1. Welcome.  My background and interests.  Introductions and interests—personal interest sheet.
2. Course Overview
Survey of communications---HUGE challenge for 15 weeks:
whole schools, departments specializing in various subfields: interpersonal, oral/written, work group, mass comm, journalism, scholarly, computer-mediated, design.
Generic terms like, communication, information, media, channel, message
Mix of backgrounds and perspectives in SILS
Theme for this section:  Implications of ubiquitous interpersonal communication capabilities on work, learning, and leisure.   We will do the survey of different aspects of communication studies but focus on how “information designs” communicate.

3. Why is this a core course?
Communication theories undergird much of the IS research (as much as cog science, technology)
Essential skills for leadership (you may be focused on a job for the next decade, I’m focused on your impact on overall field—we aim to train information specialists who will lead)

4. Logistics
a) Syllabus at www.ils.unc.edu/~march/courses/180_s99/syllabus.html
b) b) Assignments: readings, discussion participation (in class and online), reviews of structure and affordances of media, content analysis or citation analysis, term project
c) 5 minute speeches  see dates on syllabus
d) Term Project: see website
e) Reading Plan:  Too much to read, too little time, maximize our time actually creating/designing messages.  We will form 6 groups.  Everyone reads assigned papers but one group takes responsibility for summarizing and leading discussion of papers.  See syllabus for Group assignments for various readings.

e) Today’s assignments:
e.1. Subscribe to INLS180-01 by sending mail to listproc@ils.unc.edu leaving subject blank, type:  subscribe INLS180-01 first name last name
e.2. Search the web for definitions of three terms:
communication
message
noise
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!
e.3. Read Pierce, Read Pool (on reserve in SILS Library)

5. The 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?