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• Catalog Description

• Text/Software

• Goals / Requirements

• Policies and Grading

• Exam policy

Additional course pages

• Course Schedule

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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.

• Students need to have a library barcode number, available at QCC Library Circulation Desk to access library databases.

• Use the web page account your ISP provides or the services at http://www.tripod.com where you open a free account for your online portfolio.
  OR you may order a student version of Microsoft's FrontPage from the college bookstore. 

• If you have questions about about online learning see General FAQ on online learning.

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

Criteria for grading written assignments

• Thoroughness in analyzing and 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