All classes are for 3 credits.
LIB 3010 Topics in Information Studies: Information Change and the Future
Days & Times: Monday 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Mode: Hybrid Asynchronous
Instructor: Prof. Christopher Tuthill
Prerequisite: ENG 2100 placement
This course will examine the relationship of information to the future. Through history, visionaries in different fields have reacted with a mix of anxiety or optimism to rapid changes in information and technology. By extrapolating from current trends, these visionaries–science fiction writers, media theorists, philosophers, and those in the visual and film arts–have predicted the future in many different ways. Through the evaluation of selected works, students will develop critical abilities to envision trends and concepts, while developing their abilities to access and use information.
LIB 3032 Economics of Information
Days & Times: TBA
Mode: Online Asynchronous
Instructor: Prof. Lewis Liu
Prerequisite: ENG 2100
Examines economic theories and analyses that have been applied to the information market and the issues on the uniqueness of information in contemporary society. Topics include asymmetry of information in various markets, demand and supply in the information market, production and cost functions and cost-benefit analysis of information products and services, and information as a public good vs. information as a commodity.
LIB 3040 Information and Society
Days & Times: Tuesday 12:50 PM – 2:05 PM
Mode: Hybrid Asynchronous
Instructor: Prof. Letitia Hazell
Section: DTA-LEC Regular
Prerequisite: ENG 2100
Days & Times: Monday 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Mode: Hybrid Mix
Instructor: Prof. Michele Costello
Section: EMA-LEC Regular
Prerequisite: ENG 2100
This course examines the nature, production, value, and uses of information in historical perspective; the latest developments in information technology; the ways information is produced and disseminated and how they affect business, politics, media, science, arts and culture; the growth of the information society; and major information policy issues. (Cross-listed with COM 3040 and PAF 3040)
LIB 4900: Advanced Topics in Information: Sociotechnical Analysis of Artificial Intelligence
Days & Times: Monday & Friday 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Mode: In Person
Instructor: Prof. Stephen Francoeur
Prerequisite: ENG 2100 and two 3000-level LIB courses, or departmental permission
This course, the capstone for the Information Studies minor, will introduce a socio-technical lens for analyzing policies for information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence.
