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Topic |
Class
Activity |
Homework
Assignment |
Reading
Due |
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Week 1 March 27 |
Course
outline and introduction/ Review
of the user-oriented paradigm |
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Begin preparing contribution to debate |
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March
29 |
Review
of the user oriented paradigm what does it mean to be user oriented? |
Reviewing
definitions of information |
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March
30 |
Review
of the user oriented paradigm what does it mean to be user oriented? |
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Week 2 April 3 |
Review
of Human Information Behavior |
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April 5 |
Review
of Human Information Behavior |
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April 6 |
Information systems, services
and resources |
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Identify information service, system, resource. Due in class on April 10. |
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Week 3 April 10 |
Information
systems, services and resources |
Definitions of information
systems, resources, services and institutions find definitions for
each then to compare and justify choices. Comparing descriptions of
services or resources to see if we can find the user oriented (service) or
system (product, agency) oriented assumptions. |
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April 12 |
Introduction to user centered
design, the value-added model and the information consolidation process |
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April 13 |
Good Friday No Class |
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Week 4 April 17 |
Introduction to user centered
design, the value-added model and the information consolidation process |
Puzzles spot the difference |
Concept Mapping homework (with
Diener article) due Friday, April 20. |
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April 19 |
Introduction to user centered
design, the value-added model and the information consolidation process |
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April 20 |
Description, evaluation,
synthesis |
Presentation of concept maps
homework |
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Week 5 April 24 |
The first steps a. market segmentation;
identifying and defining the user population |
Finding studies about the
information behavior of user groups where are these located in the
library? |
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April 26 |
Locating, reading and
synthesizing HIB research the informed consumer of HIB research a. Research techniques reviewed
understanding the research article b. Analyzing and synthesizing
the results and findings |
Report on studies found. |
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April 27 |
Locating, reading and
synthesizing HIB research |
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Identify user-studies, bring to
class next Tuesday and Thursday |
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Week 6 May 1 |
Locating, reading and
synthesizing HIB research |
Synthesize user studies into a
user profile |
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May 3 |
The user model a. User behavior profiles
what are we looking for? (information needs, information seeking, source
preferences, evaluation criteria, user tasks, resources needed to complete
tasks etc) |
Synthesize user studies into a
user profile |
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May 4 |
The
user model |
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Week 7 May 8 |
Gap analysis a. Evaluation of information b. Mapping what is needed with
what is available - What is missing? (What needs
to be developed, designed, restructured, repackaged?) |
Doing
a Gap analysis |
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May 10 |
Gap analysis |
Examining an information
resource what elements of information behavior can you see
accommodated by the design of the resource |
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May 11 |
Gap
analysis |
Evaluation of information: user
criteria, IS criteria, subject criteria |
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Week 8 May 15 |
Prototyping the information
service and system design |
Restructuring
and repackaging information |
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May 17 |
Prototyping |
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May 18 |
Prototyping |
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Project Proposal Due |
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Week 9 May 22 |
Prototyping |
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May 24 |
Prototyping |
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May 26 |
Prototyping |
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Week 10 May 29 |
Field
testing and evaluation |
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May 31 |
Prototype presentations |
Presentations |
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June 1 |
Prototype presentations |
Presentations |
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