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Readings/Assignment |
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Course Introduction
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Reading: Pigeon Post; Pavlik, pages 2-5 and Week 1 Video (in Blackboard)
- Assignments due:
- Confirmation email (5 pts)
- Discussion board post (4 pts)
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Week Two
(August 27-September 2)
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Information and Technology
- Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 1
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 1, Brown (in Blackboard)
- Assignments due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week 3
(September 3-9)
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Information and Writing in Historical Perspective
- Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 3
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 3; Chandler, chapter 1
- Assignments due:
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Week 4
(September 10-16)
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Information Infrastructure, part 1
- Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 5
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 5; Chandler, chapter 2
- Assignment due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week 5
(September 17-23)
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Information Infrastructure, part 2
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Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 6
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 6; Chandler, chapter 3 to pg. 68
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Assignment due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week 6
(September 24-30)
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Telegraph
- Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 7
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 7; Chandler, chapter 3 pgs. 68-86
- Assignment due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
- Research Proposal (10 pts)
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Week 7
(October 1-7)
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Telephone
- Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 8
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 8; Chandler, chapter 3 pgs. 87-105
- Assignments due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week 8
(October 8-14)
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Radio
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Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 9
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 9; Chandler, chapter 5 pgs. 137-163
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Assignment due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week 9
(October 15-21)
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- Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 10
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 10; Chandler, chapter 5 pgs 163-177
- Assignment Due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week 10
(October 22-28)
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Coming of the Computer
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Week 11
(October 29-November 4)
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From computers to networks
- Reading:
- Assignment due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week 12
(November 5-11)
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The Internet
- Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 12
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 12; Chandler, chapter 7 pgs. 240-256
- Assignment due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week
13
(November 12-18)
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The Internet, cont.
- Reading:
- Assignment due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week 14
(November 19-25)
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The Mobile Future
- Reading:
- TWC453: A World of Connections (in Blackboard)
- TWC553: A World of Connections (in Blackboard); Chandler, chapter 9
- Assignment due:
- Discussion board post
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
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Week 15
(November 26-December 4)
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Wrapping Up
- Reading:
- TWC453: Meadow, chapter 13
- TWC553: Meadow, chapter 13; TBA
- Assignment due:
- Discussion board post due December 4
- Weds: Original post
- Sun: Response posts
- Research Report due November 30th (30 pts)
- TWC553: Portfolio due December 4th (20 pts)
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