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INFO 300
Intellectual Foundations of Informatics

Course Syllabus
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Readings by Topic

  1. Informatics - Definition and Scope
  2. The History of the  Internet
  3. Representation
  4. Manipulation
  1. Classification
  2. Interfaces and Interactive Design
  3. Containers: Documents, Augmented Reality, and Ubiquitous Computing
  1. Human Values: Privacy, Security, and Property
  2. Globalization, Community, and Cultural Diversity Online
  3. Biology, Information and Computation

Readings

Marcus, A.  (1992).  Chapter 3: Symbolism (pp. 51-64).  Graphic Design for Electronic Documents and User Interfaces.  New York, NY: ACM Press.

Savage-Rambaugh, E. S., Williams, S. L., Furuichi, T., & Kano, T.  (1996).  Language perceived: Paniscus branches out.  In W. C. McGrew, L. F. Marchant, & T. Nishida (Eds.), Great Ape Societies (pp. 173-184).  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Saxe, G.  (1981).  Body parts as numerals: A developmental analysis of numerations among the Oksapmin in Papau New Guinea.  Child Development, 52, 306-316.

What Will Be, Appendix 1 & 2 (pp. 350-354).

Decker, R., & Hirshfield, S.  (1994).  The analytic engine (pp. 172-184).  (2nd edition).  Boston: PWS Publishing Company.