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DTC 356: Information Structures (Fall 2018)
- Author(s):
- Roger Whitson (see profile)
- Date:
- 2018
- Group(s):
- Digital Humanists, Digital Humanities, Digital Pedagogy
- Subject(s):
- Academic libraries, Wikipedia, Digital humanities
- Item Type:
- Syllabus
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M67S7HS0D
- Abstract:
- Catalog Description 356 Information Structures 3 Course Prerequisite: DTC 101. Social and cultural role of information; research with electronic sources; production, validation, storage, retrieval, evaluation, use, impact of electronic information. (Crosslisted course offered as DTC 356, ENGLISH 356). Course Description DTC 356 explores the cultural, aesthetic, and political roles of information and data. Beginning with library classification systems and the structures of Wikipedia, this course then turns to the technological and engineering aspects of data as it is disseminated worldwide, while also exploring how artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing how we understand information. The conclusion looks at smart cities and blockchain to see how information will regulate our lives in the future.
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