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WEEKLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Weekly Question
(Weeks 1 - 12) |
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for a given week are due by midnight of the Tuesday following the
Wednesday on which the Question was posted. |
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Professional Reading |
Technical Reading |
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UNIT 1
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (IT) AND IT AS A SOCIAL
CONSTRUCTION
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Aug 29
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Introduction to the Course
Information Theory
and Digital Representation (PowerPoint)
Information Lifecycle
Introduction to
Computing (PowerPoint)
GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN WORK.
Standards for Written Work, Grading,
and APA Electronic
References.
Text: In Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association, Fifth Edition (APA 2001), read the Introduction,
Chapter 1, and Chapter 2; in Chapter 3, read pp. 111-130 and 202-214;
read Chapters 4 and 5; and in Chapter 6, read pp. 321-326. We realize
that this adds up to a large number of pages, but many of them you
will simply be skimming in order to familiarize yourself with where
to look for detailed guidance when, later on, you begin writing
papers for this course and other GSLIS courses. (See Standards
for Written Work for bibliographic details on APA 2001).
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GSLIS
account FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Account
activation status page (has your account been activated yet?)
Changing
passwords
GSLIS
IT FAQs
Downloading plug-ins
FTP
Utilities
Security,
Anti-virus, secure FTP
Web
searching
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Sep 5
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Systematic Inquiry and
New Knowledge
Basic Concepts
of Research (PowerPoint)
Introduction to Statistics
(PowerPoint)
Introduction to
Science and Technology Studies (PowerPoint)
Science and Technology Studies—IT
as a Social Construct and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on IT
Comments on Email
Programs
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Basic UNIX commands
E-mail
attachments with Eudora
E-mail
attachments with Pine
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GSLIS Account and Provide Email Addresses |
| Assignment due: Provide team and member names and
topics for Information
Technology Problem Area Description |
| Assignment due: Discussion
Board Logon and Profile Update |
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UNIT 2
IT: THE PERSPECTIVE OF LIS
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Sep 12
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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 |
| Assignment due: Your choice of the book that you
will review for the Book Review
assignment. (We recommend that you start reading your chosen book
promptly.) |
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Assignment due: Information
Technology Problem Area Description
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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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WS_FTP
and file transfer
File-transfer
considerations for Macintosh users (you need not read this if
you are using a PC)
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Sep 26
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Digital Libraries
Outline of the Information Retrieval
Problem
Text: Hobart & Schiffman (1998), Introduction, Chapters
1, 2, and 3 (pp. 1-84). See also: Study
Guide, Hobart & Schiffman, Part 1.
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Wordprocessed
files to HTML |
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| Assignment due: Comparison
of Web-Based Online Public Access Catalogs |
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Oct 3
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Aspects of Access to Information
Information Architecture
Overview of Metadata
Text: Hobart & Schiffman (1998), Chapters 4, 5, and 6
(pp. 87-172). See also: Study Guide,
Hobart & Schiffman, Part 2.
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and Technology Studies Article Evaluation, with image,
on the Web |
| Assignment due: Choice
of topic for group Web-based Presentation |
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posting, to the Discussion Board, comments on the book you are reviewing. |
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Oct 10
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Bibliographic Instruction:
The Digital Divide and Resistance of Users to Technologies
Text: Hobart & Schiffman (1998), Chapters 7, 8, 9, and the
Conclusion (pp. 175-268); Bibliographical Essay (pp. 279-294). See
also: Study Guide, Hobart &
Schiffman, Part 3.
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Oct 17
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Introduction
to Information Policy (PowerPoint)
IT and information policy
Copyright
Privacy
PowerPoint Tips
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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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Oct 24
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Computer-Supported
Cooperative Work (CSCW)
Some Pragmatic Aspects
of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (PowerPoint)
Compressing and Decompressing
Files
Text: Nardi & O'Day (1999), Preface and Chapters 1 - 6
(pp. 1-75). See also: Study Guide,
Nardi & O'Day, Part 1.
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MrSid
image compression |
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| Assignment due: Draft of Web-based
Presentation |
| Assignment due: Draft of Capstone
Essay - Professional Development Plan |
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Oct 31
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Introduction to Operating
Systems
Overview of the Open-Source
Movement
Text: Nardi & O'Day (1999), Chapter 7 (pp. 79-104). See
also: Study Guide, Nardi & O'Day,
Part 2.
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Unix-Linux: What you can do
with your GSLIS Linux account |
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Nov 7
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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)
A Plumber's View of the Future
of the Internet
Text: Nardi & O'Day (1999), Chapters 8-13 (pp. 105-216). See
also: Study Guide, Nardi & O'Day,
Part 3.
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Nov 14
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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 |
PGP and Public Key Cryptography
(optional, but encouraged) |
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Presentation |
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Nov 21
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Standard Generalized Markup
Language (SGML),
Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML),
Extensible Markup Language (XML),
Synchronized Multimedia Integration
Language (SMIL)
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HTML
Tutorials |
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| Assignment due: Critical
Peer evaluation of Web-Based
Presentations |
| Assignment due: Complete
your posting, to the Discussion Board, of comments on the book you
are reviewing. |
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Nov 28
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Introduction
to Databases (PowerPoint) |
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Review |
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Dec 5
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Web-Based
Databases (PowerPoint)
Promoting Information Service
Course evaluation |
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| Assignment due: Capstone
Essay - Professional Development Plan |
