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These are just a few things to remember when you create your course Webpages.

  1. Graphics can be very large in size and therefore cause some people a lot of problems.  This includes scanned homework or test solutions.  Keep in mind that large images can take 10 to 20 minutes to load if a person is using a dial-up modem to connect to the Internet.
                                        
  2. Large graphics can also use up a lot of disk space.  You DO NOT have an unlimited amount of disk space to use for your course website.  If you run out of space, you will not be able to post any further information until you free up some space.
                                        
  3. It's a good idea to password protect information like solutions and grades.  If you would like this added to your webpage, please let us know.
                                            
  4. We have a standard for creating usernames for course webpages.  Here is the pattern we use.
            egm2511ta - This is the username for the person who creates and maintains the webpage.
            egm2511 - This is the username for the students if the webpage has password protected information.
    Passwords for these accounts will be disabled at the end of the semester.  New passwords will be generated for the TA's each semester.
                                                
  5. The URL for you course webpage will always follow a specific pattern.  This is done in an attempt to standardize the way course webpages are posted.  Here is the pattern and an example.

            Pattern - http://www.mae.ufl.edu/courses/<Semester>/<Course Number>
            Semester will always be something like summer2003, spring2003, fall2003
            Course Number will be like egm2511, egm3520, egm3401, eml3100

    With this in mind, the URL for EGM2511 taught during the Summer 2003 semester would be:

            Example http://www.mae.ufl.edu/courses/summer2003/egm2511
                                                                    

  6. NEVER use real names or UFID numbers when posting grades.  Never post a Social Security number on any webpage.  If you want to post grades on your webpage, you should use a unique, randomly generated number for each student.  Also, only you and the student should know this number.  Never share this number with anyone.  If the student wants other people to know their number and their grades, the student should be the person the share that information.

 

 

Last modified: 02/15/2006 03:28 PM .