Perspectives on information, technology and people

  Module Report 02

TASK - a wrap-up of sessions 04-08

Fifteen percent of the grade for this class will come from a report that talks about the topics covered in weeks 04 through 07, with a nod to the lessons you drew from the movie we will watch in week 08.

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your awareness of the themes we discussed. Start your thinking with a quote from Marcia Bates.

Most people outside our field do not realize that there is a content to the study of form and organization.

1. With that as a starting point, decide within your group which of the sessions from 04 to 07 had the most impact on your thinking. Then, once you have decided, write a short paper discussing why this session struck you as the most impactful. Use examples either from the class, from the "readings", or from your own lives to discuss the topic.
   • Remember, information has form, has organization, has content, but also has meaning to the individual(s).
2. See if you can come up with some linkages between events, situations, and/or people in the movie to the topics discussed in the first and/or second module. Just connect the movie to the tone of the class.

For this assignment, create the rough equivalent of a 2-5 page paper and place it in a the Sakai assignment space, [or the equivalent of a paper, if you wish. See below.] You may consult additional sources as you wish, but if you do, remember to include the citations in a bibliography at the end of your paper. Your paper will be evaluated according to your analysis of the decisions an individual would have had to have made in the situation described below.

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CONDITION

This task should be done by your group and your group should turn in a single product that reflects the agreed position of your group.

To accomplish this task, you may submit a direct response in the Sakai assignments space with the rough equivalent of a 2-5 page paper.

Alternatively, you may attach (or place a link to) a document, a PowerPoint presentation, a Prezi presentation, or anything else that you choose to use to answer the questions in the Sakai assignments space.

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STANDARD

Points earned	What it means	A description of what it means
14.25 or more	Mastery in understanding the connections between individuals and a group in terms of a combined network stl of attainment that can reasonably be expected	Well written with no grammatical errors, well-articulated discussion of the topic; it shows evidence of your having absorbed all of the key points of the individual module,
14.10 to 14.23	A totally acceptable performance demonstrating an adequate level of understanding the individual in terms of identity, ethics, and loyalty	An insightful discussion of the topic, with no grammatical errors. It is extremely good, but leaves the reader feeling that your understanding of the issues is perhaps a bit less than professionally sophisticated, in terms of depth of analysis.
13.65 to 14.09		Really good, but perhaps a bit shallower in terms of your understanding one or more of the contexts; you may have a few grammatical issues in your writing; you may not have used relevant examples to explain your points; you may not have fully addressed all the elements requested
12.90 to 13.64		Good, but perhaps a bit shallower in terms of your understanding several variants of the contexts; you may have several grammatical issues in your writing; you may not have used relevant examples to explain your points; you may not have fully addressed all the elements requested; you did not use terminology that we discussed in the module sessions
12.30 to 12.89		Good, but not as good as it could have been; you may not have fully addressed all the elements requested
11.85 to 12.29	A marginal performance.	OK, in terms of grasping the essentials, but not good in terms of articulating your understanding in a manner that is easy to read and appreciate
11.40 to 11.84		You seem to understand the essential points of the module, but you did not articulate your understanding well enough to do more than the minimum
10.80 to 11.39		It's time to start wondering if you missed something important, if you misunderstood the task, if you did not understand the key elements
10.35 to 10.79		This is a warning that you are not currently on the right path; you might need to have a discussion with the instructor about this performance
9.00 to 10.34		There are indications that you were present and that you sort of grasped what we had discussed, but missed the key points to such a degree that you really need to re-group and catch up
less than 9.00	For whatever reasons, an unacceptable performance	If it's unacceptable, it is unacceptable; it should be as obvious to you as it is to the instructor

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