CIS 401 Webmasters and Servers

This course examines that part of information systems that deals with the world of hyperlinks and the World Wide Web. In addition to learning and understanding the technologies used by web servers, creators, and maintainers this course examines the human side of providing long distance 'people-less' interfaces for users. Students will learn how to help website owners determine costs, define requirements, develop alternatives, choose solutions, build, deploy, maintain, and evaluate sustainable websites. Ethics in dealing with data security and personal privacy on intranets, extranets, and the Internet as well as long-term societal implications of the technology will also be discussed. Extensive hands-on work developing, building, and maintaining websites and installing, setting up, and using web servers will be performed throughout the course.