A Second Course in Computing for Non-Majors

信息将是21世纪世纪的硬币，学习定位，评估，利用和传播它将是大学任务的中心。在过去，只有一些科学和工程专业的学生需要广泛的高水平的计算技能。然而，现在，以及未来越来越多的情况下，与计算环境的流畅性将是学术和商业成功的决定性因素。 作为续集，我们非常成功的第一门课程的非计算机专业，其发展是由NSF和教育部联合赞助，我们建议开发第二门课程，重点是数据和信息的获取和呈现。对于数据采集，本课程使学生对互联网有高水平的掌握。对于信息的介绍，学生将掌握一个多媒体创作系统。 该课程的互联网部分侧重于以下主题： .什么是互联网，什么不是 .互联网上提供的各种教学和研究资源。在何处查找其他信息。 .通过Gopher，Archie，Veronica导航互联网 . WAIS和WWW. .电子邮件、FTP、FTP和列表服务器 .使用USENET，在学院建立和维护的互联网节点上建立新闻组和IRC。 本课程的多媒体部分使用Asymptom Corp.的Toolbook环境，重点关注： .如何用热键和按钮构造简单的“书” .如何创建多页分支书籍 .如何创建运动和动画 .如何设计和创建超文本系统 .如何设计和制作交互式多媒体 .如何在Toolbook中编写复杂的多媒体应用程序。

Information will be the coin of the realm in the 21st century, and learning to locate, evaluate, utilize, and disseminate it will be at the very center of the University's mandate. In the past, only some science and engineering students needed extensive high level computing skills. However now, and increasingly in the future, fluency with computational environments will be a decisive factor in both academic and commercial success. As a sequel to our highly successful first course for non-computer majors, whose development was sponsored jointly by NSF and the Department of Education, we propose to develop a second course which focuses on the acquisition and presentation of data and information. For data acquisition, the course gives the students high level mastery of the internet. For the presentation of information students will master a multimedia authoring system. The Internet segment of the course focusses on the following topics: . What is the Internet and what is it not . Resources available on the Internet for teaching and research in various fields. Where to locate additional information. . Navigating the Internet via Gopher, Archie, Veronica . WAIS and WWW. . email, FTP, Telnet and List servers . Using USENET, setting up news groups and IRC on an Internet node set up and maintained at the College. The multimedia segment of the course uses the Toolbook environment from Asymetrix Corp. and focusses on: . how to construct simple "books" with hot keys and buttons . how to create multi-page branching books . how to create motion and animation . how to design and create hypertext systems . how to design and create interactive multi-media . how to program sophisticated multimedia applications within Toolbook.