General Information

Course Duration:
3 hours

Audience:
End-users wanting to learn how to conduct effective searches on the Internet or corporate intranets

Prerequisites: General computer awareness and the Internet and Intranet Skills: Basic Concepts course

Topics Covered

• Finding a user
  
• Finding a domain
  
• Finding information with search engines
  
• Other ways to find information
  
• How search engines work
  
• Effective search techniques
  
• Which search engine?
  
• Using YAHOO
  
• Using InfoSeek
  
• Using AltaVista
  
• Using Excite
  
• Using Lycos

Course Aim

To enable students to conduct effective searches on the Internet or on corporate intranets

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, the student should be able to

• describe search basics
  
• explain how search engines work
  
• describe effective search techniques
  
• describe search logic and syntax
  
• use common search engines effectively