LEARNING SKILLS 480B – INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET LITERACY II

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General Information:

This course takes place entirely online. No on-campus visits are required. 

The course begins on February 13th.  You must access the course by February 19th.

Students who do not email instructor by February 19th will be dropped.

Course Description:

Note: Students are encouraged to enroll in Learning Skills A, B and C concurrently. Learning Skills 480A is not a prerequisite for Learning Skills 480B.

Recommended: Prior or concurrent enrollment in Internet Research Methods (Library and Information Science 102) or Hands On Internet (Computer Applications/Office Technology 101).

This course is the second in a three-part series that offer a thorough introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web. This course provides students with the necessary awareness and skills to recognize, understand, and make best use of the many research and communication resources available online. Course topics include: evaluating online content for quality and relevance; Web browsers; the anatomy of different categories of Web pages; email; emoticons; netiquette. All course activities are experiential and exploratory in nature.

Required Materials:

There is one required textbook for all three courses (LSK 480ABC):

Internet Literacy, 4th edition, by Fred T. Hofstetter. McGraw-Hill, 2006. ISBN#: 0072260610

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