Course Aims & Objectives:
This course aims to introduce the many applications offered by the Information Superhighway. The emphasis is on the practical aspects rather than the technicalities. 

On the completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. understand the background and some of design philosophy of Internet;
2. seek the relevant information; and
3. to build his/her home page.

Units: 3

Level: B2

Medium of Instruction: English

Keyword Syllabus:
Exploring the Net. What is the Internet? Finding information on the internet. News group & gopher. Telnet. Building simple Internet Home Page. Applications: shopping, video conferencing and distance learning.

Teaching Pattern:
Duration of course: 1 semester
Current mix of lecture/tutorial/laboratory, other: 2 hrs. lecture; 1 hr. Tutorial.

Assessment Pattern:
Examination duration: Nil
Percentage distribution of marks for coursework, examination, other: 100% CW
Grading pattern: Standard (A+AA-...F)

Pre-requisite(s): Nil

Pre-cursor(s): Nil

Equivalent Course(s): Nil