Wednesday, February 1, 2012

First Class: Syllabus, Survey, and Reading

Three important links on your first day of class:

Introductory Survey

Please complete this survey before you leave class today.


Class Syllabus
http://www.capitalistofknowledge.com/adv3560sp12/syll_adv3560_20120201.pdf

A copy of your syllabus will be available in PDF form all semester long at this link.



READING ASSIGNMENT

Please read this brief introduction to information architecture before our next class. It's a short blog post, but there's much in it to discuss. You may also be quizzed on the content, so take a close look.

What is 'Information Architecture'?
by Martin Belam
http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insideguardian/2010/feb/02/what-is-information-architecture

Next, please read this short historical feature about the origins of the Internet. We'll discuss it in class.

How did the Internet start? (Read first 2 pages)
By Jonathan Strickland
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/internet-start.htm

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