
RELS 602

Syllabus

Schedule

Resources

Perl

Religious
Studies

Arts
& Sciences

UPenn
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Schedule
- September 11, First class
- Lecture: Introduction to Client-Server technologies
- Lecture: Introduction to Unix (basic commands, permissions)
- By September 18
- Reading assignment: Explore Jim O'Donnell's
New
Tools for Teaching.
- September 18 Class
- Lecture and Hands-On Work: Introduction to HTML
(Homepage Workshop)
- By September 25
- HTML assignment 1:
Simple Page
- September 25 Class
- Lecture: Introduction to Perl (Creating a Bin Directory)
- Demo: Scanning Images
- Lecture: Manipulating Images
- October 2
- Lecture: HTML: Using tables for layout
- Demo: Scanning Text
- For October 9
- HTML assignment 2:
Simple Table Layout
- Field work assignment: visit and evaluate
Frankenstein
as an instructional web site. We'll discuss it in class.
- October 9
- Presentation: Videoconferencing
- Lecture: Programming Perl for People
- Discussion: The Frankenstein Site
- Discussion: Web Sites
- October 16
- Fall Break -- No Class!
- October 23
- PowerPoint
- HTML Forms and simple CGI
- Reading assignment: Examine
Copyright Guidelines
- October 30
- More CGI
- Colors,
Frames,
ImageMaps,
and
Animated GIFs,
as time and interest allow
- November 6
- Perl: Seeking and Finding with "Regular Expressions"
- November 13
- Demo: Digitizing Sound and Video
- Library Fieldtrip: Finding resources for electronic pedagogy
- November 20
- Instructor out of town -- No Class!
- Independent work
- November 27
- Thanksgiving Holiday -- No Class!
- December 4, last class
- Presenting Projects
- Tying Up Loose Ends
- Burning CDs
- December 11
- Reading days -- No Class!
- December 18 -- Final Examinations
- This course has no final exam, but all outstanding projects
are due at the time the final exam is scheduled, namely,
9:30 to 12:30 on Saturday, December 18.

Jay C. Treat, Ph.D.
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