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CIS 2191 – Internet Business Fundamentals

Course Description:

Internet Business Fundamentals teaches students how to access the Internet and the World Wide Web using a Web Brower as a general-purpose Internet application.  Students will learn to use the Internet for e-mail, the World Wide Web, news-groups, Instant Messaging, File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Telnet.  Student will gain experience using and configuring both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer to access rich multimedia data and objects as well as Java, Shockwave, and Active X content.  A variety of Web-based search engines will be used to conduct advanced searches and learn the basics of project leadership, security, and e-business solutions.  Students will also learn about business on the Internet, and how business research can help gain market intelligence. Topics include overview of the Internet, browsing the World Wide Web, electronic mail (E-Mail), using file transfer, TELNET, and Instant Messaging. search engines, searching to gain market intelligence, Internet technology, advanced Web concepts and browser customization, security and the Web, advanced search techniques, accessing business resources on the Internet, objects, plug-Ins, and viewers, and electronic commerce fundamentals

 

Competency Areas:

Hours

Overview of the Internet

Class

3

Browsing the World Wide Web

D. Lab

2

Electronic Mail (E-Mail)

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

File Transfer, TELNET, and Instant Messaging

Credit

4

Search Engines

 

 

Searching to Gain Market Intelligence

 

 

Internet Technology

 

 

Advanced Web Concepts and Browser Customization

 

 

Security and the Web

 

 

Advanced Search Techniques

 

 

Accessing Business Resources on the Internet

 

 

Objects, Plug-Ins, and Viewers

 

 

Electronic Commerce Fundamentals

 

 

 

Prerequisite:  Program admission

Corequisite:

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNET

 

 

 

 

Internet History

 

 

 

 

How the Internet Works

 

 

 

 

Clients and Servers on the Internet

 

 

 

 

Connecting to the Internet

 

 

 

 

Internet Protocols

 

 

 

 

Domain Name System (DNS)

 

 

 

 

Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)

 

 

 

BROWSING THE WORLD WIDE WEB

 

 

 

 

Introduction

 

 

 

 

Web Page Viewing

 

 

 

 

Web Browser Comparison –Netscape/Microsoft

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-MAIL)

 

 

 

 

Sending and Receiving E-mail

 

 

 

 

Netscape Messenger E-mail Basics

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Outlook Express E-mail Basics

 

 

 

 

Eudora E-mail Basics

 

 

 

 

Netiquette

 

 

 

 

E-mail Signatures

 

 

 

 

E-mail Privacy

 

 

 

 

File Attachments

 

 

 

 

Mailing Lists

 

 

 

FILE TRANSFER, TELNET, AND INSTANT MESSAGING

 

 

 

 

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

 

 

 

 

Accessing and Downloading FTP Files

 

 

 

 

Newsgroup Articles

 

 

 

 

Usenet News

 

 

 

 

Gopher

 

 

 

 

Telnet

 

 

 

SEARCH ENGINES

 

 

 

 

Search Engines

 

 

 

 

Searching for People Information

 

 

 

 

Searching for Mailing Lists

 

 

 

 

Searching for Newsgroups

 

 

 

 

Searching FTP Servers with Archie

 

 

 

 

Veronica

 

 

 

SEARCHING TO GAIN MARKET INTELLIGENCE

 

 

 

 

What Is Market Intelligence?

 

 

 

 

What Is on the Web for Market Intelligence?

 

 

 

 

Locating Industry Overview Data

 

 

 

 

Company Directories

 

 

 

 

Obtaining Information on Regulations that Impact an Industry

 

 

 

 

Push Technology

 

 

 

 

Visitor Tracking

 

 

 

INTERNET TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

Internet Protocols

 

 

 

 

Shareware and Freeware

 

 

 

 

Shell Accounts

 

 

 

 

Domains

 

 

 

 

File Compression

 

 

 

 

Newsgroup Categories

 

 

 

 

Search Engines

 

 

 

 

Resources on the Internet

 

 

 

 

Popular FTP Servers

 

 

 

ADVANCED WEB CONCEPTS AND BROWSER CUSTOMIZATION

 

 

 

 

World Wide Web History

 

 

 

 

Technical Issues

 

 

 

 

Client/Server Model on the Web

 

 

 

 

Customizing Your Browser

 

 

 

 

Fonts

 

 

 

 

Home Pages

 

 

 

 

History Folders

 

 

 

 

Bookmarks and Favorites

 

 

 

 

Loading Images

 

 

 

SECURITY AND THE WEB

 

 

 

 

Cookies

 

 

 

 

Sending Secure Data over the Web

 

 

 

 

Authentication

 

 

 

 

Digital Certificates

 

 

 

 

Configuring Browser Security

 

 

 

 

Encryption

 

 

 

 

Viruses

 

 

 

 

Firewalls

 

 

 

ADVANCED SEARCH TECHNIQUES

 

 

 

 

Boolean Operators

 

 

 

 

Advanced AltaVista Searches

 

 

 

 

Advanced Excite Searches

 

 

 

 

Lycos Pro Searches

 

 

 

 

Graphic Search Engines

 

 

 

ACCESSING BUSINESS RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

 

 

 

 

Commercial Internet Resources

 

 

 

 

Online Newspapers

 

 

 

 

Financial Markets

 

 

 

 

Exchange Rates

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Calculators

 

 

 

 

Travel

 

 

 

 

Online Libraries

 

 

 

 

Online Encyclopedias

 

 

 

 

Online Yellow Pages

 

 

 

 

Government Internet Resources

 

 

 

 

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

 

 

 

 

U.S. Copyright Office

 

 

 

 

Legislative Information on the Internet

 

 

 

 

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

 

 

 

OBJECTS, PLUG-INS, AND VIEWERS

 

 

 

 

Objects and Active Content

 

 

 

 

Java, Java Applets, JavaScript, JScript, ActiveX, and VBScript

 

 

 

 

Objects and Security Issues

 

 

 

 

Plug-in Technology

 

 

 

 

Plug-in Installation

 

 

 

 

Browser Plug-Ins and Players

 

 

 

 

RealNetworks RealPlayer

 

 

 

 

Macromedia Shockwave and Flash

 

 

 

 

Apple QuickTime

 

 

 

 

Cosmo Player for Virtual Reality Modeling Languages (VRML)

 

 

 

 

Viewers

 

 

 

 

Adobe Acrobat Reader

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous File Formats

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE FUNDAMENTALS

 

 

 

 

Electronic Commerce Definition

 

 

 

 

Electronic vs. Traditional Commerce

 

 

 

 

Types of Electronic Commerce

 

 

 

 

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

 

 

 

 

Secure Electronic Transactions (SET)

 

 

 

 

Advantages of Electronic Commerce

 

 

 

 

Issues in Electronic Commerce

 

 

 

 

Copyright Laws and the Internet

 

 

 

 

Elements of a Successful Storefront

 

 

 

 

Solutions

 

 

 

 

Hardware and Software Basics

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books:

 

Electronic Commerce, ISBN: 1-4188-3703-2, Schneider, Course Technology

i-Net+ Guide to the Internet, 3rd Edition, ISBN: 0-619-21614-X, Andrews, Course Technology

New Perspectives on the Internet, Sixth Edition, Comprehensive, ISBN: 1-4188-6071-9, Schneider, Evans, Course Technology

I-Net Online Expert, Virtual, LearnKey