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Info 218: Concepts of Information
School of Information, UC Berkeley, Spring 2011
Paul Duguid, Geoff Nunberg, instructors
(Full references, links, and additional sources are listed on the Readings page)
18 Jan: Introduction
20 Jan: Exercise:I-School identities
Week 2
25 Jan: The history of "information"
27 Jan: history: Exercise/discussion
Week 3
1 Feb: The informational state [I-School Conference panel]
3 Feb: How much ...: Exercise/discussion
Week 4
8 Feb: How much information?
10 Feb: TBD
Week 5
15 Feb: News 1: information and the rise of the public sphere
17 Feb: Public sphere: Exercise/discussion
Week 4
Week 6
22 Feb: News 2: Information and objectivity
25 Feb: Objectivity: Exercise/discussion
Week 7
1 Mar: Information and the state
3 Mar: No Class
Technology: Transforming the Regulatory Endeavor Conference
Week 8
8 Mar: Inforation to "Public knowledge": Exercise/discussion
10 Mar: Information and the organization of knowledge
Week 9
15 Mar: Organization of Knowledge: Exercise/discussion
17 Mar: Theories of information I
Week 10
Midterm break
- No classes -
Week 11
29 Mar: Theories of information II
Preliminary discussion of final project/paper proposals
31 Mar: Cognitive science:
Week 12
5 Apr: Information, economics, and development
7 Apr: finals paper/project outline discussion
[outlines due]
Week 13
12 Apr: Political Science
14 Apr: Memes
Week 14
19 Apr: Political science/Memes Exercise/discussion
21 Apr: Searching for information
Week 15
26 Apr: Information as Social Capital
28 Apr: Looking Backwards
Week 16
3 May: Final paper/project presentations
5 May: Final paper/project presentations