INLS 180 Day 1 Notes
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b. Search the web for definitions of
three terms:
information
communication
interaction
For each term, decide which definition
you like best, and post it to the class list. Be sure to give the source of the
definition!
c.
Term Projects
(see syllabus)
d.
Reading
assignments—everybody poses a question on each reading to the list. Each
person/team leads one discussion.
Reading
responsibilities: (discuss tentative
assignments)
Read for next meeting:
Pierce, J. (1972)
Communication. Scientific American,
227(3), 31-41 [consider the lens of 30 years]
Schramm, W.
(1973). Channels
and audiences. (p 116-129 only) In Ithiel Pool, Wilbur Schramm, Nathan Maccoby
& Edwin Parker, (Eds.), Handbook of communication.
Pool,
Optional: Weaver, W. (1949). Recent
contributions to the mathematical theory of communication. In, The mathematical theory
of communication.
4. Introduction to
Information and Communication Theory
Information
senses:
Thing/object
(what we handle, transmit, store)
Process
(act of informing)
The
change in mental state (signal—data—information—knowledge—wisdom)
Signal (mass/energy)
Data (ordered
mass/energy)
Information (data in a
human)
Knowledge (formalized
information and skills—represented mentally and/or physically)
Wisdom (the experience
to know the differences)
Communication
senses:
Process involving:
Two or
more (human) participants (sender/receiver, creator/audience, etc.)
Sender (initiator,
creator, etc.) has intention
Receiver’s mental state
changes
Time ranges from 0+ to
infinite
May be unidirectional
Object (e.g., document)
Interaction
senses:
Mutual (reciprocal) action (process)
Two or more objects
(often we are concerned with one being human)
Either may initiate, may
be unintentional/random
States of both objects
change
Time ranges from 0+ to
infinite (but most often concerned with small latencies)
Always bidirectional
(feedback required, typically multiple cycles)
What
might it mean to interact with information?
Does information change when we ‘interact’ with it?
How
does digital information affect the possibilities of interaction?
For
HII do we also include the inferences and uses made of information?
5. One-minute paper concept
What was the big point you learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered question you leave class
with today?