Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology

School

Info Tech & Elec Engineering

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
2 Practical or Laboratory hours

Incompatible

COMP1900 or INFS1300

Assessment methods

Exam, Assignments, projects, presentations

Course enquiries

Dr Daniel Angus (d.angus@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Course description

This course provides an insight into the development of the World Wide Web. You'll study its early document-centric design to today's distributed community focus. The course will look into the history, design, technology and economics of Web applications (including Google, Twitter, Youtube and Facebook), by analysing aspects such as identity & self-identity, trust & privacy, data and network structures, social semantics and collective intelligence ("wisdom of the crowds"). Students will create and publish information through an exploration of common types of Web applications. Students will learn to use the Web to manage and manipulate information, to discern information sources and their quality, to choose between suitable software alternatives and to work collaboratively within such an environment.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile