Lee Giles office hours at IST 311A: Tuesday 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Thursday, 2:30 - 3:30 PM, and TBA.
This course provides an overview to the
integrative aspects of the fields, which comprise the information
sciences. The course has three broad objectives. First, the course
serves as an overview to the theories, models, findings, research
methods and research-related issues that frame the multiple fields of
the information sciences. Second, the course provides students a set of
integrative techniques and models. Finally, the course provides
students a means to begin formulating researchable topics and questions.
IST 501 is designed as the introductory course for research-oriented
graduate students who are interested in pursuing research in the
various fields that comprise the information sciences. The specific
focus is a critical integrative treatment of the research relative to
how people use technologies to meet their information needs plus an
understanding of the models with comprise the integration.
| Class
Participation |
25 points |
|
Research Report |
25 points |
|
Research
Presentation |
25 points |
| Summaries
& Exercises |
25 points |
This schedule is subject to change.
Please
check it on a regular basis for assignments. It is the student's
responsibility to download any online material.
Here are some course
material links and references. Most course material links will be in
the schedule. Some materials will be found in the Angel area of IST 501.