Web.Edu Fall 2003, ISP 1600
Last updated: 10/16/03
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Questions List for Final Exam

This list may be enlarged during the semester, and some questions may be removed if we do not get to them. The Final Exam will be drawn from this list. These questions are good questions for online discussions. I (David Bowen) will answer any questions about these, before the exam.

1. What are the fairly common parts of online courses?
2. What are the possible parts of online courses?
3. Connecting to a web page.
   1. Describe the sequence of connecting to a web page including the terms Domain Name Server, IP address, gateway, router, web server, web client, and HTML.
   2. List the parts of the URL (example on Final may be different) http://www.is.wayne.edu/drbowen/webeduf03/ExamQuestions.htm
4. What are the four general types of things students should think about in considering an online course?
5. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of online courses, including your own point of view.
6. Online discussion forums.
   1. What is an "online discussion forum?"
   2. What part does an online discussion forum play in an online course?
   3. How does online discussion differ from face-to-face discussion?
7. Threaded discussion forums
   1. Describe the meaning of "threaded discussion forum."
   2. List the three examples of online discussion forums presented in this course.
   3. Describe some differences between the three examples of online discussion forums presented in this course.
   4. Give which of the three you prefer and describe why.
8. Discuss the different strengths and weaknesses of the following communications channels:
   1. Face-to-face
   2. Telephone
   3. Email
9. Discuss: "Courses are either online or not online." Include the viewpoint given in this course, and your own point of view.
10. How is the Internet different from email and the World Wide Web?
11. List five online WSU services for which students need an Access ID and Password.
    1. As a prospective student, what do you need to know about an online course (aside from the things that you need to know about any course)?
    2. Before the course starts
    3. During the semester
12. If a course that you register for is online, what do you need to do to get started? At WSU, what are some specific things that you can do to find the information that you need to get started?
13. List at least three different ways of going to a web page.
14. Troubles in online courses
    1. What aspect of Internet or online courses cause the most anxiety beforehand?
    2. What aspect of online courses do typical students actually have the most trouble with?
    3. How can student avoid the problems that typically cause students the most trouble?
15. Computer file problems in online courses
    1. List and describe at least three types of problems that students can have with their computer files in an online course
    2. List at least two possible solutions for computer file problems in online courses
16. You are taking an online course, and you suddenly have trouble with your Internet connection, which was previously working. Describe how you would go about gathering information about the problem and getting help.
17. List and describe the differences between a chat and a computer conference (also called a threaded discussion forum).
18. List the hardware and software that you would need access to in order to take a typical online course today (that is, using web pages and email, not one including multimedia).