College of Arts and Social Sciences
[Information Studies]
Course Portfolio
[INFO
3300 Information Networks and the Internet]
Period: [Fall -2015]
[7/9/ 2015]
Course File
I. COURSE FILE SUMMARY
1. COURSE INFORMATION
College/Institute/Centre
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department
Information Studies
Program Title
BA for Management of Information Institutions
Semester\Year
Fall 2015
Program Code
English
Arabic
Course Code
Information Networks and the
Internet
INFO 3300
Course Type
Core
Course Title
‫شبكات المعلومات واألنترنت‬
Pre Requisites
Teaching Language
English
Credit Hours
4 hours
Lecture
Teaching Hours
Teaching Weeks
2 (Weekly)
Practical/Fieldwork (Weekly)
Total
4
hours
per
week
15
Number of students
Lecture
Practical/Fieldwork
Number of Student dropped
13
13
13
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2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENGLISH COURSE DESCRIPTION
ARABIC COURSE DESCRIPTION
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Information network and Internet can
be considered as the most important
innovation at the history, one of the
reasons the Internet is so important
in education is because of the wealth
of information that the Internet
contains. The Internet has become
very useful in the field of education
and every new information is
available online so the faculty
members and the student can update
thereselve any time according to
their own needs and time table. The
biggest source for online information
for education is the encyclopaedia
and it is available online and any one
can use it to get desired information.
Also the users can browse the
collection of
libraries and
information centres, through the
Internet.
Students
also
can
communicate with others from
different communities and they can
gather information for their papers
and their assignments.
3. COURSE AIM
 Help students to understand the different types of networks and their functions
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4. COURSE OBJECTIVES

Understand the different types of networks and their functions

Make students aware of the Internet as a unique network and source of
information

Design Websites

Identify Internet history,

Identify the world wide web (www),

Differentiate between (Internet & www), (Internet & Internet browsers), and
(search engines & web directories).

Use a text editor to author an HTML document.

Use basic tags to denote paragraphs, emphasis or special type.

Create hyperlinks to other documents.

Create an email link.

Add images to your document.

Use a table for layout.

Apply colours to HTML document.
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5. COURSE INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
It is expected by the end of this course the student be able to:

Understand the different types of networks and their functions.

Make students aware of the Internet as a unique network and source of
information.

Design Websites.

Identify Internet history.

Identify the world wide web (www)

Differentiate between (Internet & www), (Internet & Internet browsers), and
(search engines & web directories).

Use a text editor to author an HTML document.

Use basic tags to denote paragraphs, emphasis or special type.

Create hyperlinks to other documents.

Create an email link.

Add images to your document.

Use a table for layout.

Apply colours to HTML document.

6. LECTURES SCHEDULE
WEEK
TOPIC
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Types of networks:
 Definition of computer networks
 Types of Networks
 Network Design Issues
 Network Design Tools
 WHO USES NETWORK DESIGN TOOLS?
 WHAT GENERAL-PURPOSE TOOLS DO?
 Examples
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Library networks:
 Library networks definition
 UGC-Infonet
 Introduction: What is an html File?
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4
5
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7
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9
10
11
12
13
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Social networks in libraries:
 Social networks
 Internal Social Networking (ISN)
 External Social Networking (ESN)
 Social Networking in Libraries
 librarything
 HTML Tags
Internet history:
 Internet history
 Internet evolution
 Basic HTML tags: headings, paragraphs and line breaks.
 Internet pioneers
 Internet growth
 The future of the Internet
 HTML character entities
 Internet services
 HTML font and backgrounds
 Internet components:
 HTML
 Website
 Web pages
 HTML colors
 Internet components:
 Home page
 Links
 Uniform resource locator
 HTML lists
 HTML forms
 HTML links
Midterm Exam
 HTML best codes
 HTML images
 Web component
 HTML tables
 Web component
 HTML layout using tables
 Search tools
 Create Web page
 How to critique a website design, and accept criticism
http://www.mintleafstudio.com.au/blog/post/item/2011/10/06/howto-critique-a-website-design-and-accept-criticism
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 Web directories
 Web page presentations
project The students requested to choose a respectful website for a well-known library
15% such as the Main Library for Sultan Qaboos University, or Library of Congress,
University of Harvard Library and need to crisis their web site it terms of:
 Mark up validity
 Accessibility
 Internationalisation
 Metadata information
 HTTP
 Accuracy of Web Documents
 Authority of Web Documents
 Objectivity of Web Documents
 Currency of Web Documents
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7. TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
Teaching Method
Teaching Media
 Lectures
 PowerPoint presentation
 Group discussion
 Moodle forum
 Distance education
 Moodle exam

