Website Structure

The website for this class consists of two sections:

• Public Pages

• Private Pages

Public pages contain information anyone in the world can read. The following constitute the public pages for this class:

• The various sections of this syllabus:
  Introduction
  Website Structure
  Requirients and Grades
  Class Reading

• A short discussion of The Internet


• A listing and descriptions of a variety of Web Resources related to this course


• The Schedule of dates, topics, and links to the introductory pages for each week.

Private pages have information identified by student. This is information protected by Federal legislation that the public does not have a right to see. The Private Pages of our website can only be reached by members of the class who have our password. When you go to any of these pages the computer will ask for a username and a password. I will send you the username and the password in an email when we register you on the list and at the first class.

• These pages begin with the Class Pictures. At the first class meeting, we take everyone's picture and then put the picture on this web page along with their names. The purpose of this is to help the instructors in particular but also members of class to remember who goes with which name. When we do email discussions it helps to identify the person who goes with the name. If any student wants to be left off of the picture page, all they need do is send a private email to jlombardi@library.umass.edu, and the picture will disappear.

• The The Roster and Schedule shows each student along with the student's email address and the weeks each student has assigned essays.

• The Current Week Discussion Page has the essays submitted by half the class for that week that, along with the reading, serve as context for our discussion on-line during the week.

• The Past Weeks Discussion Pages holds the essays posted in the previous weeks.

Discussion List

The discussion list uses the email addresses you provide me. For this reason, I need you to have an email address associated with your name. No student should use someone else's email account for this class. Every student at UMass Amherst has a free email account. More information on the use of computers and the management of accounts and discussion lists is on the page at The Internet.

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