Course Outcomes:
By the end of this course you will have acquired the following skills:
•  Ability to search the Web effectively
•  Ability to evaluate credibility of Web sites
•  An understanding of how to write and report for online media
•  Ability to plan and design a Web site
•  Critical thinking for using, evaluating and creating Web documents
•  An understanding of legal and ethical issues for online media

Required Texts:
And That's the Way It Will Be: News and Information in a Digital World
Author: Christopher Harper
(New York University Press, 1998)

HTML for the World Wide Web, 4th Edition
Author: Elizabeth Castro
(Peachpit Press, 2000)

Work Requirements:
The class will be a combination of short lectures, readings from printed texts and from Internet resources, in-class work, discussion, and out-of-class assignments. Remember: As in your written work for any class, spelling, grammar and punctuation all count; so does accuracy. Be sure to follow style as set forth in The Associated Press Stylebook. For specific computer-related terms and style, follow the Computers & Cyberspace Stylebook.
Assignments will carry the following weights:

Important Notes:
Attendance: Two class cuts are free. Two points will be deducted for each additional absence not accompanied by a signed doctor's note, or, in the case of a death, a note from the funeral home. Notes from parents will NOT be considered.

Virus protection: Five points will be deducted from the final grade of any student who transmits an electronic virus. Update your virus lists and, as always, back up your computer.

Formats: Except for the stories that you put on your Web page, all work MUST be submitted as ASCII text or MS Word via floppy disk or e-mail attachment. Assignments turned in on paper only will NOT be accepted.

The Schedule:

In Class Exercise:
•  Using the Stylebook