the Internet and WorldWideWeb, information security, IL in technology,
and online information resources, as well as using, finding, evaluating,
and producing information on the Internet. Another key course
component was instruction on using resources available on the UAL
web portal. Each semester, this class attracts a mix of 200–400 undergraduate
students from various academic programs and grade levels.
The author used students enrolled in this course as the research population
in order to investigate the following question: To what extent and in
what ways does the course alter undergraduate students' perceptions and
use of the UAL web portal?