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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Assignments Due* |
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1 |
Apr 1 |
Course Overview |
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Apr 3 |
Information & Information Needs
The Systems Approach |
Faibisoff & Ely
Churchman-Questions |
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2 |
Apr 8 |
Concepts in Information Behavior |
Westbrook
Taylor |
Assignment 1A |
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Apr 10 |
Concepts in Information Behavior |
Wilson (1999)
Ellis |
Choose presentation topic |
|
3 |
Apr 15 |
Models
of Information Behavior |
Belkin-Questions
Bates
|
Assignment 1B |
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Apr 17 |
Models of Information Behavior |
Dervin-Questions
Leckie & Pettirgrew
|
Choose project topic |
|
4 |
Apr 22 |
Models of Information Behavior |
Chatman-Questions
Kulthau-Questions |
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Apr 24 |
Research Methods in Information
Behavior |
Observational Field Research
Critical Incident Technique
Sense-making methods p.10-18
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Assignment 2 |
|
5 |
Apr 29 |
Research Methods continued |
Allen C Smith |
Paper selections for
presentations |
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May 1 |
Collaboration in Information Behavior |
Sonnenwald
Blake & Pratt |
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|
6 |
May 6 |
IB in Health Care: Information Needs
and Information Seeking |
Blythe & Royle
Covell et al.
|
Project study design |
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May 8 |
IB in Health Care: Information Needs
and Information Seeking |
Forsythe et al.
Leydon et al. |
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|
7 |
May 13 |
IB in Health Care: Information Sharing and Use
Observation Reports |
Gorman et al. - Bundles in the Wild |
Observation Part of Project |
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May 15 |
IB in Health Care: Information Sharing and Use |
Pettigrew (2000) |
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|
8 |
May 20 |
student presentations of project topic and progress |
|
Project progress report |
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May 22 |
Kathleen - nurses' information searching for guidelines
Jesse - TBD |
Thompson, TBD |
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9 |
May 27 |
Wayne - medical students Andrea - consumer's use of the Internet for information |
Orlander, Diaz |
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May 29 |
No Class |
finish projects |
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|
10 |
June 3 |
Donna - physicians seeking and use of evidence-based information |
Putnam |
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June 5 |
Kathleen's final project presentation
Summary &
Implications for System Design
|
TBD |
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Exam |
June 10, 4:30-6:20pm |
Student Presentations |
final project presentations |
Project reports |