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Course Outline

 

INFOSYS 221 
CCN: 42572
3 unit(s) 

 

Information Policy

Instructor(s)

 

Yale Braunstein
E-mail: yale(at)sims.berkeley.edu
Office: 203B South Hall
Office hours: TBA
Telephone: (510) 642-2235

Time/Location

 

T-Th 2:00-3:30
107 South Hall 

(Last updated 13 March 2008)

 

Course Schedule  

 

 

 

Date

Topic / Major Readings

Section (*)

Jan. 22

Introduction to information policy & overview of the course

1

Jan. 24

The nature of "information policy": what it includes, who makes it, analytical tools used

1

Jan. 29

International aspects; cultural issues, including "The EU View" 

2

Jan. 31

Ethics & Policy

3

Feb. 5

Privacy

4

Feb. 7-14

Digital convergence
  -  Regulatory response to convergence (ppt slides; 1.1MB)


5

Feb. 12

No class

 

TBA

Net neutrality

6

Feb. 19

Consumers issues (emphasis on health & medicine information--see below for links)

7

Feb. 21-26

Intellectual property rights: legal & economic analysis; Coase's Theorem; focus on extensions of IPR, especially database rights (ppt -- 95 kb); zip -- 24KB)

8

Feb. 28

Intellectual freedom

9

Mar. 4

Access to Information (ppt on access and universal service)

10

Mar. 6

Public vs. private provision of information; user fees

11, 12

Mar. 11

Information markets, externalities, competition policy

13

Mar. 13

Technical compatibility standards

14

Mar. 18

Trans-border data flows

16

Mar. 20

No class

 

Mar. 24-28

Spring Break

 

Apr. 1

RFID policy

15

Apr. 3

National security

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: (*) These sections are numbered to match the web version of the course outline.

Additional Links

Case study: Health and medical information on the Internet (updated 2/19/08)

The PPT file for this lecture is over 5 MB, but can be downloaded.
It may be easier to download the "zipped" version (also 5 MB).
A short version (with 32 slides) of the Health Information lecture is available at the University of Pittsburgh "Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health Supercourse" web site.

General Information

  • Preference will be given for SIMS students.   Permission of the instructor required for all other students.
  • Prerequisites and specific information:
    • SIMS students -- A link to the official course description is above. There are no prerequisites.
    • Class format: Mix of lectures and student-led classes
    • Required readings: Mix of course reader, online sources, and additional readings
      • The course reader will be available at Copy Central on Bancroft.