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Class Session Descriptions
Introduction
Session 1 - Introduction of students, facilities. General discussion of course.
(Aug. 30)
 Session 2 - LitSite Alaska: Community building on the Web
(Sept. 6) Dean Ronald Spatz; please spend some time at LitSite Alaska (a copy is on this CD) before class.
Section I — Introducing the Information Age
This section – from Sept. 13 through Oct. 18 – provides the context and introduces the terms and technologies of the Information Age.
Session 3 - The Renaissance Roots of the Information Age
(Sept.13) James Burke video: The Day the Universe Changed
Discussion led by Larry Pearson
Session 4 - Tools of the Information Age
(Sept. 20) Tom Miller, School of Engineering
Session 5 - Languages of the Information Age
(Sept. 27) Information Theory - George Geistauts, MBA Graduate Program
(This session will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Pizza will be provided.)
Session 6 - Information Systems
Chuck Iliff, Computer Information and Office Systems
(Oct. 4)
Session 7 - Class discussion led by student groups
(Oct. 11)
Section 2 - Living in the Information Age
This section – from Oct. 25 through Dec. 6 – focuses on the individual in the Information Age. It looks at issues relating to education, citizenship, values and the arts.
Session 8 - What happened to privacy? Individual Rights and Responsibilities in the Information Age.
(Oct. 18) Larry Pearson
Session 9 - Human Rights
(Oct. 25) Steve Langdon, Anthropology
Session 10 - Ways of Learning in the Information Age
(Nov. 1) Helen Barrett, School of Education
Session 11 - Dynamic Systems and Fractals
(Nov. 8) Larry Foster, Math Department
Session 12 - Class discussion led by student groups
(Nov. 15)
Nov. 22 Thanksgiving break
Session 13 – Values
(Nov. 29) Steve Aufrecht, Public Administration
Session 14 - Reception for students
(Dec. 6)
A previous class held its December reception in a class member's home.
No class during fall semester finals week
Spring Semester
Section 3 - Social Systems in the Information Age
This section, beginning Jan. 10, looks at ethical, economic and political systems and at organizations in the Information Age. As did the earlier sections, this one concludes with:
Session 20 – Class discussion led by student groups
(Feb. 14)
Section 4 - Knowledge Frontiers of the Information Age
In this section we’ll hear from people involved in pushing back knowledge frontiers. Followed by:
Session 25 - Class discussion led by student groups
(March 14)
Conclusion
Session 26 - Student reports
(March 21)
Spring Break Week of March 25
Session 27 - Student reports
(April 4)
Session 28 - Student reports
(April 11)
Session 29 - Student reports
(April 18)
Session 30 - Social event
(April 25)
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