INFO 390

Spring 2011 All Classes

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Credit: 1 TO 3 hours.

Explores a variety of informatics topics. Topics and prerequisites vary by section; see current Class Schedule for details. May be repeated indefinitely in separate terms when taken as different sections.

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INFO 390 class schedule data for spring 2011
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
55550	Lecture-Discussion	CWC	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	131 Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Schiller, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: China & World Communication
55704	Lecture-Discussion	E	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	304 English Building	Schaffner, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Section Title: Writing in a Digital World Section Info: This course explores the rhetorical and cultural significance of new writing forms in this, our digital age. The written word still matters, but writing online is increasingly visual and enmeshed in a range of media forms. Learning to create interesting content for the web allows one to contact a global audience. Students in this course will study what it means to write in this digital world. Students will create eight digital online projects, all coded in simple html, css, and javascript. No previous coding experience or practice creating web sites is needed. Experienced coders and web writers will be able to work at an accelerated pace. Meets with ENGL 380, Section E.
55551	Lecture	ML	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	336 Davenport Hall	Liu, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Info Tech/Soc Chnge in E. Asia Section Info: Topic: Information Technology and Social Change in East Asia. The course will examine the role of information technology (IT) in society, with a particular focus on East Asia including China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Topics include government initiatives, domestic and global information policy, IT production, intellectual property, bioinformatics, social media, and digital culture. While the course will locate IT within a historical trajectory, it will emphasize the social, economic, and political impacts of recent computer and Internet related technologies and their development. As preferred background, students should have previously completed a course on technology and society (e.g., CMN 280, CS 210, or INFO 202), or a course on East Asian culture (e.g., HIST 120). Meets with EALC 398, section ML.