This course is an introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web with Netscape Communicator. Netscape Communicator is currently the most popular tool for accessing information on the World Wide Web and for electronic mail. Students learn the basic functions of the Internet and Netscape Communicator, how to navigate and search the Web, create bookmarks, and download and install Netscape Communicator plug-ins. Basics of Netscape e-mail and network newsgroup messaging are also explained. Conducting Internet Research Productivity on the Web increases enormously when we are able to locate quality resources quickly.
Students learn the principles of Internet research and how to approach the research process.
Specific topics include subject directories, search engines, Boolean operators, proximity functions, and truncation. After taking the course, students will be able to search the Internet efficiently and effectively. Beginning Students will learn the fundamentals of using Outlook 2000 to coordinate mail, appointments, events, meetings, tasks, and contacts. Participants learn to send, receive, and act on mail messages, as well as use message-handling options, insert text into a message, and create multiple signatures. Students are taught how to create personal folders and organize Outlook 2000 folders.