Article Title

Undergraduate Courses in Network Communications and Web Information Retrieval

Authors

Song Xing, Department of Information Systems California State University, Los Angeles
Xiannong Meng, Department of Computer Science Bucknell University
Wang Wei, School of Computer Science and Engineering Southeast University

Abstract

In this paper we provide the result of an investigation on the teaching of computer networks courses and web information retrieval courses in undergraduate IT curriculum. The paper consists of two parts. First part of the paper surveys the undergraduate courses in two curriculum areas, computer networks and web information retrieval. The content of the survey includes the topics covered, the textbooks used, and major projects in these courses. The second part of the paper describes the authors’ experiences in teaching such courses to undergraduate students in various discipline areas including computer science majors, IT majors, and non-technical majors.

Recommended Citation

Xing, Song; Meng, Xiannong; and Wei, Wang (2012) "Undergraduate Courses in Network Communications and Web Information Retrieval," Communications of the IIMA: Vol. 12: Iss. 4, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58729/1941-6687.1202
Available at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/ciima/vol12/iss4/7