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Instructor: Sheila Booth
sbooth@qcc.mass.edu | 508 854-7456
 

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Catalog Description

HUM 142 Internet Communications  3 credits

The course examines humans’ relationship to cyberspace by analyzing the content and development of Web sites, search services, and e-mail. Students focus on material published in the humanities and evaluate sources from online databases to write a research project. Course topics include privacy and security issues, cyber ethics, copyright, online learning, censorship, Internet access, and Internet standards. Students create an online portfolio of course projects to demonstrate their ability to navigate the Internet with efficiency and to gain awareness of its power and limitations.

Prerequisites: ENG 100 and computer literacy. S/SU

Text/Software

  • All readings are online.

  • You need to use your student ID number to access library databases.  (If you register late, you may need a library barcode number available at QCC Library Circulation Desk to access the databases.)

  • To create your online portfolio of course projects, access http://www.tripod.com and register for a free account; be sure to deselect options for additional services to avoid spam. You may also use the web space provided by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

 

 

 

Course Goals

  1. To evaluate the Internet as a communication tool for the humanities
  2. To critically analyze the way information is presented over the Internet
  3. To research and evaluate an ethical issue posed by Internet communications
  4. To understand the basics of web authoring and create an online portfolio following recognized design guides

Requirements

To pass the course, all assignments must be completed and submitted on time and students must earn at least 65%  on the final exam.

POLICIES

Attendance and Deadlines
Class attendance (by using the online classroom each week) is required, and assignments must be submitted by the deadlines to earn credit.

Academic Honesty and Plagiarism

Our purpose in the classroom is to seek the truth; this work requires trust and honesty between teacher and student. If we are not honest about what we know and don't know, our learning will always be impaired. Because our teaching and learning depends on this honest communication, we expect all students to understand what plagiarism is and why it is unacceptable.

Plagiarism means taking someone else's ideas or words and presenting them as one’s own. The offense can take many forms including cheating on a test, passing in a paper taken from the Internet or from another student, or failing to properly use and credit sources in an essay. Sometimes the issue is subtle, involving getting too much help on an assignment from someone else. In every instance, plagiarism means cheating both oneself and the owner of the source. Since the cheating sabotages a student’s learning experience, consequences range from no credit for the assignment to failure for the course and possible expulsion from the college.

Any student considering plagiarism should recognize the consequences and consider alternatives.  Students uncertain about what constitutes plagiarism may request help from faculty or from appropriate college services. For information on using sources in writing see the Academic Honesty section of the English Department web site: http://www.qcc.mass.edu/english

Student Discipline

See the college policy in the Student Handbook.

Grading and value of assignments

Criteria for grading written assignments

  • Thoroughness in following directions of assignment
  • Clear thesis (controlling idea or purpose)
  • Sufficient and well-organized supporting details
  • proper grammar, spelling, usage (word choice)
  • correct documentation of sources (according to MLA)

In addition to criteria for writing, a Web document is graded by

  • accuracy and completeness of information
  • appropriate organization which reflects needs of audience
  • navigational links
  • clear identification of author and institution
  • balance and clarity of text and graphics
  • consistency in design

Value of assignments

 7% - Computing autobiography

10% - Humanities site evaluation

10% - Search service evaluation

10% - Online portfolio

20% - Responses in discussion forum

11% - Quizzes

12% - Research project

20% - Final exam - Students must earn at least 65% on the final to pass the course.

Course Outcomes

Each student

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