Schedule
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Finals week
Course Schedule (tentative)
Week | Date | Topic | Reading | Assignment Due (by noon)* |
1 | ||||
Wed, January 3 | Course Introduction | |||
2 | Mon, January 8 | Systems Approach | Churchman | |
Wed, January 10 | Fundamental concepts in information behavior | Taylor, Ellis | short assignment 1 | |
3 | Mon, January 15 | Martin Luther King Day | no class | |
Wed, January 17 | Models of information behavior - ASK & Berry Picking | Belkin, Bates | ||
4 | Mon, January 22 | Models of information behavior - Sense Making, Small Worlds | Dervin, Chatman | |
Wed, January 24 | Research methods | form groups of 4-6 for final group project, short assignment 2 | ||
5 | Mon, January 29 | Research methods | Smith | |
Wed, January 31 | Diffusion Theory - Acceptance of technology | Bruce | group project plan | |
6 | Mon, February 5 | Searching - users' models & behavior | Muramatsu & Pratt, Teevan | |
Wed, February 7 | Guest lecture | individual observation report | ||
7 | Mon, February 12 | Keeping Found Things Found | Jones et. al., Bruce et. al. | |
Wed, February 14 | Document use | Marshal & Brush, Marshal & Bly | short assignment 3 | |
8 | Mon, February 19 | Presidents' Day | no class | |
Wed, February 21 | Group meetings | group progress report | ||
9 | Mon, February 26 | Calendar & Table use | Payne, Marchionini | |
Wed, February 28 | Bellotti | |||
10 | Mon, March 5 | Information Synthesis & Wrap up - course summary | Blake & Pratt | |
Wed, March 7 | Guest lecture - Presentation skills | |||
finals week | Tue, March 13 (8pm) | group project final report | ||
Thur, March 15 8:30-10:30am | group project presentations |
* Note: there is always a short reflection paper due for each reading
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