Foundations of Information Science
- Office hours
- I will normally have office hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday between 1400-1530 in Manning Hall, room 305, or via Zoom.
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At any time, if my door is open, I'll be there and am ready to speak with you.
If it isn't, I can be available via Zoom or Teams Meetings at a mutually agreed upon time.
- Time notation
- To be precise, all times on this site are written in 24-hour time notation
Schedule
Orientation | weeks 01-04
| Session | Week of | This week | Thursday Lecture | Friday Recitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 19 August 2024 | FWOC | Orientation | Initial recitations |
| 02 | 26 August 2024 | Getting started | What is information? | Discussions and reports ftrw |
| 03 | 02 September 2024 | Labor Day on Monday, Well-Being Day on Tuesday | What is Information Science? | Discussions and reports ftrw |
| 04 | 09 September 2024 | More about the science and the pioneers | Pioneers | Discussions and reports ftrw |
Organization and meaning | weeks 05-09
| Session | Week of | This week | Thursday Lecture | Friday Recitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 16 September 2024 | Sense making | Data, information, knowledge, significance | Discussions and reports ftrw |
| 06 | 23 September 2024 | The discipline of organizing | Categorizing and classification | Discussions and reports ftrw |
| 07 | 30 September 2024 | Reoccurring patterns in groupings | Induction | Build an entity relationship model |
| 08 | 07 October 2024 | A chain of premises and conclusions | Deduction | Discussions and reports ftrw |
| 09 | 14 October 2024 | Fall break on Thursday and Friday | Get rested and be safe |
Symbols and structures | weeks 10-12
| Session | Week of | This week | Thursday Lecture | Friday Recitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 21 October 2024 | Complex systems and social networks | Networks in general and in practice | Discussions and reports ftrw |
| 11 | 28 October 2024 | The way users relate to information | Information behaviors and architecture | Discussions and reports ftrw |
| 12 | 04 November 2024 | Information design principles | Design principles and information design | Discussions and reports ftrw |
Connections and Responsibilities | sessions 13-14
| Session | Week of | This week | Thursday Lecture | Friday Recitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 11 November 2024 | A step back in time, or is it? | Cybernetics | Discussions and reports ftrw |
| 14 | 18 November 2024 | The importance of ethical information decision making | Information ethics and society | Discussions and reports ftrw |
Last two weeks
| 15 | 25 November 2024 | No meetings this week | Thanksgiving break on Thursday and Friday | Give thanks, get rested, and be safe |
| 16 | 02 December 2024 | No meetings this week | LDOC on 04 December | We will have a final self-check |
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Final self-check on Thursday, 12 December 2024, between 0800-1100According to the registrar ...
Examinations are scheduled according to the day and start time of the first meeting of the course each week and held in the regular assigned meeting room unless the instructor is otherwise notified. For example, a class meeting only on Wednesdays but beginning at 10:10 a.m. would still have their final exam on Thursday, December 8 at 8:00 a.m.
| Exam Day | Exam Time | For classes with this meeting start time during term | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 12 December 2024 | 0800-1100 | 8:00 a.m. Tues/Thurs | Manning Hall 0209 |
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