The course focuses on the technology aspects of the Internet, Web, creating new media, issues such as security and electronic payments and the business uses. The course contains a major practical element. The target audience is students from across UCL who have a good level of computer literacy and should be particularly atrractive to undergratduate students from the Arts and Humanities.
| Term | Prerequisites | Core For | 2 | A good standard of computer literacy, such as taking the B401 Introduction to Computer Literacy course or similar. | None |
· Publishing on the Web: Design of Web Sites and Tools; Databases; Implementing Forms; Search Engines etc.
· Authoring Tools and Java: Authoring Tools. Java Programming.
· Audio Files: Introduction to Audio. Setting up Audio facilities.
· Video Files: Introduction to Video & Teleconferencing. Setting up Video facilities.
· Electronic Payments and Security: Electronic Payments. Security and Legal Aspects.
· Access & Communication: Setting up a Web Server. Dial-up and ISDN communications.
· Electronic Retailing: Multi-media interfaces. Kiosks and Virtual Reality.
· Electronic Commerce Issues: Types of Businesses.
| Weighting | No. Exam Questions | No. Courseworks | 75% examination; 25% coursework | 5 | 5 (compulsory) |