Last updated: 4/21/2000
Instructor's home page (David R. Bowen)

Welcome to the web site for...

AGS 3360
Computers, the Internet and Society
for the
Winter 2000 Semester

This is the "jump page" for these courses. A "jump page" mainly contains links to other topics.

Here are the major topics on this page:

• Policies, assignments, course meetings
• Lectures and further information from other sources
• Information about the class and participants
• Course descriptions
• Online tools
• General information

Policies, assignments, course meetings

• Syllabus for AGS 3360
  • Assignment Schedule for AGS 3360

Lectures and further information from other sources

• Class agendas
  • Agenda for class 1
  • Agenda for class 2
  • Agenda for class 3
  • Agenda for class 4
  • Agenda for class 5 (3/2)
  • Agenda for class 6 (3/23 - includes notes on what was covered, and minor corrections)
  • Agenda for class 7 (4/6 - includes notes on what was covered)
  • Agenda for class 8 (4/20 - inlcudes notes on what was covered)
• Quiz and Exam topics
  • Topics for Quiz 1
  • Topics for Quiz 2
  • Topics for Final Exam (revised after last class on 4/20/00)
• The Internet in the news October 1999 (last updated 10/25/99)
  • Late August and September 1999
• Forms of computer information
• Stand-alone computer applications
  • Windows common elements
  • Word Processing (MS Word)
  • Spreadsheets (MS Excel)
  • Databases (MS Access)
• Internet computer applications
  • The Internet (revised on 4/21 to show figures for Internet and email)
  • Using WS_FTP from University Center at Macomb
  • Making Your Own Web Page
  • Ping and TraceRT (new 4/20)
• Computers and Society
  • Social issues for Essays
  • Making computers and the Internet available -- low cost / no cost

Information about the class and participants

• Class Pictures
• Personal Web Pages

Course descriptions

• Computers, the Internet, and Society

Online tools

• Class signin
• Turning in homework electronically (Link temporarily disabled) (link back to Bowen web site, for those who have trouble with email attachments early in the semester)
• Information form Please fill out this information form at your early convenience. The form will ask you about the name and version of your Web software and your email software. For any Windows program, you can get this information by choosing the program's "Help" menu, and then the "About" item on the drop-down menu list.
• Link to the computer conference
• Using the computer conferencing system. Last updated: 3/7/99. This can take a long time to download because of all the screenshots, but it will show you what to do.
• Online grade report (working as of 2/27/2000)
• David Bowen's Winter 2000 calendar (link back to Bowen web site, links to monthly schedules are ther)
• Upload your personal web page (link temporarily disabled)
• Art gallery (Link back through David Bowen's web site)
• Web File Uploader (link to ISP web site)
• Download test (for class on 4/20)

General ISP and WSU information

• http://cgi.lib.wayne.edu/cgi-bin/mailman.cgi - GUI email client via Adamany UnderGraduate Library (but anyone can use it, from anywhere). this makes your WSU email easy, and enables attachments from a WSU lab.
• WSU computer help: http://support.wayne.edu (web), helpdesk@wayne.edu (email) or (313) 577-4778
• South End article about online courses at WSU (9/18/97)
• South End article about online courses at WSU (11/9/99)
• Free workshop series / Academic Success Center