TEC 3012: Syllabus



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	Course Homepage Course Modules: Online Community Background Information Basic Web Searching Managing Resources Advanced Web Searching Comprehensive Web Search Strategies Course Projects Assessment	TEC 3012: Course Syllabus (updated 1-1-2001) Participant registers with Fresno Pacific School of Professional Studies 1-800-372-5505 \| http://www.fresno.edu/sps Course print materials mailed to participant introduction to the course learner outcomes participant and system requirements optimizing the computer & web browser for web research create web directory/folder locate NotePad/SimpleText and create a desktop shortcut/alias initialize the digital logbook practice opening multiple web browser windows practice resizing windows practice managing simultaneous browser and text editor windows set the course website as the web browser homepage reorganize current bookmarks/favorites list overview of course project options Module 1: Joining the online community e-mail to instructor subscribe to listserve (optional) visit the web discussion board e-mail to instructor describing research topics preliminary search activity to establish baseline skills Module 2: Background Information What the Web Is What the Web Does Module 3: Basic Web Research search engines how search engines work parallel search engines web indexes online libraries online reference resources Managing Web Resources: Part I basic bookmark list editing skills advanced bookmark editing skills evaluating web resources Module 4: Advanced Web Research analyzing search topics search engines revisited searching for keywords using the "more like this" feature searching for phrases searching with Boolean operators online Boolean logic tutorials online search engine quick guides search engine help files using the advanced search engine interface specialized web directories web rings searching beyond the web gophers usenet / newsgroups listserve / mailing lists FAQ’s the invisible web Managing Web Resources: Part II further editing of bookmarks transforming bookmarks/favorites into webpages when to save and how to save webpages Module 5: Comprehensive Web Search Strategies Managing Resources: Part III review and utilize web resource management skills citing web resources Course Completion final project participant self-assessment/ course evaluation logbook, project and completed triplicate forms mailed to instructor for evaluation and processing

Fresno Pacific University \| School of Professional Studies

Website maintained by Bob Jost \| bjost@josts.net \| last revised Jan. 1, 2002 Copyright © 1998-2002 by Bob Jost & Geoffrey Jost. All rights reserved. No part of this website may be transmitted, stored or recorded in any form without written permission from the authors.



instructor \| listserve \| web board \| project archives \| toolkit

	Course Homepage Course Modules: Online Community Background Information Basic Web Searching Managing Resources Advanced Web Searching Comprehensive Web Search Strategies Course Projects Assessment	TEC 3012: Course Syllabus (updated 1-1-2001) Participant registers with Fresno Pacific School of Professional Studies 1-800-372-5505 \| http://www.fresno.edu/sps Course print materials mailed to participant introduction to the course learner outcomes participant and system requirements optimizing the computer & web browser for web research create web directory/folder locate NotePad/SimpleText and create a desktop shortcut/alias initialize the digital logbook practice opening multiple web browser windows practice resizing windows practice managing simultaneous browser and text editor windows set the course website as the web browser homepage reorganize current bookmarks/favorites list overview of course project options Module 1: Joining the online community e-mail to instructor subscribe to listserve (optional) visit the web discussion board e-mail to instructor describing research topics preliminary search activity to establish baseline skills Module 2: Background Information What the Web Is What the Web Does Module 3: Basic Web Research search engines how search engines work parallel search engines web indexes online libraries online reference resources Managing Web Resources: Part I basic bookmark list editing skills advanced bookmark editing skills evaluating web resources Module 4: Advanced Web Research analyzing search topics search engines revisited searching for keywords using the "more like this" feature searching for phrases searching with Boolean operators online Boolean logic tutorials online search engine quick guides search engine help files using the advanced search engine interface specialized web directories web rings searching beyond the web gophers usenet / newsgroups listserve / mailing lists FAQ’s the invisible web Managing Web Resources: Part II further editing of bookmarks transforming bookmarks/favorites into webpages when to save and how to save webpages Module 5: Comprehensive Web Search Strategies Managing Resources: Part III review and utilize web resource management skills citing web resources Course Completion final project participant self-assessment/ course evaluation logbook, project and completed triplicate forms mailed to instructor for evaluation and processing

Fresno Pacific University \| School of Professional Studies

Website maintained by Bob Jost \| bjost@josts.net \| last revised Jan. 1, 2002 Copyright © 1998-2002 by Bob Jost & Geoffrey Jost. All rights reserved. No part of this website may be transmitted, stored or recorded in any form without written permission from the authors.