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Topics, Readings and Assignments
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Technology Modules/Tutorials
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UNIT 1
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (IT) AND IT AS A SOCIAL
CONSTRUCTION
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Weekly Question
and Answer
For questions posted on Wednesdays, please post your answers by
the following Friday; on Fridays, by the following Monday; and on
Mondays, by the following Wednesday. |
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Jun 6
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Introduction to the Course
Information Theory
and Digital Representation (PowerPoint)
Information Lifecycle
Introduction to Computing
(PowerPoint)
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GSLIS
account FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Activating your account (signup form)
Account
activation (RealMedia tutorial)
Account
activation status page (has your account been activated yet?)
Changing
passwords (RealMedia tutorial)
Downloading plug-ins
Anti-virus
software
Web
searching
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Assignments due:
Jun 7
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Establish
GSLIS Account and Provide Email Addresses
Team names for Information
Technology Problem Area Description |
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Jun 8
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Introduction to
Science and Technology Studies (PowerPoint)
Science and Technology Studies
IT as a Social Construct
Multidisciplinary Perspectives
on IT
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Basic UNIX commands
E-mail
attachments with Eudora
E-mail
attachments with Pine |
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| Assignment due: |
Discussion Board
Logon and Profile Update |
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UNIT 2
IT: THE PERSPECTIVE OF LIS
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Jun 11
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Overview of
Information Storage
and Retrieval, Part 1 (PowerPoint)
Overview of ISR,
Part 2 (PowerPoint)
Overview of ISR,
Part 3 (PowerPoint)
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Basic
HTML for text and graphics
DreamWeaver
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| Assignment due: |
Defining Bit Rate,
Bandwidth, and Baud Using Web-Based Search Techniques |
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Assignment due:
Jun 13 |
Information
Technology Problem Area Description |
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Jun 13
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Introduction to Technical Standards
MARC (MAchine-Readable
Cataloging) Records and Variable-Length Record Structures
Overview of Online-Public
Access Catalogs (OPACs) (PowerPoint)
Online Public-Access Catalogs (OPACs)
Z39.50 and Other
Standards for Information Exchange
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WSFTP
and file transfer
File-transfer
considerations for Macintosh users (you need not read this
if you are using a PC)
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Jun 15
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Digital Libraries
Outline of the Information Retrieval
Problem
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Wordprocessed
files to HTML |
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| READ: Hobart
& Schiffman (1998), Introduction, Chapters 1, 2, and 3 (pp.
1-84) |
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| Assignment due: |
Comparison of Web-Based Online
Public Access Catalogs
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Jun 18
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Aspects of
Access to Information
Information Architecture
Overview of Metadata |
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| READ: Hobart
& Schiffman (1998), Chapters 4, 5, and 6 (pp. 87-172) |
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| Assignment due: |
Science and Technology Studies
Article Evaluation, with image, on the Web
Choice of topic for group Web-based
Presentation
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Jun 20
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Bibliographic Instruction:
The Digital Divide and Resistance of Users to Technologies
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| READ: Hobart
& Schiffman (1998), Chapters 7, 8, 9, and the Conclusion (pp.
175-268); Bibliographical Essay (pp. 279-294) |
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Jun 22
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Introduction
to Information Policy (PowerPoint)
IT and information policy
Copyright
Privacy
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PowerPoint
Tips
Email
collaboration with PowerPoint
PowerPoint
to HTML
Uploading
PowerPoint HTML to the Web |
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UNIT 3
IT: BEING AN INFORMED USER, EVALUATOR, AND TRAINER
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Jun 25
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Computer-Supported Cooperative
Work (CSCW)
Some Pragmatic Aspects
of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (PowerPoint)
Compressing and decompressing files
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MrSid image
compression |
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| READ: Nardi
& O'Day (1999), Preface and Chapters 1 - 6 (pp. 1-75) |
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Jun 27
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Introduction to Operating Systems
Overview of the Open-Source
Movement
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Unix-Linux: What you can do with your
GSLIS Linux account |
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| READ: Nardi
& O'Day (1999), Chapter 7 (pp. 79-104) |
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| Assignments due: |
Draft of Web-based Presentation
Draft of Capstone Essay
- Professional Development Plan
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Jun 29
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Introduction to TCP/IP
Notes on the 5-Layer
and 7-Layer Models of Interconnection
Considering the History
of the Internet (PowerPoint)
Outline History of the
Internet (PowerPoint)
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Future of the Internet/Internet
2 at UT-Austin |
| READ: Nardi & O'Day
(1999), Chapters 8-13 (pp. 105-216)
"A Plumbers View of the Future of the Internet" |
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Jul 2
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Privacy and
the Internet (PowerPoint)
Cryptography and Pretty
Good Privacy
Privacy on the Internet and the P3P Project
Introduction to Computer Security
and to Cryptography Policy
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PGP and Public Key Cryptography |
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Web-based
Presentation |
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| Jul 4 |
Holiday |
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Jul 5
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Standard Generalized Markup
Language (SGML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Extensible Markup
Language (XML), and Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
(SMIL)
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HTML
Tutorials |
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| Assignment due: |
Critical
Peer evaluation of Web-Based
Presentations |
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Jul 9
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Introduction to
Databases (PowerPoint) |
Database design |
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Book Review
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Jul 11
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Web-Based
Databases (PowerPoint)
Course evaluation |
Web-Enabled Databases |
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| Assignment due: |
Capstone Essay - Professional
Development Plan
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