Using Computers and Technology in the Information Age



	Using Computers and Technology in the Information Age Spring 2002 Arizona State University Home • Course Description • Schedule • Assignments • Discussion • Links & Resources Instructor: Laura L. Bush, Ph.D. Phone: (480) 965-5620 E-mail: L.Bush@asu.edu Office: Computing Commons 3N57 Office Hours: TTh 2-3 p.m. and by appointment
	COURSE SCHEDULE (subject to change with notice) "The change is global, but it is most pronounced in countries well along in the transition from an industrial economy to one based upon information and knowledge" (Higher Education in an Era of Digital Competition, 2000, Donald Hanna & Associates, p. 30). WEEK 1 Introductions Review after class: "Part One: Using the World Wide Web," Williams and Tollett, Chps. 1 & 2, pp. 15-44 WEEK 2 Read before class: "Part Two: Making Web Pages," Williams and Tollet, Chps. 3 & 4, pp. 47-86 Read before class: "Introduction" and "The Judgment of Thamus," Postman, Chp. 1 pp. 3-20 View in class: "Air Force One" WEEK 3 Read before class: "Part Three: Design Issues on the Web," Williams and Tollet, Chps. 6 & 8, pp. 105-124; 145-154 Skim before class: "From Tools to Technocracy," Postman Chp. 2 pp. 21-39 Read before class: "From Technocracy to Technopoly," Postman, Chp. 3, pp. 39-55 View in class: "The Natural History of the Chicken" WEEK 4 Read before class: "Part Three: Design Issues on the Web," Williams and Tollet, Chp. 7, pp. 125-144 Read before class: "The Improbable World," Postman, Chp. 4, pp. 55-70 View in class: "Holocaust On Trial" WEEK 5 Read before class: "Part Four: Color, Graphics, and Type," Williams and Tollet, Chp. 9, pp. 157-172 Read before class: "The Improbable World," Postman, Chp. 5, pp. View in class: "2001 Space Odyssey" WEEK 6 Read before class: "Part Four: Color, Graphics, and Type," Williams and Tollet, Chp. 10, pp. 173-188 Read before class: "The Ideology of Machines: Computer Technology," Postman, Chp. 7, pp. 107-122 View in class: "2001 Space Odyssey" WEEK 7 Read before class: "Part Four: Color, Graphics, and Type," Williams and Tollet, Chp. 11, pp. 189-216 Read before class: "The Ideology of Machines: Medical Technology," Postman, Chp. 6, pp. 92-106 View in class: Television Programming and Commercials (clips) WEEK 8 - MIDTERM Self-Assessment Read before class:Brave New World, Huxley, Foreward and Chps. 1-8, pp. 1-107 View in class: Television Programming and Commericals (clips) WEEK 9 Read before class:Brave New World, Huxley, Chps. 9-18, pp. 108-199 View in class: TV news programs on "Stem Cell Research" WEEK 10 Read before class:"Scientism," Postman, pp. Chp. 10, pp.144-163 View in class: Student identified clips or programming WEEK 11 Read before class:"The Great Symbol Drain," Postman, Chp. 11, pp. 164-180 View in class: Student identified clips or programming WEEK 12 Read before class:"The Loving Resistance Fighter," Postman View in class: Partner Presentations WEEK 13 View in class: Partner Presentations WEEK 14 View in class: Team Presentations WEEK 15 View in class: Team Presentations WEEK 16 View in class: Team Presentations WEEK 17 - Web Folio and Final Self-Assessment Due View in class: Web Folios Online