Information Technologies
and the
Information Professions
and the
Information Professions
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Information Technologies
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LIS 386.13, Spring 2003
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| Please see the entries below to learn the topics to be treated in each week of the course, the dates by which you should start on lessons and exercises, and the dates on which assignments are due. In the class meeting on each date in the schedule, the instructor will review the scheduled materials briefly and may amplify various points covered in the readings. You are expected to have read the materials listed below prior to the class meeting on each meeting date, and to be prepared to discuss the materials in the class meeting. Your participation in the class discussions will be an important part of your work in the course. |
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UNIT 1
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (IT) AND THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONS (IP), AND TO THE INTERACTION OF IT AND IP VIEWED AS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION |
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Jan 14
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Introduction to the Course GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN WORK.
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iSchool
Technology FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Note: Many useful and helpful guides to, and tips on, using computer-related and Web-related technologies are available to you at the iSchool IT Lab's Tutorial Junction. You are encouraged to visit the Tutorial Junction and explore its resources on your own. |
| Assignment start: Read Getting to Know You and start work on your initial Digital Résumé | ||
| Assignment start: Organize team for Description of Information-Technology Problem Area | ||
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Jan 21
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Systematic Inquiry and
New Knowledge |
How
to Publish Web Pages |
| Note: Mr. Ron Pollock, Director of the iSchool Career Services Office, will talk to the class and answer your questions. | ||
| Assignment due: Establish iSchool Account and Verify UT Email Address. | ||
| Assignment due: Provide team and member names and team topics for Description of Information-Technology Problem Area | ||
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Jan 28
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Introduction to
Science and Technology Studies (PowerPoint) Science as a Social Construct Science and Technology Studies—IT as a Social Construct and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on IT |
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| Assignment due: Blackboard, Webpage, and Digital Résumé. | ||
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UNIT 2
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES: THE PERSPECTIVE OF LIS |
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Feb 4
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Information
Expertise Overview of Information Storage and Retrieval, Part 1 (PowerPoint) Overview of ISR, Part 2 (PowerPoint) Overview of ISR, Part 3 (PowerPoint) |
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| Assignment due: Using Web Information Sources to Define Three Technical Terms | ||
| Assignment due: Your choice of the book that you will review for the Scholarly Book Review assignment. (We recommend that you start reading your chosen book promptly.) | ||
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Assignment due: Description of Information-Technology Problem Area |
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| Feb 11 |
Introduction to Technical Standards |
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Assignment due: Exercise
in Descriptive Statistics
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Feb 18
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Digital Libraries |
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Feb 25
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Aspects of Access to Information |
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| Assignment due: Comparison of Web-Based Online Public-Access Catalogs | ||
| Assignment due: Choice of topic for group Web-based Presentation | ||
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Mar 4
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Bibliographic Instruction:
The Digital Divide and Resistance of Users to Technologies |
PowerPoint
and the Web |
| Assignment due: Science and Technology Studies Article Evaluation, with image, on the Web | ||
| Mar 11 Spring Break. Enjoy your vacation. | ||
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UNIT 3
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES: BEING AN INFORMED USER, EVALUATOR, AND TRAINER |
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Mar 18
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Computer-Supported
Cooperative Work (CSCW) Some Pragmatic Aspects of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (PowerPoint) Compressing and Decompressing Files Text: Nardi & O'Day (1999), Preface and Chapters 1 - 6 (pp. 1-75). See also: Study Guide, Nardi & O'Day, Part 1. |
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| Assignment due: Draft of Web-based Presentation | ||
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Mar 25
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Introduction to Operating
Systems Overview of the Open-Source Movement Text: Nardi & O'Day (1999), Chapter 7 (pp. 79-104). See also: Study Guide, Nardi & O'Day, Part 2. |
Unix-Linux: What you can do with your iSchool Linux account |
| Note: Ms. Claudia Chidester, Director of Research, Austin Ventures, will talk to the class about business and corporate librarianship, and about competive intelligence. | ||
| Assignment due: Draft of Capstone Essay - Professional Development Plan | ||
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Apr 1
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Introduction
to TCP/IP Notes on the 5-Layer and 7-Layer Models of Interconnection Considering the History of the Internet (PowerPoint) Outline History of the Internet (PowerPoint) A Plumber's View of the Future of the Internet Text: Nardi & O'Day (1999), Chapters 8-13 (pp. 105-216). See also: Study Guide, Nardi & O'Day, Part 3. |
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Apr 8
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Privacy
and the Internet (PowerPoint) Cryptography and Pretty Good Privacy Privacy on the Internet and the P3P Project Introduction to Computer Security and to Cryptography Policy |
PGP and Public Key Cryptography (optional, but encouraged) |
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Apr 15
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| Assignment due: In-class group presentations of the Scholarly Book Review | ||
| Assignment due: Web-based Presentation | ||
| Apr 22 | Introduction
to Databases (PowerPoint) Web-Based Databases (PowerPoint) |
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| Assignment due: Individual versions of the Scholarly Book Review | ||
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Apr 29
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Promoting Information Service |
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| Assignment due: Critical Peer Evaluation of a Web-Based Presentation | ||
| Assignment due: Capstone Essay - Professional Development Plan | ||
| Course emailbox: l38613dw@ischool.utexas.edu
iSchool Website: www.ischool.utexas.edu Last updated 2003 Apr 8 by R. E. Wyllys |