IS 221	Fall 2003
Information Policy	Updated: August 25, 2003

Detail on course requirements and due dates

October 1, 2003	Proposal for research paper
	Proposal for class presentation

These are two separate documents, one-to-two pages each, both due on the same day. I view the presentations as being broader than the papers, but this may not necessarily be so in every case. There are two general options:

[A] The research paper and the class presentation are from the same or related areas. In this case you would cover the broader material in the class presentation and, optionally, introduce the specific topic of your paper.For example, one year I had three students interested in various aspects of privacy. They coordinated their presentations with me to cover several of the readings from the Privcy section of the reading list and presented his or her analysis of a specific topic in the general area.

[B] The research paper and the class presentation need not be from the same area. You may wish to cover two different areas, one with some breadth for the presentation and the other in more depth for the paper. Or you might want to write a paper on your own and be part of a group presentation on a different topic.

In either case, if you plan to do one or both of these with another class member, you must get my permission via the proposal. Similarly, tell me if you wish to coordinate presentations with others in the class (including me).

November 27 and later

Class presentations, approximately one per day.

Tell me if you have preferences for certain dates, need to avoid some dates, or whatever.I shall try to impose some overall logic in the order of the presentations to improve the “flow” from one topic to another.

December 3

Papers due (last class)

A note on formats:

The papers are to be written as research papers—sentences, paragraphs, sections, tables and figures (as needed), footnotes, bibliography. PowerPoint presentations, annotated outlines, etc., are not acceptable. On the other hand, the presentations can benefit from handouts, slides, readings assigned in advance, etc.  Let me know about equipment needs at least one week before your presentation.

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