Introduction to Information

This lower-division survey course will provide an introduction to the study of information, an interdisciplinary science that draws on aspects of computer science, sociology, economics, business, law, library studies, cognitive science, psychology, and communication. This course will introduce major issues involved with the science and management of primarily digital information and prepare students for more advanced courses in the field. The course is organized into modules that may cover topics such as social bookmarking, networks and web security, human-computer interaction, interface design, technology and poverty, law and policy, business models, and entrepreneurship. Students will develop their research, evaluation, analysis, and synthesis skills and demonstrate these through completing a course-long group project addressing an information problem of their group's choice.

Students from most disciplines will be interested in the topics covered in this course and will find the course objectives valuable when applied to their own fields. Additionally, students who are interested in the field of information studies will take this course in order to be introduced to the key concepts as well as future graduate studies at schools of information.

Course Format:
Info 10 is a fully web-based course. Lectures will be available online, but will not be assigned a particular time or classroom. Discussion sections meet online at the assigned times.