Syllabus

Course Description:

MT 34101  Web 2.0: New Era of Web Technology
ATTENDANCE AT FIRST CLASS IS MANDATORY.  NO STUDENTS WILL BE ADDED INTO THE COURSE AFTER THE FIRST MEETING.
Prerequisite: This course takes place primarily online and requires that students have access to the Internet, a modern Web browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox), and email.
A new wave of exciting websites and technologies (such as Facebook, YouTube, Second Life) bring us into the “Web 2.0” era. Rich and interactive forms of communication, collaboration, and socialization are the heart of Web 2.0, but the price is high: privacy breaches, identity theft, cyber-stalkers and addiction are a few issues that become more complicated in the Web 2.0 world. In this unique online course students learn how to harness the power of Web 2.0 while protecting themselves and others. Hands-on experience with MySpace, Flickr, YouTube, Second Life, Google Documents, wikis, news feeds (XML and RSS), Digg, Twittter, mashups and more.
No auditors.
Spring, Wed 6:30–9, Jan 20–May 5, Professor Mikolajczak

Classrooms:

In-person classes meet on Wednesdays from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at Fulton 453 .  There will be 3-4 in peson classes during the semester in which attendance is mandatory.

Requirements:   

Class notes and reading materials will be available on the World Wide Web.  Completed assignments, which will be sent in over the Internet,  are due every week.  Depending on your level of comfort with the topic, you can expect to spend 5 to 10 hours a week of your own time on homework for the class.

If you can not fulfill these requirements, do NOT take this class.

Textbook:

The textbooks for this class is an e-book.   This book can be read online and pages can be printed if you choose.    The e-book for this class is available for subscription exclusively online.  The book is required and the password to access the book will be made available only after the entire class has subscribed for the book.   Once you have subscribed for the book, email the class list that you have subscribed to the book.  Passwords will be sent out when the entire class has subscribed to the book.

Assignments:

Midterm and Final:

Midterm and Final will be available on the Internet.  It is not necessary to take these exams at Boston College.  The exams must be time-stamped by midnight the night they will be given. 

Grading:

Class Schedule:

Note - These dates are subject to change. Changes will be noted in class and on the class list. Students are responsible to take note of any changes.