This course, designed for non‐technologists, will introduce students to the terminology and the software tools that support content creation in the Web 2.0 world, such as wikis, blogs, RSS and social networking sites. The aim of the course is to prepare students to be functional contributors in this realm today, and to be relevant and active producers "on the leading curve" for tomorrow. A prevailing aim of the course is to develop within each student a sense of the applicability and the benefits, and drawbacks, of employing these technologies. Course offered by Department of Business studies, Aarhus School of Business, AU.
Period
01-08-2011 - 19-08-2011 (3 weeks)
Target group
The course is strictly designed for those students who are not computer programmers, but still have a desire (or need) to participate in the Web 2.0 wave as a page owner, content moderator or site manager. However, basic computer skills are necessary, such as word processing and navigating the World Wide Web (WWW) through the use of a standard Internet browser. Students will be required to bring their personal computer to every class meeting and be prepared to have access to the Internet outside of class for assignments.
Course aim
After completing this course the student will have (a) operational familiarity with several Web 2.0 technologies and the overall landscape of Web2.0. The student will have (b) personally created a live site of their own design and will be encouraged to (c) maintain their site for their own use, even after the completion of the course. Moreover, after completing this course, students will be able to (d) conceive, create and maintain an entirely new site on their entirely on their own using real-world platforms.
Credits
5.0 ECTS credits
Course fee
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Course leader
Terril Frantz, HSBC Business School, Peking University
Aarhus University International Centre
Address: Hoeg Guldbergs Gade 4, building 1650 Aarhus C
Postal code: 8000
City: Aarhus
Country: Denmark
Website: http://www.au.dk/summeruniversity
E-mail: SummerUniversity@adm.au.dk
Phone: +45 8942 2320
Intro to Web 2.0 Technologies
