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Michael. Eisenberg
INFO 200
Seattle Campus
Information as an object of study, including theories, concepts, and principles of information, information seeking, cognitive processing, knowledge representation and restructuring, and their relationships to physical and intellectual access to information. Development of information systems for storage, organization, and retrieval. Experience in the application of theories, concepts, and principles.
Class description
Informatics is the study of information and information technology to meet people’s needs. All these elements are essential – people, information, and information technology – but the magic happens in the interplay among the three.
The course focuses on the foundations of the informatics field in terms of conceptual understandings and implementation in practice. The topics are divided into five major modules:
(1) The Information Perspective (2) Human-Centered Approaches (3) Informatics In Practice (4) Information Ethics & Policy (5) Looking Ahead
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
FYI - there is no textbook for this course. All readings or viewings will be provided.
Class assignments and grading
