CMPE 80N
Introduction to Networks and the Internet
Winter Quarter 2002
12:00-1:45 AM, Tuesday-Thursday, Jack Baskin Engineering 152

CLASS REQUIREMENTS

GRADE STRUCTURE:

Personal Letter

5%

Assignments (3)

45%

Midterm Exam

20%

Final Exam

30%


Note: All written assignments must be prepared using a word processor.

GRADING POLICY:

A

86 - 100

B

70 - 85

C

60 - 69

FAIL

< 60

DUE DATES: All written assignments are due on the dates indicated. Papers submitted after the due date will not be accepted and will receive a failing grade. Absence from class does not excuse late papers, unless arrangements have been made with the instructor before the day that the paper is due.

MAKE-UP EXAMS: Exams should be taken when they are scheduled. Make-up exams will be available only if the student has received permission from the instructor to take a make-up exam before the exam is given to the rest of the class.

LECTURES AND EXAMS: Exam problems may be taken from the lecture material (particularly from guest speakers). If you cannot make a lecture, make sure you get notes on the material you missed.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Personal Letter of Introduction (5% of course grade)

This assignment is a letter written to the instructor that will do a professional job of introducing yourself and reflecting on the significance and/or importance of the Internet. This importance should include a personal, future job and career perspective. You can also address how you feel the Internet is impacting the communities and society in which we live. The letter should be addressed in a business format to the instructor. Include a short personal introduction and a perspective of your future career plans. Also address education, work experience, computer and Internet related experience, extra curricular activities and your career objectives. A logical assumption is that this would take at least a full page to do a quality job.

Please attach this letter to a printed (and completed) copy of the Course Questionnaire, available on the class website.

Due January 11, 2002.

Homework Assignments

The homework is due in order of appearance.

Hwk #

Grade %

Assignment

Due Date
1
10%

Search Engine Evaluation

January 29, 2002

2

10%

Web based essay

February 26, 2002

3

25%

Personal Web Page

March 15, 2002

Internet Search Engine Comparison and Evaluation (Due Jan 29, 2002)

Do a compound search using four different search engines and write an evaluation of the capabilities of the four search engines based on the following criteria:

      1. Ease of use
      2. Accuracy
      3. Advanced Search Capabilities
      4. Extra Features/Functions

One of the search engines should be a multiple search engine like Ask Jeeves, Web Crawler or Dog Pile.

Web Based Essay (Due Feb 26, 2002)

Using your finely honed search skills from the previous assignment, write an essay based on material you have found on the web, and reference the URLs in your bibliography.  You must reference at least four different URLs in your essay.  The subject may be on any topic that interests you.

Create a Personal Web Page (Due March 15, 2002)

Using HTML create a personal web page representing yourself personally, as a student, as a potential employee, or otherwise as you see fit. Minimally include a personal photograph and links within the personal page and to other relevant web pages (i.e., UCSC, your college page, etc).   Remember, these web pages will be visible to the world at large.  (Do not include any intimate or highly personal information on your web page, i.e., home address or telephone number, etc.)