This course provides hands-on training on innovative issues involved in the Internet for communication purposes, including 1) creative/information design, 2) technical maintenance, 3) business operation, 4) social scientific research, and 5) legal and ethical considerations. At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to discover the following knowledge and skills: to design creative  and user friendly webpages; to deploy and administer innovative websites; to develop business models for desired applications, and to analyze social and legal implications of web projects concerned.

Practice through a series of in-class and/or take-home exercises: 30%
Create innovative webpage design: 50%
Generate analytical report: 20%