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Identify a policy for networking, email or Web use that applies to you. Present a brief summary of the policy. Then, analyze the strengths, weaknesses, and issues unaddressed by the policy.

Length: 1-2 pages.

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Choose an Internet Web site or other online service location. Use network analysis tools discussed in class to present a synopsis of the host's status on the Internet. Include:

• Who runs the host
• What is the approximate physical location
• What sort of network response times (e.g., using "ping") can you get from the host (remember to specify from which host/IP address you're doing this from!)

Include any other interesting findings (such as multiple IP addresses for the same host, or alternate network paths taken from different systems).

(This assignment may NOT be skipped.)

Design your online course portfolio, using procedures discussed in class. Create at least TWO Web pages. The first is the main index page, which will be linked in the Student Projects page. The second, linked from the first, will be a brief bio or other information about you (nothing too personal), with a link back to your main portfolio page.

Create a new Web page using an HTML editor. Link it to your inls102.html page via the Student Projects page.

The topic of the new page is up to you, but should be tutorial in nature. Sample topics include:

1. How to use an HTML editor
2. Unix commands you know
3. Some tips and tricks for HTML editing
4. etc.

It can be on a non-technical topic of your choosing, if you would prefer.

Approximate length (for either option): 1-2 pages (200-400 words)

Identify at least 5 mailing lists related to a topic of your choice. Confirm they still exist, then provide subscription instructions and an overview of their status and purpose.

Alternate: Provide a detailed review of a mailing list you have subscribed to for at least 2 months. Develop criteria for examining the list, such as: Who is the list for, what is the nature of the communication, would you recommend it?

Length: 2-3 pages

(This assignment MUST BE valid HTML. So, you will probably NOT be able to utilize the "Save as Web Page" feature of Excel without also doing substantial HTML editing. You might instead choose to author HTML using another method, such as creating a regular HTML table and inserting data values, then importing a graphic from Excel.)

Create a Web page presenting tabular data (such as would be suitable for a spreadsheet program). Also include a graphic (such as a data histogram) generated by Excel. Provide enough additional information to make the data and purpose of the analysis clear to a reader.

Write about an area of Internet policy or a related topic that has yet to be resolved. Provide a description of the issue and challenges, your prefered solution, and what you think is a likely outcome.

For a potential subject, either do some reading (magazine, newspaper, online, etc.) or searching on a topic you are interested in. Or, examine a particular policy you are aware of.

Use at least 3 sources (online or print, but with at least ONE online source). Provide full bibliographic citations for your sources, and hyperlinks if appropriate.

Length: 2-5 pages (written as HTML)

Create one or more original logos or other images for your online portfolio.

Find and review a source of music on the Internet. Generate evaluation criteria, and provide a recommendation for the source's improvement.

Create a Web form for entering data to a database you design. Include a supplemental page describing the database format (e.g., ER diagram or similar). Use gform, mailform or a similar CGI program available on the ATN (or other) Web servers. Note that the data do NOT need to be automatically added to a database - it's OK for the data to simply be emailed to you.

Alternate: Choose a portion of the University's data on students or personnel. For example, the registration system at http://studentcentral.unc.edu. Provide an ER or data flow diagram that explains the relations you see among the data you choose. Note that this does not need to be accurate - simply make your best estimation about a data organization that could work.

Reverse-engineer portions of an IR system, such as a Web search engine. Accomplish this by carefully constructing queries and examining the outcomes. For example, how are terms stemmed or weighted? What role does the <TITLE> tag play in ordering search results? For this assignment, it is adequate to discover one or two simple behaviors of the IR system you choose.

Critically analyze an ecommerce system (e.g., an online store) utilizing criteria you identify. What works and what doesn't? Recommend at least 3 changes.

Alternate: For a product or service you identify, compare two or more ecommerce Web sites that provide the product or service. For criteria you identify, how do the two sites measure up?

Mark up an existing document using XML. Select a DTD, a style sheet or schema, and make it all work together. You might choose a Project Gutenberg's plain text ebooks, which have a simple document structure.

Alternate: Perform a security audit of an organization or system you choose, using criteria you identify.

Alternate: Develop design guidelines for a (real or imaginary) Web site. Include personnel responsibilities, technical standards, update procedures, etc.

Alternate: Design criticism. For criteria you identify, evaluate an existing Web site. Make at least 3 recommendations for change.