BA395 - BA420 -- Summer, 2001
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Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem. - Henry A. Kissinger


WEB USE NOT ALWAYS A DOWNER: The Internet does not worsen depression and loneliness, according to a new study spearheaded by Carnegie Mellon University's Robert Kraut. The study's findings conflict with an earlier Kraut report, which concluded that more online time meant greater depression. "Either the Internet has changed, or people have learned to use it more constructively, or both," said the psychologist. Kraut believes that the Internet is a more social place than when his study began in 1995. For example, e-mail, instant messaging, and support groups are on the rise. Another ongoing study by Kraut has found that the Internet boosts mental health for extroverts, but reduces it for introverts. (USA Today, 23 July 2001) For more information, check out Kraut's web page.


Read Flash: 99% Bad from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox, October 29, 2000. The summary of the article is:

Although multimedia has its role on the Web, current Flash technology tends to discourage usability for three reasons: it makes bad design more likely, it breaks with the Web's fundamental interaction style, and it consumes resources that would be better spent enhancing a site's core value.


The code for the MIS page.


Let's look at other examples of using tables to control options on web tables.
Evening College: the tables and the code
Heart to Heart: the tables and the code
Dr. Martinich's page: the tables and the code
OLGA: the tables and the code
Alphie: the tables and the code
Scholarship Application: the tables and the code
Undergraduate MIS page: the tables and the code


Look at the impact of using a tool. Compare the original page with the edited page


The Good, The Bad and The Ugly by Raleigh Muns


Developing Educational Packages on the Internet and the Calendar Package by Raleigh Muns


The student assignments from last week are available for viewing.
Student Pages
Other Faculty Pages


An enhancement, the Suggestion Box


More hints about Design Techniques


Check out this information from Good Experience on Microsoft's Smart Tags.


Consider these design issues.


Group and Faculty Client Assignments are now available.


Information about Copyright
Copyright Basics
What is Protected?
Copyright Registration
Fair Use
Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports. There are no legal rules permitting the use of a specific number of words, a certain number of musical notes, or percentages of a work. Whether a particular use qualifies as fair use depends on all the circumstances.
When Work Passes into the Public Domain
Copyright Tutorial
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Summary
US Copyright Office
Copyright Office FAQ
Raleigh Muns' Copyright Expert System


We will move the discussion of Cascading Style Sheets to this point in the semester.


Part of the design effort is learning how to make a page so that people can find it. This discussion provides hints on how to increase the number of hits on your site.


While it goes beyond the scope of this class, you might be interested in viewing the presentation, De-Mystifying XLM. You may register for it if you wish. Or, you may login as me (use Vicki.Sauter@umsl.edu).


Professor Keel (not to be confused with Kuehl) has prepared two orientation documents about Blackboard (MyGateway) that he has shared with us. They are Faculty Orientation to MyGateway and Student Orientation to My Gateway. I have converted them to our "standard format." They should be reviewed prior to our visit to the Faculty Institute.


We will review HTML on the first day of class using the HTML Primer.


Dean Kuehl's homepage has a link to the slides he used when giving a vision for CoBA and Technology. In addition, it has some links to articles about this issue.

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