TEC 912 Digital Logbook - January 2018 Revision (record completion dates in the space provided) ********** Name: Date Initialized: ********** Module 1: Establishing Communication E-mail message to course instructor: TEC 912 E-Mail 1 Sent: Reply Received: ********** E-mail message to course instructor: Research Topics Sent: Reply Received: ********** E-mail message to course instructor: Preliminary Assessment Sent: Reply Received: ********** Background Information Module What the Web Is... Observations: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** E-mail message to course instructor: The Web Is... Sent: Reply Received: ********** What the Web Does... Article Review Article Title: Comments: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** E-mail message to course instructor: What the Web Does... Sent: Reply Received: *********** Basic Web Searching Module Search Engine Introduction: Comparison of Search Engine Results Note: The Search Engine interfaces change on a regular basis. Look for the total number of results returned. This will typically be displayed near the top on the first page of results. If that is not available, record "Not Available". Google Search Results: Yahoo! Search Results: Bing Search Results: Ask Search Results: DuckDuckGo Search Results: Gigablast Search Results: Exalead Search Results: WolframAlpha Search Results: Lycos Search Results: Excite Search Results: Comments and Reflections: Judging by the numbers of results, which search engines seem to have the largest database of indexed sites? Which of the Search Engines seemed to return the most relevant results? Completion Date: Time on Task: ********* How Search Engines Work Summary of findings: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********* E-mail message to course instructor: How Search Engines Work Sent: Reply Received: ********* Parallel Search Engine Observations: Dogpile: Yippy: Ixquick: OpenText Federated Query Server: Which of the Parallel Search Engines seemed to return the most relevant results? Completion Date: Time on Task: *********** Web Indexes Observations: Curlie: Resources by Subject (ipl2): References & Resources: Best of the Web: Gigablast Directory: Excite: Which of the Web Indexes seemed to return the most relevant results? Completion Date: Time on Task: *********** Online Libraries Observations: Which of the Online Libraries offered the most useful resources? Completion Date: Time on Task: *********** Online Reference Resources Observations: Which of the Online Reference Sites will you be most likely to use on a regular basis? Completion Date: Time on Task: ************* E-mail message to course instructor: Basic Web Searching? Sent: Reply Received: ********** Managing Resources Module: After Basic Web Searching Module Bookmark Editing skills Completion Date: Time on Task: Evaluating Web Resources Observations: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** Advanced Web Searching Module Analyzing Your Search Topic Use this template to create a list of keywords and phrases that will guide your online searching. As you begin searching, you may well discover new keywords, synonyms, related phrases and related organizations. Add them to build a more comprehensive list. Search Topic: Keywords: Synonyms: Related Phrases: Related Organizations: Related authors and authorities Outliers: (keywords and phrases that often appear but are not directly related to your search topic) ********** Advanced Web Searching: Keywords and Synonyms: Observations: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** Advanced Web Searching: More Like This... (Similar Pages, Related Pages) Observations: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** Advanced Web Searching: Searching for Phrases: Observations: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** Advanced Web Searching: Boolean Operators: Observations: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** Advanced Web Searching: Search Engine Quick Guides: Observations: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** Advanced Web Searching: Search Engine Help Files: Observations: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********* Advanced Web Searching: Advanced User Interface Observations Google Advanced Search: Yahoo Advanced Search: Gigablast Advanced Search: Exalead Advanced Search: Which of the Advanced Search Interfaces did you prefer using? Which search engine(s) returned the most relevant results for your search topic? Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** E-mail message to course instructor: Advanced Search Techniques Sent: Reply Received: ********** Specialized Web Directories: Observations: Which of the Specialized Web Directories included the most relevant information? Completion Date: Time on Task: ********* Web Rings/Pinterest: Observations: Did you find the web rings to be useful for your topic? Completion Date: Time on Task: ********* Searching Beyond the Surface Web Observations: Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** E-mail to course instructor: Beyond the Web Sent: Reply Received: ********** E-mail to course instructor: Advanced Web Searching Reflections Sent: Reply Received: Revisit Managing Resources Completion Date: Time on Task: ********** Comprehensive Web Search Module Analyzing Your Search Topic Use this template to create a list of keywords and phrases that will guide your online searching. As you begin searching, you may well discover new keywords, synonyms, related phrases and related organizations. Add them to build a more comprehensive list. Search Topic: Keywords: Synonyms: Related Phrases: Related Organizations: Related authors and authorities Outliers: (keywords and phrases that often appear but are not directly related to your search topic) Complete Phases 2- 7 of the Comprehensive Search Process Comments and Reflection: Completion Date: Time on Task: *********** E-mail to course instructor: Comprehensive Search Reflections Sent: Reply Received: *********** Managing Resources: After Comprehensive Search Strategies Module Completion Date: Time on Task: *********** Final Course Project E-mail to course instructor: Project Presentation Format Sent: Reply Received: ********** Project Completion Date: Project sent to course instructor as e-mail attachment Sent: Reply Received: ********** Participant Self-Assessment Using the guidelines below, evaluate your learning. Rate your skill level at the beginning and conclusion of the course using a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Add any comments you care to share. Using web search engines: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Using web indexes and web directories: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Using online libraries and ready reference websites: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Conducting advanced web searches using Boolean operators: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Developing search strategies: beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: Web resource management skills beginning: 1 2 3 4 5 conclusion: 1 2 3 4 5 comments: ********** Course/Instructor Evaluation Evaluation of Instructor: General Comments on the TEC 912 course: General comments on online distance learning: Suggestions for future online distance learning courses: ********** Logbook sent to course instructor as an e-mail attachment Date Sent: Reply Received: ********** Final Grade Request submitted via FPU/CD website https://ce.fresno.edu/ce-policies-and-procedures