Exercises and topics:
- Introductory email
- Jargon busting and Internet plumbing
- Internet and computer skills discussion
- Past, present and future reflections
- HTML coding exercise
- Decide upon your group and group project
Lecture Sites:
Fun readings (not required):
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Pre-class readings and activities:
please
register in order to access New York Times stories
- Submit email assignment by 30 April
- O'brien, K. J. (7 Apr 2005)
Big
players reach out for web calls.
International
Herald Tribune
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O'brien, K. (2 Apr 2005)
More Europeans go online for vacation,
International
Herald Tribune
- Shannon, V. (19 Mar 2005)
Let Net find lowest price,
International Herald Tribune.
- Murphy, J.; Forrest, E.; Wotring, C. and Brymer, R. (1996)
"Hotel management and marketing on the Internet," Cornell Hotel and
Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 37(3), 70-82 (.pdf).
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Vishnevsky, V. (15 Jan 1998)
What cookies can do for you, WebMonkey
- Murphy, J. and Hofacker, C. F. (29 Jun 1996)
Explosive growth clogs the Internet's backbone. NY Times
Pre-class reflections:
- Why do you like, or dislike, about the New York Times registration
policy?
- What new technology, if any, will eventually replace the
Internet? Why?
- Why, or why not, are cookies evil?
- Why, or why not, is digital piracy here to stay?
- Why is VOIP a passing fad or a competitive advantage?
- Why and how will Internet use evolve, both personally and
professionally?
- What are past examples and possible future examples of
technology's unintended consequences?
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