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Course
Homepage

Course Modules:

Online
Community

Background
Information

Basic
Web Searching

Managing
Resources

Advanced
Web Searching

Comprehensive
Web Search
Strategies

Course
Projects

Assessment

TEC 912: Course Syllabus

Participant registers with Fresno Pacific University Center for Professional Development by phone 1-800-372-5505 or by using the online registration option at:

http://www.fresno.edu/cpd/

Course print materials mailed to participant

• introduction to the course
• learner outcomes
• participant and system requirements
• optimizing the computer & web browser for web research

• create tec912 directory/folder
• locate Text Editor
• download and initialize the digital logbook
• opening multiple web
  browser windows and tabs
• practice resizing windows
• managing simultaneous
  browser and text editor windows
• set the course website as the
  web browser homepage (optional)
• reorganize current bookmarks/favorites list

• overview of course project options

Module 1: Joining the online community

• e-mail to instructor
• subscribe to listserve (discontinued May 2010)
• visit the web discussion board
• e-mail to instructor describing research topics
• preliminary search activity to
  establish baseline skills

Module 2: Background Information

• What the Web Is
• What the Web Does

Module 3: Basic Web Research

• search engines
• how search engines work
• parallel search engines
• web indexes
• online libraries
• online reference resources

Managing Web Resources: Part I

• basic bookmark list editing skills
• advanced bookmark editing skills
• evaluating web resources

Module 4: Advanced Web Research

• analyzing search topics
• search engines revisited
• searching for keywords
• using the "more like this" feature
• searching for phrases
• searching with Boolean operators
  • online Boolean logic tutorials
  • online search engine quick guides
  • search engine help files
  • using the advanced search engine interface
• specialized web directories
• web rings
• searching beyond the surface web
  • gophers
  • usenet / newsgroups
  • listserve / mailing lists
  • blogs
  • FAQ’s
  • the invisible web

Managing Web Resources: Part II

• further editing of bookmarks
• exporting bookmarks/favorites
• sending bookmarks/favorites as e-mail attachments
• importing bookmarks/favorites to another browser
• printing, saving and downloading webpages

Module 5: Comprehensive Web Search Strategies

Managing Resources: Part III

• review and utilize web resource management skills
• citing web resources

Course Completion

• select final project format
• export your bookmarks/favorites collection
• review procedures for sending e-mail attachments
• participant self-assessment/
  course evaluation
• send the logbook and project to the instructor as e-mail attachments.
• mail the completed triplicate grade forms mailed to the instructor

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