APPENDIX B2

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*                CREATING YOUR OWN HOMEPAGE                *
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Your homepage, which I will also refer to as your main menu
of assignments, was copied to your account, during the setup
procedure.

The file is called: main.html, and it is in your MCIS661
directory. It is written using the HTML language. An HTML
document must have the extension: .html

Many students, in the past, have acquired an HTML editor on 
their PC, to edit their HTML documents. They are available
with the most popular word processors (Word, WordPerfect).

Another way to import the main menu of assignments to your
account is to follow these instructions:

From your login account:

Type: msg 

to access the menu of courses (homepage at level 2),
then follow the path:


     |==> MCIS661
     |==> MCIS661 course outline
     |==> Weekly schedule


Once the weekly assignment menu is displayed on your screen, 
you can access the corresponding HTML source code by using:

a) the command: "\\" (type a back slash, without the quotes)

b) the command: "p" (type the letter p, without the quotes)

c) select the entry: save to a local file

d) enter the name of the file you wish to create in your
   account (remember, it should be "main.html", without the 
   quotes)

You should copy this menu to your MCIS661 directory, then
open it with chmod 755 main.html.

Please note that every time you create a new file as an HTML
document, you will need to make it accessible by typing:

      chmod 755 <filename>

where <filename> represents the name of the document you 
created.

A quick way is to type, within your MCIS661 subdirectory:

      chmod 755 *

everytime you create a new document.

Don't forget that the directory MCIS661 itself must be 
accessible. To open it, type from your login directory:

      chmod 755 MCIS661

Please note that the menu of weekly assignments is 
preceded by five entries:

  - log of events
  - technical articles/books
  - interview method
  - thoughts on Lynx and HTML
  - BBS

The purpose of:

The log of assignments is to keep a diary of your weekly
activities

The technical articles/book is to record the articles you 
have read in addition to your textbook

The interview method is to explain how you planned your 
interview, in the case of a site visit.

The thoughts on Lynx and HTML is to record your feedback on
this new approach to distance learning.

The BBS is to record your experience with software tools
associated with this mode of delivery, and include your
choice of:

     * Graphic browser (Mosaic/Netscape)
     * HTML editors
     * etc..

These five entries are followed by the 12 weekly assignments.

In order to use the system to its maximum capability, mark 
the entries of assignments you did not do yet by the 
keyword: unavailable. As you complete each assignment, mark 
the corresponding entry with the completion date: this way, 
as I review your HTML documents, I will be kept up-to-date 
of what is new.

I encourage you to study your classmate projects, as well
as my daily feedbacks on any question raised by your
classmates.

You may also review how my students, in previous classes, 
organized their HTML documents.
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