LIS 694 Seminar on Information and Communication Policy Issues Dr. donna Bair-Mundy

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Assignments page

Online version of syllabus

Online readings

Electronic reserves Cortada, Chapter 4 (e-reserve)

Electronic reserves (1)

Electronic reserves (2)

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Electronic reserves (4)

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Configuring Adobe Reader (1)

Configuring Adobe Reader (2)

Configuring Adobe Reader (3) 

Electronic reserves (4) donnab

Electronic reserves (5)

Technology tools Access to a computer with an Internet connection Software: Powerpoint SSH (free at UH Web site) Word processor

Course listserv lis694-infocomm-l To:

Selected Course topics Telecommunication (incl. the Internet) basics Censorship Digital divide Net neutrality Surveillance & Privacy Growth of the Information Society

Two Streams Technology Information Society Information Communication Technology

Course activities Introductory talks In-class discussions Panel discussions Exercises and projects Student presentations

On index card or sheet of paper: Your "real" name (first and last)Your "real" name (first and last) What you like to be calledWhat you like to be called Your interestsYour interests What type of information work you would like to do in the futureWhat type of information work you would like to do in the future

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Laulima discussions Discussion

Laulima discussions (cont'd)

Introduce yourself on Laulima Your name Academic background Experience with computers Experience with HTML Something interesting about yourself Something you would like to learn in this course

Discussion Question: What is Communication?

Telecommunication Television Book? Internet tele- = distant : at a distance : over a distance

Production of Internet Content

Telecommunication Television IPhone Book? Internet

Castells’ Changing View of Space Spaces of Flow Spaces of Contiguity +

Space Where is the company called Toyota located? Where in the world is Toyota?

Toyota

Castells’ Changing View of Space Space of Flows Space of Contiguity + Decision Elites

World Connection Density

Digital Divide

ITU-T Reports

ITU-T Reports – ICT Statistics Internet users, total subscriptions, broadband subscriptions

ITU-T Reports Afghanistan 1,200 subscriptions Argentina 3,737,400 subscriptions

ITU-T Country Reports

Has your country defined universal access and/or services? No

Censorship – Google v. China amnesty international

as of 3/25/2010

Censorship – Google v. China

The US giant is redirecting users in mainland China to its unrestricted Hong Kong site, although Chinese firewalls mean results still come back censored.

Censorship – Google v. China

Censorship in Turkey

cells inspector’s lodge entry walkway Jeremy Bentham’s Panopticon

Panopticon society

Packet prioritization Commerce Telemedicine

Net Neutrality Pay for priority? IHS Microsoft

Technology assignments Technical Exercise: Interacting with a Domain Name ServerTechnical Exercise: Interacting with a Domain Name Server Experiment: Getting a Web Page Indexed by an Internet Search EngineExperiment: Getting a Web Page Indexed by an Internet Search Engine Create an Instructional Website and Post Constructive Comments Regarding Two Instructional Web Pages on LaulimaCreate an Instructional Website and Post Constructive Comments Regarding Two Instructional Web Pages on Laulima

Discussion questions

Discussion Panel Assignment

Form a group of two people (three if we have an odd number of students) Select a topic from the List Research your topic Select a reading for the class Formulate questions for the class to consider Plan your Panel Discussion Lead the discussion on your discussion day Prepare a short summary of your experiences

Discussion Panel Topics Cultural Preservation, Information Dissemination, and Copyright: the Google Books Library Project (Who Should Own or Control Our Cultural Heritage)? Who Should Pay for the Internet? (And Who Is Doing So Now?) Google (and Yahoo and Other Search Engines) and the China Dilemma eBay, France, and Nazi Memorabilia: Sensitivity or Censorship? Net Neutrality - Fundamental principle or flawed paradigm?

Course Website Online Resources

Discussion: What will your workday and workplace look like in five years? Imagine that you are looking around at your future workplace. What do you see? What will your role be? What will your daily activities be? Free-write for 5 minutes then share with class Post your analysis on Laulima