IS U300 - Principles of Information Science
Fall, 2008 - Prof Hafner

Assignments

Assignment 1.  Due date: Sept 23 at the beginning of class

In this assignment, you will begin applying the professional writing concepts we talked about in class.  Your assignment is to write a 1-page summary (12 point single spaced, about 450-500 words) of the article "Ubiquitous Access: on the Front Lines of Patient Care and Safety" by Abraham et al., which appears in your course syllabus.  Your intended audience is a fellow student who is not taking this class, or a CS professor such as Prof. Shivers.  (We will discuss the attributes of these individuals which may be  relevant, and consider how those attributes, combined with Grice's maxims, should influence your summary).

Your paper should be appropriately titled.  A small amount of text on a second page is allowed.

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Assignment 5

Assignment 6. Guest Lecture reports. 

There will be 4 or 5 guest lectures this semester.   Attendance is required.  On the day of the next class after a guest lecture, you must turn in a brief report describing one interesting thing you heard in the lecture, and why you found it interesting. This should be about 1/2 page (1 page maximum).  These will be graded pass-fail, and your grade on the "assignment" will be determined by how many "pass" grades you receive.  A pass on all guest lectures is an (easy) A.

Scheduled guest lectures:
Guest lecture 1:September 30, Dr. Stanley Hochberg
Guest lecture 2:October 7, Dr. Mark Putnam
Guest lecture 3: October 9, 3pm.  Prof. Edward Felton ************* SPECIAL TIME AND PLACE **********
Guest lecture 4: December 2, Prof. Richard O'Bryant



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