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LIS 694 Seminar on Information and Communication Policy Issues Dr. donna Bair-Mundy
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Course Web page http://www2.hawaii.edu/~donnab/infocomm/
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Assignments page
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Online version of syllabus
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Online readings
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Electronic reserves Cortada, Chapter 4 (e-reserve)
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http://library.manoa.hawaii.edu/
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Electronic reserves (1)
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Electronic reserves (2)
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Electronic reserves (3)
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Electronic reserves (4)
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Please configure the Acrobat Reader to open PDF files in a separate window: Open browser then open Acrobat Reader Edit menu > Preferences > General > Options > Web Browser Options UNCHECK display PDF in browser Close browser and Acrobat Reader PDF Reader instructions
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Configuring Adobe Reader (1)
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Configuring Adobe Reader (2)
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Configuring Adobe Reader (3)
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Electronic reserves (4) donnab
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Electronic reserves (5)
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Technology tools Access to a computer with an Internet connection Software: Powerpoint SSH (free at UH Web site) Word processor
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Course listserv lis694-infocomm-l To: lis694-infocomm-l@lists.hawaii.edu
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Selected Course topics Telecommunication (incl. the Internet) basics Censorship Digital divide Net neutrality Surveillance & Privacy Growth of the Information Society
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Two Streams Technology Information Society Information Communication Technology
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Course activities Introductory talks In-class discussions Panel discussions Exercises and projects Student presentations
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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 https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal donnab *******
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Laulima discussions Discussion
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Laulima discussions (cont'd)
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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
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Discussion Question: What is Communication?
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Telecommunication Television Book? Internet tele- = distant : at a distance : over a distance
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Production of Internet Content
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Telecommunication Television IPhone Book? Internet
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Castells’ Changing View of Space Spaces of Flow Spaces of Contiguity +
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Space Where is the company called Toyota located? Where in the world is Toyota?
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Toyota
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Castells’ Changing View of Space Space of Flows Space of Contiguity + Decision Elites
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World Connection Density http://www.chrisharrison.net/projects/InternetMap/
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Digital Divide
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ITU-T Reports http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Reports.aspx#
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ITU-T Reports – ICT Statistics Internet users, total subscriptions, broadband subscriptions
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ITU-T Reports Afghanistan 1,200 subscriptions Argentina 3,737,400 subscriptions
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ITU-T Country Reports
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Has your country defined universal access and/or services? No
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Censorship – Google v. China amnesty international
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as of 3/25/2010
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Censorship – Google v. China
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The US giant is redirecting users in mainland China to its unrestricted Hong Kong site, although Chinese firewalls mean results still come back censored.
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Censorship – Google v. China
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Censorship in Turkey
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http://www.osce.org/documents/rfm/2010/01/42294_en.pdf
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cells inspector’s lodge entry walkway Jeremy Bentham’s Panopticon
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Panopticon society
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Packet prioritization Commerce Telemedicine
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Net Neutrality Pay for priority? IHS Microsoft
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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
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Discussion questions
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Discussion Panel Assignment
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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
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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?
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Course Website Online Resources
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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
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