Participate in the discussion (on the class discussion forum) on topics raised by the instructors for this week. You are also encouraged to raise new topics for discussion.
Post your answers to the homework questions, which are also on the discussion forum, during the week.
Information Rules: Chapter 2
From the Networked Applications reader to be passed out in class:
Suppliers: 7.1
Technical properties of information and information economics: 8.2
Additional discussion of lecture topics this week can be found in Networked Applications (the softcover book):
Application life cycle and development process: 3.4, 6.1
*Suppliers: 5.1
*Information economics: 5.4
*You are advised to read this same material in the reader when it is available