Distance Education at West Los Angeles College

 

LEARNING SKILLS 480C – INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET LITERACY I

1 UNIT
Instructor: J. Stern
Email: sternjc@wlac.edu

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General Information:

This is a 5-week class starting 4/30//2007, ending 6/2/2007.

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

The course begins on April 30.  You must access the course by May 7 or you will be dropped.

Newly enrolled students must email the instructor to confirm enrollment.  Please do this now by clicking here: sternjc@wlac.edu.


Course Description:

Note: Learning Skills 480A and B are not prerequisites for Learning Skills 480C.
This course is the third in a three-part series that offers a thorough introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web. This course provides students with the necessary skills to recognize, understand, and make best use of the many research and communication resources available online. Course topics include: online research strategies and Web search engines; popular file types; modes of online communication such as listservs, newsgroups, blogs, chatrooms, and instant messaging; the latest advances in Internet technology. Students are encouraged to enroll in all three courses (Learning Skills 480A, B, and C) to gain the maximum benefit.


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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