| | Course Syllabus - IST 331 Organization and |
| | Design of Information Systems: User and |
| | System Principles |
| | General Course Information |
| | Department | IST |
| | Number | 331 |
| | Title | Organization and Design of Information Systems: User and |
| | System Principles |
| | Credits | 3 |
| | Description | Not too many years ago, people gained information from |
| | watching television, listening to the radio, or reading the |
| | newspaper. Now, nearly half the population of the United |
| | States is connected or planning to connect to the Internet. |
| | Recent examples include the release of the "Star Report" |
| | which generated a record number of "hits" that almost |
| | paralyzed the Internet. IST 331 examines these issues, paying |
| | special attention to those problems that are directly impacting |
| | the performance and future of this rapidly expanding market. |
| | The course will expose the "positive and negatives" of the |
| | current information systems. Next, it will factor in the "human |
| | elements" of the equation, and finally, IST 331 will help the IST |
| | major to understand the enormous responsibility of their work |
| | and how they can "make a difference." This course will serve |
| | as an elective course in the Information, Society, and Public |
| | Policy Option of the proposed major in Information Sciences |
| | and Technology. |
| | |
| | The material in this course lends itself to active learning |
| | elements such as writing projects, library and internet |
| | research, and collaborative learning. Evaluation will be based |
| | on a combination of examinations, written assignments and |
| | papers, and collaborative projects. |
| | |
| | The proposed course has some overlap in content with |
| | existing courses in Psychology, English, Instructional Systems, |
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