~ CS73N Schedule

CS73N Freshman Seminar Schedule:
Traveling the Information Highways: Business on the Internet

Presented by Gio Wiederhold on Fridays, 1:15 to 3:05 pm in Gates 260.

Winter 2003/2004.
Updated 2 Aug 2002, 24, 27 Jan, 5 March, 19,20 Dec 2003, 24 Jan, 2, 8, 17 Feb, 8 March 2004.

Actual Topic Schedule

The schedule is always tentative until the date is past.

Some topics will be omitted because of the reduction in time and units. We will figure out in class what topics are of greatest interest.

  1. Friday 9 Jan 2004: Course review, approach, Historical background. Business opportunities for the Internet. tangibles / intangibles. Information services. Notes 00. Updated 14 Jan 2004.
  2. Friday 16 Jan 2004. Communication technology, ISPs, Network Services, Backbones. Education as a business. Payment schemes: credit cards, micro-payments. Paypal Notes 01. Updated 19 Jan 2004.
  3. Friday 23 Jan 2004: Projects discussion. Components of a business plan. Start reading, writing HTML! Updated 24 Jan 04. Notes 02 .
  4. Friday 30 Jan 2004: Proposals due on-line (URLs are best). HTML, Digital government and eRulemaking . Computing History, Ethernet. Notes 03. Updated 1Feb04.
  5. Friday 6 Feb 2004: Discussion of new Projects. Digital libraries and participants. Function of XML Notes04. Updated 8, 21 Feb 04 with reference to Stanford libraries problem.
  6. Friday 13 Feb 2004: XML roles, Browsers, Search engines,  Notes 05: HTML, XML, browsers. Updated 17 Feb 04.
  7. Friday 20 Feb 2004: The structure of the web, the deep web, search strategies, the magical number 7±2, mediators. Notes 06.  Updated 21 Feb 04. Class pictures?
  8. Friday 27 Feb 2004: Outsourcing.  Profit and its components.  Stock Market Valuations, Importance of IP as part of the value of a company. Making CS73N project web pages. Notes 07, updated 1 March 2004.
  9. Friday 5 March: Databases, Prediction dealing with people Notes 08. updated 8 March 2004.

  10. Friday 12 March 2004: Deadweek -- no meeting. I will be available in Gates 436 for review and hand-in of projects.

  11. Tuesday 16 March 2004: Finals week, available for questions and project hand-in - room Gates 436.
  12. Friday 19 March 2004: Available for web loading. Final reports due on web site. Party?

Not covered in detail:
Representation: Notes 09.
Serach engines: Notes 10.
Business to business (B2B) on the Internet: Notes 11.
Standards: Notes 12.
Privacy: Notes 13.
Future of the Internet. Virtual Nations. Notes 18.