Welcome to Introduction to Information Studies [i2i]!
In
this intro-level class, we will examine the myriad
different ways of understanding the contemporary
information universe. As you'll see in perusing the
syllabus, we cover a broad range of issues, from
privacy and intellectual property to business and
cultural issues. By completing this, you'll not be
an "information professional," but you will know
what that involves and you'll get a solid
foundation for navigating and getting empowered in
our information-driven world.
Note that this home page will change throughout the semester to give updated information and current announcements. Feel free to bookmark it for easy access. Also note that this site will be used instead of UM CourseTools to communicate with the class. Finally, there are no texts to be purchased for this course[!]—all assigned readings are on this Web site. You should also be aware, of course, that this course is listed both in Sociology as well as in the School of Information. If you're considering going into the Informatics concentration, you should perhaps enroll under the SI listing.
FYI: The Web site for this course is optimized for Apple's Safari and for Firefox. If you have a Mac, Safari is pre-installed; you can download Firefox. We discourage the use of Internet Explorer, as it's the least secure and uses non-standard code.
Note that this home page will change throughout the semester to give updated information and current announcements. Feel free to bookmark it for easy access. Also note that this site will be used instead of UM CourseTools to communicate with the class. Finally, there are no texts to be purchased for this course[!]—all assigned readings are on this Web site. You should also be aware, of course, that this course is listed both in Sociology as well as in the School of Information. If you're considering going into the Informatics concentration, you should perhaps enroll under the SI listing.
FYI: The Web site for this course is optimized for Apple's Safari and for Firefox. If you have a Mac, Safari is pre-installed; you can download Firefox. We discourage the use of Internet Explorer, as it's the least secure and uses non-standard code.
The
course lectures will be from 11:30am to 1:00pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays, in 260 Dennison Hall.
Discussion sections are as follows:
Class Schedule
Meet
Dr. Data Double,
s/he is you, according to marketers and the
national security state. You'll get well acquainted
in this course. Sadly, s/he's probably not going to
be your friend, ever.
- Section 002: Thursdays, 3:00 - 4:00pm - 142 Lorch Hall (instructor: Jason Stewart)
- Section 003: Thursdays, 3:00-4:00pm - 213 Dennison Hall (instructor: Jason Stewart)
- Section 004: Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00pm - 173 Lorch Hall (Instructor: Dominique Daniel)
- Section 005: Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00pm - 514 Dennison Hall (Instructor: Dominique Daniel)