INFO 490

Fall 2013 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 26-Dec 11

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

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May be repeated in separate terms. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Other prerequisites as specified for each topic offering. See Class Schedule.

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INFO 490 class schedule data for fall 2013
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
62288	Lecture-Discussion	JSG	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	Noyes Laboratory	Scott, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/13-12/11/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: An Introduction to Game Design Section Info: This is the graduate enrollment section. This course meets with INFO 490 JSU. This course explores the theory and practice of designing games. Through lectures, discussions, written assignments, hands-on workshops and team projects, students learn how to analyze, design, build, and refine meaningful game experiences. Possible topics include gameplay systems and mechanics, choice vs. chance, economies and balancing, pacing and the dramatic arc, understanding player motivation, design documentation and communication, and the iterative cycle of the design process (ideation, exploration, prototyping, playtesting). Please note that all game projects designed in this course will be simple non-digital games (e.g., board, dice, and card games) that require no special technical expertise to produce. Game design is an eclectic field, and students from all disciplines are welcome.
62287	Lecture-Discussion	JSU	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	Noyes Laboratory	Scott, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/13-12/11/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: An Introduction to Game Design Section Info: This is the undergraduate enrollment section. This course meets with INFO 490 JSG. This course explores the theory and practice of designing games. Through lectures, discussions, written assignments, hands-on workshops and team projects, students learn how to analyze, design, build, and refine meaningful game experiences. Possible topics include gameplay systems and mechanics, choice vs. chance, economies and balancing, pacing and the dramatic arc, understanding player motivation, design documentation and communication, and the iterative cycle of the design process (ideation, exploration, prototyping, playtesting). Please note that all game projects designed in this course will be simple non-digital games (e.g., board, dice, and card games) that require no special technical expertise to produce. Game design is an eclectic field, and students from all disciplines are welcome.
62221	Lecture-Discussion	PVG	9:00AM -11:50AM	T	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Gasser, L Bashir, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/13-12/11/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Privacy in the Internet Age Section Info: Graduate student enrollment section. Meets with UG sections LIS 490PVU and INFO 490PVU, and graduate section LIS 490PVG. Description: This course will examine the notion of privacy in its historical context, and in relation to existing and projected information/communication technologies and institutional arrangements. Topics covered include the nature of "identity"; protecting personal data; technologies for personal identification, societal surveillance, and privacy enhancement; technologies for describing, monitoring, and controlling levels of privacy; changes in cultural, legal, and policy understandings of privacy and privacy rights; needs for and approaches to privacy protection in a variety of institutions and industries; security-privacy interactions and policy implications; and specific cases such as privacy implications of automated transportation systems, medical records, online behavior, Google Maps, information mining, trans-border data flow, credit card theft, etc.
62218	Lecture-Discussion	PVU	9:00AM -11:50AM	T	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Gasser, L Bashir, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/13-12/11/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Privacy in the Internet Age Section Info: Undergraduate (junior & senior) enrollment section. Meets with UG section LIS 490PVU and graduate sections LIS 490PVG and INFO 490PVG. Description: This course will examine the notion of privacy in its historical context, and in relation to existing and projected information/communication technologies and institutional arrangements. Topics covered include the nature of "identity"; protecting personal data; technologies for personal identification, societal surveillance, and privacy enhancement; technologies for describing, monitoring, and controlling levels of privacy; changes in cultural, legal, and policy understandings of privacy and privacy rights; needs for and approaches to privacy protection in a variety of institutions and industries; security-privacy interactions and policy implications; and specific cases such as privacy implications of automated transportation systems, medical records, online behavior, Google Maps, information mining, trans-border data flow, credit card theft, etc.