| Fall
Term |
| September
9 |
Introduction
to course |
| September
11 |
What is “Technology”?
See J. Perrolle,
Computers and Social Change
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/perrolle/book/chapter1.html
(section 1.3)
|
| September
16 |
no
lecture/seminars -- Yom Kippur |
| September
18 |
continuation
of discussion of “technology” |
| September
23 |
continuation
of discussion of “technology” |
| September
25 |
What is “information”?
see Perrolle,
chapter One, Sections 1.1 and 1.2
|
| September
30 |
How do we organize
“Information” to retrieve information effectively?
In an oral culture? In a literate culture? (the case for
books )
Begin reading
Perrolle, parts of chapter two
|
| October
2 |
Lecture
by Wendy Hubley, Librarian, government documents section
of Schulich Library -- “Navigating Advice when using
the York University Libraries Homepage” |
| October
7 |
Problems
with evolving information-storage technologies and our ability
to access information – film “Into the Future:
On the preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age”
. See study guide |
| October
9 |
How
do we organize “Information” to retrieve information
effectively?: The case for the printing press and libraries) |
| October
14 |
no
lecture/seminar - Thanksgiving |
| October
16 |
Information
continued. The case for hybrid libraries |
| October
21 |
- Analyzing
Change – “First- and Second-Level Effects”
See Sproull
and Kiesler’s article in kit
|
| October
23 |
“Analyzing
Change continued: “The Revenge Effect”
See Tenner article in kit
|
| October
28 |
Analyzing
Change continued:
Read Selfe’s article in kit
|
| October
30 |
Analyzing
Change (from Oct 21)– “The relationship between
science and
Technology”
See Homer-Dixon’s article in kit
|
Part
2:
The Canadian citizen, the Canadian government, and Public
Policy Issues related to “Information” |
| November
4 |
Citizenship
in a Pre-Information Age |
| November
6 |
Governments’
roles in the Information Age |
| November
11 |
video
on Singapore: “The Intelligent Island.” A case
study of one government’s position on the Information
Age. (VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE IN THE FILM LIBRARY) |
| November
13 |
TThe
case for government non-intervention.
See http://hotwired.lycos.com/wired_online/4.06/declaration
|
| November
18 |
What
is the role of the government in protecting information?
Who owns information? Part 1: copyright issues
See Feather’s article in kit
|
| November
20 |
Who owns information?
Part 2: Privacy Issues
Reading: 1. “Political Privacy and Online Politics:
How E-Campaigning Threatens Voter Privacy” By Christopher
D Hunter.
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_2/hunter/index.html
Link to Missing
Text: Click Here
|
| November
25 |
Who
owns Information? Part 3: Censorship issues
Reading: “Power and Interdependence in the Information
Age, “ by Robert Keohane and Joseph Nye.
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/prg/nye/power.pdf
|
| November
27 |
Who
owns Information? Part 4: Access Issues |
| Extra
classes in Dec. to make up for 2 missed lectures: |
| December
2 |
REVIEW for
test
Material
Considered for MID-TERM Test: Click Here
|
| December
3 |
last
class – Reshowing of Singapore video “The intelligent
island” |
| December
11 |
Mid-Term
Test - Time and Place
***MOCKUP
MID-TERM TEST: Click Here***
|
