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OU Courses

• M150 index
• M206 index
• T171 index

Block 1

• Differences between data and information
• Data or datum?
• Transforming data into information
• Binary Number System
• Octal Number System
• Hexadecimal Number System
• Conversion rules
• Binary Addition
• Number exercises
• Introduction to document markup
• Structured documents
• SGML
• HTML and Hyperlinking
• Introduction to XML
• Transformation of XML data using XSL
• Filtering XML data
• Sorting XML data
• Applying selection to XML data
• More complex selection to XML data

Block 2

• Introduction to JavaScript
• Strings
• Numbers
• Booleans
• Password problem
• Arrays
• Objects
• Event-driven programming and Date objects

Block 3

• Principles of HCI
• How not to use hyperlinks
• How to use hyperlinks
• Introduction to Key Encryption
• Key Distribution
• Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange
• Clipper

Miscellaneous

• FAQ
• Links
• The JavaScript continue statement

Study Skills

• Writing TMAs
• Mark schemes
• Fact or opinion?
• Pareto's principle