Instructor: Dr. Leon James, Professor of Psychology, UHM
Help Hours: Tuesday Office Hours: G201A 9:00 to 10:30
Tuesdays: Porteus 635: 11:45 to 1:00
Tuesdays: Porteus 342: 2:15 to 3:30
Thursdays: Crawford 101: 2:30 to 3:30
Wednesdays: Crawford 201: 1:00 to 3:30
Telephone: Psych office: 956-7614 (messages only);
e-mail: leon@hawaii.edu
URL: www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy/leon.html
Class time: Tuesdays 10:30 to 1:00 in BUSAD D102 and Porteus 635
Course Description: WI/Psych 409a
Cyber-Psychology--- Principles of Navigation
Seminar exploring the principles of how Internet users explore the world of information. Topics include browsing indexes and using search engines, participating in newsgroups, and building hypertext navigation tools such as indexes, tour guides, and virtual books. Weekly written assignments are typed and posted on the World Wide Web using campus computers or dial-in modems. Oral presentations by students and class discussions on Internet issues. Aimed and organized for computer novices since most students are unfamiliar with the Internet and UNIX operations.
Grades: Point system as follows:
Weekly Internet Reports
published on WWW Home Page 70 points
Oral presentations & class participation: 30 points
A=85 points; B=84-70; C=69-60; D=50-50; F=49
Absence penalty=-5 per class; Late work penalty=-3 per day late.
Textbook: All required reading will be on the Internet. Several required booklets for Internet literacy will be in the Bookstore.