Moodle
8. GRADING AND ASSESSMENT
POINTS
100
WRITTEN
40%
ORAL
10%
TERM PAPER
25%
CONTINUOUS
25
9. COURSE RULES
Attendance
 Attendance at class is mandatory. Course Instructors should keep attendance
records. An "absentee warning notice" will be issued if a student is absent
for:
• More than 10% in courses with less than 75 total contact hours.
• More than 5% in courses with 75 or more total contact hours.
 An "absentee withdrawal notice" will be issued and the student will be
deemed to have withdrawn from the course with an 'FW' grade if a student is
absent for:
• More than 20% in courses with less than 75 total contact hours.
• More than 15% in courses with 75 to 150 total contact hours.
• More than 10% of total contact hours for courses with more than 150 total
contact hours.
10. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION
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 Larry E. Daniel, Lars E. Daniel. (2012).
Chapter 31 - Internet History (Web and
Browser Caching). Digital Forensics for
Legal Professionals, 213-218.avalible on
http://ac.elscdn.com/B9781597496438000316/3s2.0-B9781597496438000316main.pdf?_tid=1db3bea4-97a9-11e393bc00000aab0f6b&acdnat=1392624015_13
d9429c87a3594154ecef962746c033
English Reference Books
 Jean-Philippe Moiny. (2011). Are Internet
protocol addresses personal data? The
fight
against
online
copyright
infringement. Computer Law & Security
Review, 27( 4), , 348-361. http://ac.elscdn.com/S0267364911000707/1-s2.0S0267364911000707main.pdf?_tid=88f415cc-97ab-11e380b200000aab0f6c&acdnat=1392625054_0de
8f876c29cc9b8c3d9bb4393310f74
 Schneider , G. & , ‎Evans ,J. (2012). New
Perspectives on the Internet:
Introductory.
 Woods, S. (2013). Building touch
interfaces with HTML5 : speed up your
site and create amazing user experiences.
‫ ثورات‬.)2014( .‫ مصعب حسام الدين‬،‫قتلوني‬
‫ مستقبل وسائل التواصل االجتماعي‬: ‫الفيسبوك‬
.‫في التغيير‬
‫ وسائل‬.)2014( .‫ جمال سند‬،‫السويدي‬
‫التواصل االجتماعي و دورها في التحوالت‬
.‫ من القبيلة إلى الفيسبوك‬:‫المستقبلية‬
Arabic Reference Books
Lecture Notes/Hand-outs
Electronic Materials, Web Sites etc.


 http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?f
ilename=tryhtml_radio
 http://moodle.squ.edu.om/course/view.php?
id=521&edit=1&sesskey=5iFQS0iYHj
II.
III.
IV.
LECTURES
LECTURE NOTES/HAND-OUTS
EXAMS SAMPLE
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V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
A SAMPLE OF STUDENTS’ ANSWERS
A SAMPLE OF EXERCISES AND STUDENTS’ ANSWERS
A SAMPLE OF ASSIGNMENTS AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES
RESULTS AND GRADES
Course Report Template
I.
Course Identification and General Information
College/Institute/Centre COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department
Semester \Year
Program Title
Program Code
English
Course Title
Arabic
Course Code
Course Type
II.
1. Coverage of planned
program
2. Consequences of noncoverage of topics
Course Delivery
Complete the table to compare the planned coverage of topics in the
planned program with what actually happened. Where there was a large
variation (25% or more variation from the plan) give a brief explanation.
This item is intended to draw attention to consequences for the program
when topics could not be given the time that was planned. For any
topics that were not given the time planned comment on whether you
believe this is a significant problem for the program and suggest possible
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3. Effectiveness of planned
teaching strategies for
intended learning
outcomes
4. Recommended changes
or processes for
improvement
compensating action. For example it might be possible to provide
special seminars or include extra topics in a later course.
Comment under each of the domains on the recommended teaching
strategies indicating whether you believe they were effective for their
purpose, noting any difficulties experienced and suggesting responses if
changes are needed. For example it might be desirable to provide
different support material or prepare students in a different way, for the
instructors to gain more practice in the use of a strategy, or for a
different strategy to be used for that learning outcome.
If the description under 3 indicates action is required what would you
recommend?
III.
1. Number of students
commencing
2. Number completing
3. Results summary
4. Distribution of grades
IV.
1. Difficulties in access to
resources or facilities
2. Consequences of
difficulties
Resources and Facilities
If there were any difficulties in getting access to the resources or
facilities required for the course give a brief description.
For any difficulties that were experienced explain any effect they may
have had on student learning.
V.
1. Organizational or
administrative
difficulties
2. Effect of difficulties on
student learning
Administrative Issues
If there were any organizational or administrative difficulties that
affected the course give a brief description.
Explain what effect difficulties experienced may have had on students
learning in the course.
VI.
1. Student evaluation of the
course
a. List the most important
criticisms and strengths
b. Response of instructor
or course team
Course Evaluation
Attach survey results.
List the most common and the most significant criticisms and strengths
as shown in the student evaluations.
Provide a brief explanation or comment. These may acknowledge or
disagree with strengths or areas in need of improvement or provide an
explanation or interpretation.
VII.
1. Action taken to improve
the course this
semester/year
2. Progress on other actions
proposed
3. Action Plan for Next
Semester/Year
Results
Indicate the number of students who enrolled and actually commenced
attending classes.
This should be the number who attended classes until the end of the
semester regardless of whether they passed or failed.
Show the numbers and percentages of students who passed / failed etc.
Show the distribution of grades or percentage marks using the system
normally applied.
Planning for Improvement
Provide a summary description of any actions that were taken as a result
of previous course evaluations or action plans described in course
reports to improve the course and comment on the results achieved.
List other action that was taken to improve the course and comment on
results achieved.
List action proposed to improve the course for the next semester/year
noting for each action the planned completion date and the person
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responsible.
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