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COM 333 update
for the week of
June 19thNew Annoucements (posted Friday, 16 June 2000): In lectures 5 and 6 this week, we will focus on how to evaluate the information we find on the Internet (lecture 5) and how to find text-based material in online databases (lecture 6). The knowledge we will gain will be very helpful as we start to think about our research papers.
Research papers?? Huh, you mean we have to write a paper for COM 333? Yes, and it is not too early to think about this paper. You will need to select a topic for your paper (ANY topic that interests you) and review ten web sites that deal with this topic by July 3rd (make sure you have this date on your calendar!). Here is an example of what I expect for these reviews. You will need to conduct all of the research for your paper online, so is important to find good online resources. The final research paper is due on Friday, July 28th.
Class picnic! We are planning a picnic for all COM 333 students and their families for Saturday, July 29th - it will be held on the UIS campus from 11 am until 2 pm. Hold the date - more details will be posted during the coming weeks.
If you would like to share a photo of yourself with the class, please send it to me and I'll post it to the class WebBoard (I can scan regular photos) - my address is 176 Henry Administration Building, University of Illinois, 506 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801.
It's great to see all of your postings on our class WebBoard. Don't forget that you should respond to the postings of others - many of you already are doing a great job interacting with each other! Remember that participation in the class WebBoard discussions is 30% of your final course grade.
I am generally logged onto AOL IM as "BurksO2" nearly every morning about 6 am and throughout most "business" days. I will also log on some evenings. If you have IM and wish to chat, just ring me up!
I will post messages at this location each and every week of the semester. So, please check back often for announcements!
As always, feel free to IM me or email me. I enjoy those morning and evening IM chats with those who page me!
Keep communicating! See you on the 'net!!
-- Burks
Week 1 Announcements (week of 6/5/00)
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Last updated 15 June 2000 by Burks Oakley II (oakley@uis.edu)
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