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							                             MIST 7500: Internet Technology
                          Course Syllabus: Fall Semester 2009
                    University of Georgia – Terry College of Business
                    Department of Management Information Systems



CONTACT INFORMATION AND OFFICE HOURS:

Dr. Craig Piercy                                    Office Hours
Office: Brooks Hall Room 309                         Thurs: 5:00pm-6:00pm
E-mail: craig.piercy@gmail.com                      Before and after class by Appointment
Office: 542-3589; Fax: 583-0037


COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to the technologies, protocols, standards, and uses of the Internet. This
course provides a broad spectrum overview of major Internet related topics. Most topics will
be explored in later depth in later courses of the program. A basis level of HTML skills will be
developed. Mobile Internet applications will be explored with a beginning look at developing
mobile applications.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon successful completion, students will be able to demonstrate (through completion of
coursework, assignments and exams):
       An understanding of the underlying infrastructure of the Internet
       A knowledge of the technology components that are required for a successful
       networked application.
       An overview of Internet technologies, tools and methods used in the development and
       delivery of Networked Applications.
       An understanding of HTML
       A basic understanding of how to develop mobile Internet applications.

REQUIRED TEXTS and OTHER MATERIALS:
1. Required Readings: As announced. May be provided as handouts or as downloads from
   the course web pages.
2. Access to your own e-mail account.
3. Access to Course Management System - eCL




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COURSE POLICIES:
1. Academic Honesty. As a University of Georgia Student, you have agreed to abide by the
   University’s academic honesty policy, “A Culture of Honesty,” and the Student Honor
   Code. All academic work must meet the standards described in “A Culture of Honesty”
   found at http://www.uga.edu//honesty. Lack of knowledge of the academic honesty policy
   is not a reasonable explanation for a violation. Questions related to the course
   assignments and the academic honesty policy should be directed to the instructor.
          Important! You are NOT to receive ANY outside assistance on the exams,
          quizzes, or assignments without prior approval from the professor. In fairness to
          the students who are ethical, any student found violating the academic honor code
          will be prosecuted. Except when noted by the instructor, your assignments
          must be the result of your individual effort.
2. Attendance: Students are expected to attend classes and are responsible for obtaining
   information from missed classes from other students (this includes changes to due dates).
   Excessive absences may result in your being withdrawn from the course at the instructor’s
   discretion.
3. Responsibility for Course Materials: You are responsible for all material covered in class.
   If you are absent, you are responsible for obtaining the information you missed. To the
   maximum extent possible, class outlines, additional course materials, and announcements
   will be posted to the class web site or listserv.
4. Changes to Due Dates: The scheduled due dates for assignments, exams, and project
   activities are subject to change, but all changes will be discussed in class and posted to
   the class web site. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are aware of any such
   changes.
5. Individual Assignments for Course: There will be a number of individual exercises for this
   course that you should complete. You will be able to find links to these assignments on
   the course Web page, so you should check there frequently for updates.
6. The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by
   the instructor may be necessary. The instructor reserves the right to adjust and make
   additions to this syllabus and these policies as the instructor judges that the needs of the
   class require.




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COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION:
HWs, exam and project

Evaluation of each student’s grade will be based on each of the following deliverables and
weights:
Skill development exercises                       25%
Skill development exercises bonus points             5%
Writing a chapter                                 40%
Editing a chapter                                 30%
Total                                           100%
   •    The author(s) will be responsible for teaching the class the topic for which that person
        wrote the chapter.
   •    All students will complete every exercise, except for that chapter for which they are
        either the author or editor. All exercises are due one week after the class in which they
        were presented.
   •    There will be bonus points for the solution that is judged as the best for a chapter's
        exercise.
   •    All chapters will be rated at the end of the class on a 100-point scale. This rating will
        be a key factor in determining the grade for the chapter.
   •    The author(s) and the editor(s) will share a chapter's score. For example, if a chapter
        scores 90, then the author will get 36 points (.4*90) and the editor 27 points (.3*90).




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                                MIT 7500: Internet Technology
                             Course Schedule: Fall Semester 2009
This schedule is tentative. The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary. All
changes will be announced in class. Readings may be assigned for classes and will be
communicated via the course site.

Week Dates             Topic
1    Aug. 20           Topic 1: Introduction to Course
                       Topic 2: The Infrastructure of the Internet (Internet Fundamentals);
                       Introduction to HTML (Web Design 1)
                       HW: Introductory Email, Course Blog, HTML Tutorials
2       Aug. 27        Topic 1: Internet Infrastructure – Hardware, Standards and Protocols
                       Topic 2: HTML (Web Design 1)
                       HW: HTML Tutorials
3       Sep. 3         Topic 1: Server-Side Technologies
                       Topic 2: HTML (Web Design 1)
                       HW: HTML Tutorials
4       Sep. 10        Topic 1: Server-Side
                       Topic 2: iPhone: Introduction to Mobile Internet Applications; Guest
                       Speaker: Chuck Hudson - Founder Aduci, Cofounder Control UI
                       HW:Static Web Site Assignment
5       Sep. 17        Topic 1: Client-Side Technologies: Browser, Alternative Clients.
                       Topic 2: Guest Speaker: Molly Holzschlag - Senior Evangelist with
                       Opera software
                       HW: Technology Research
6       Sep. 24        Topic 1: Client-Side Technologies: Rich Media
                       Topic 2: iPhone: Tools for iPhone Development
                       HW: iPhone development
7       Oct. 1         Topic 1: Development: Languages and Frameworks
                       Topic 2: iPhone: Building a User Interface
                       HW: iPhone development; Technology Research
8       Oct. 8         Midterm Exam
9       Oct. 15        Topic 1: Content Development and Management
                       Topic 2: iPhone: iPhone application life-cycle
                       HW: iPhone development; Video, audio creation.
10      Oct. 22        Topic 1: Web 2.0
                       Topic 2: iPhone: An Introduction to ObjC
                       HW: iPhone development; Mashup\widgets
11      Oct. 29        Topic 1: Search
                       Topic 2: iPhone: Responding to events
                       HW: Scavenger Hunt, SEO/SEM
12      Nov. 5         Topic 1: E-Commerce
                       Topic 2: iPhone: Entering and Managing Data
                       HW: Project Work;
13      Nov. 12        Topic 1: Enterprise 2.0: SOA/BPM (IBM Innov8 Game)
                       Topic 2: iPhone:Debugging and Tuning
                       HW: Project Work
14      Nov. 19        Topic 1: Web Trends
                      Topic 2: iPhone:Distributing an iPhone App
                      HW: Project Work; News Aggregation
        Nov. 26                          Thanksgiving Break – No Class
15      Dec. 3        Topic 1: Development Project Demonstrations
                      Topic 2: Development Project Demonstrations

Sources: (Course materials will be supplemented from the following)
   • Wasp Interact Curriculum
   • iPhone University