2. R.McGreal... Or Even Worse a Dozen Things that Can Go Wrong in a World Wide Web Course

3. WWW Course Problems 1. Crucial external Web sites change addresses or simply disappear.... OR Even Worse: you have to change all your internal Web link addresses.

4. WWW Course Problems 2. A confidential memo to a student is inadvertently posted to the entire class.... OR Even Worse: It then gets copied by a student and appears on an alt. newsgroup.

5. WWW Course Problems 3. A student informs you of objectionable materials found at a linked site.... OR Even Worse: the objectional materials are on your site.

6. WWW Course Problems 4. Students are unable to connect during real-time sessions (MOOs, IRCs, videoconference).... OR Even Worse: some students do connect and want to continue while others can't get on and are calling you up.

7. WWW Course Problems 5. Physical course materials (Texts, workbooks, discs, CD-ROMs) are delivered to students late.... OR Even Worse: they arrive late with crucial materials missing or destroyed.

8. WWW Course Problems 6. Students accepted without necessary pre-requisites can't keep up.... OR Even Worse: when pre-requisites are waived, the registrar refuses students who apply without them.

9. WWW Course Problems 7. Too many students enroll.... OR Even Worse: No students enroll (10 000 inquiries & no registrations).

10. WWW Course Problems 8. Students cannot download course materials.... OR Even Worse: They can download, but can't decompress them (incompatible file format, no unzip).

11. WWW Course Problems 9. No students have any Web experience. OR All students have more experience than the teacher.... OR Even Worse: Half the students are in the former and half the latter group.

12. WWW Course Problems 10. Students do not submit assignments all semester then suddenly all submit drafts at once a few days before the deadline.... OR Even Worse: They all are also demanding immediate feedback.

13. WWW Course Problems 11. Students do not like the other people in the group they are assigned to.... OR Even Worse: They are all really good old friends.

14. WWW Course Problems 12. The final examination is made available or even distributed to students too early.... OR Even Worse: Some students get the exam and others don't.