Chris Alen Sula » Teaching http://chrisalensula.org Assistant Professor of Information & Library Science, Pratt Institute Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:00:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= LIS 697 Information Visualization http://chrisalensula.org/lis-697-information-visualization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://chrisalensula.org/lis-697-information-visualization/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:01:14 +0000 chrisalensula http://chrisalensula.org/?p=756 This course examines the art, science, and practice of information visualization. Particular emphasis is placed on the ways in which position, shape, size, brightness, color, orientation, texture, and motion influence perception of information and facilitate comprehension and analysis of large and complex bodies of information. Topics include cognition and visual perception; the aesthetics of visual media; techniques for processing and manipulating information for the purpose of visualization; studies of spatial, relational, multivariate, time-series, interactive, and other visual approaches; and methods for evaluating information visualizations.

Information Visualization Course Flyer (Fall 2012)

]]> http://chrisalensula.org/lis-697-information-visualization/feed/ 0 LIS 651 Theories of Information http://chrisalensula.org/lis-651-theories-of-information/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://chrisalensula.org/lis-651-theories-of-information/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:59:48 +0000 chrisalensula http://chrisalensula.org/?p=753 Examines broad frameworks for information, librarianship, and information professions. Course material covers the philosophy of information, utilitarianism/social choice theory, humanism, political economy, critical theory, constructivism, and evolutionary psychology, as well as their relation to collections, preservation, classification, information policy, information seeking behavior, and other topics. Ethical issues, including research and professional ethics, are also discussed. Three hours of field observation is required.

]]> http://chrisalensula.org/lis-651-theories-of-information/feed/ 0 LIS 653 Knowledge Organization http://chrisalensula.org/lis-653-knowledge-organization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://chrisalensula.org/lis-653-knowledge-organization/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:55:06 +0000 chrisalensula http://chrisalensula.org/?p=751 This is an introductory course to key concepts, systems, and tools to organize, provide access to, and share information resources. The course covers basic principles and applications of descriptive cataloging, classification, and indexing for physical and electronic resources. Also covered are metadata, thesauri, and emerging knowledge organization systems including ontologies and folksonomies. The course provides the foundation for further studies in library, archives, and museum cataloging; reference; information retrieval; database management; and information architecture.

 

Assignments

  • Participation (5%)
  • Metadata presentation (15%)
  • Short exercises (30%)
  • Catalog analysis (25%)
  • Categorization design (25%)

Topics

Foundations of Information Organization
1. Course Introduction
2. History of Information Organization
3. Theoretical Frameworks for Information Organization

Cataloging and Metadata
4. Principles of Cataloging
5. Metadata I: Models
6. Metadata II: Description
7. Metadata III: Control

Categorization
8. Categorization Schemes
9. Subject Classification and Vocabulary Control
10. Social Organization/Folksononomies
11. Ontologies
12. Abstracting and Indexing

Related Developments
13. Information Architecture
14. Knowledge Organization and Information Visualization

]]> http://chrisalensula.org/lis-653-knowledge-organization/feed/ 0 LIS 653 Knowledge Organization http://chrisalensula.org/lis-653-knowledge-organization-spring-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://chrisalensula.org/lis-653-knowledge-organization-spring-2012/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:42:57 +0000 chrisalensula http://chrisalensula.org/?p=618 This is an introductory course to key concepts, systems, and tools to organize, provide access to, and share information resources. The course covers basic principles and applications of descriptive cataloging, classification, and indexing for physical and electronic resources. Also covered are metadata, thesauri, and emerging knowledge organization systems including ontologies and folksonomies. The course provides the foundation for further studies in library, archives, and museum cataloging; reference; information retrieval; database management; and information architecture.

 

Assignments

  • Participation (5%)
  • Metadata presentation (15%)
  • Short exercises (30%)
  • Catalog analysis (25%)
  • Categorization design (25%)

Topics

Foundations of Information Organization
1. Course Introduction
2. History of Information Organization
3. Theoretical Frameworks for Information Organization

Cataloging and Metadata
4. Principles of Cataloging
5. Metadata I: Models
6. Metadata II: Description
7. Metadata III: Control

Categorization
8. Categorization Schemes
9. Subject Classification and Vocabulary Control
10. Social Organization/Folksononomies
11. Ontologies
12. Abstracting and Indexing

Related Developments
13. Information Architecture
14. Knowledge Organization and Information Visualization

]]> http://chrisalensula.org/lis-653-knowledge-organization-spring-2012/feed/ 0 LIS 697 Digital Humanities http://chrisalensula.org/digital-humanities-spring-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://chrisalensula.org/digital-humanities-spring-2012/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:45:21 +0000 chrisalensula http://chrisalensula.org/?p=595 This course examines the history, theory, and practice of digital humanities, paying special attention to the ways in which digital humanities are transforming research, disciplines, and even the academy itself. Topics include contrasts and continuities between traditional and digital humanities; tools and techniques used by digital humanists; the processes of planning, funding, managing, and evaluating digital humanities projects; ways in which digital humanities impacts scholarly communication and higher education; and the special roles of libraries and information professionals in this growing movement.

Digital Humanities Course Flyer (Spring 2012)
Digital Humanities Syllabus (Spring 2012)

 

Assignments

  • Participation (5%)
  • Presentation on digital humanities in the disciplines (20%)
  • Methods exercises (20%)
  • Management exercises (15%)
  • Final project (40%)
    • working on a long-term digital humanities project (accompanied by critical reflections on that work);
    • doing a small digital humanities project (accompanied by critical reflections on that work);
    • proposing a digital humanities project (ideally in the form of a grant proposal), with reference to plan steps, evaluation, and preservation; OR
    • writing a research paper that reflects on the theory, methodology, or impact of the digital humanities.

Topics

Introduction
1. Course Introduction
2. Defining the Digital Humanities
3. Digital Humanities in the Discplines

Methodologies
4. Digital Annotation and Collective Authorship
5. Textual Analysis
6. Mapping and Geohumanities
7. Network Analysis

Project Management and Cultural Heritage
8. Design and Planning
9. Funding and Evaluation
10. Preservation and Infrastructure

Impact
11. Teaching and Learning
12. Scholarly Communication, Research, and Higher Education
13. Libraries, Museums, and Public Humanities

]]> http://chrisalensula.org/digital-humanities-spring-2012/feed/ 0 LIS 653 Knowledge Organization http://chrisalensula.org/knowledge-organization-fall-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://chrisalensula.org/knowledge-organization-fall-2011/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:51:37 +0000 chrisalensula http://chrisalensula.org/?p=458 This is an introductory course to key concepts, systems, and tools to organize, provide access to, and share information resources. The course covers basic principles and applications of descriptive cataloging, classification, and indexing for physical and electronic resources. Also covered are metadata, thesauri, and emerging knowledge organization systems including ontologies and folksonomies. The course provides the foundation for further studies in library, archives, and museum cataloging; reference; information retrieval; database management; and information architecture.

]]> http://chrisalensula.org/knowledge-organization-fall-2011/feed/ 0 LIS 697 Information Visualization http://chrisalensula.org/information-visualization-fall-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss http://chrisalensula.org/information-visualization-fall-2011/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:57:52 +0000 chrisalensula http://chrisalensula.org/?p=434 This course examines the art, science, and practice of information visualization. Particular emphasis is placed on the ways in which position, shape, size, brightness, color, orientation, texture, and motion influence perception of information and facilitate comprehension and analysis of large and complex bodies of information. Topics include cognition and visual perception; the aesthetics of visual media; techniques for processing and manipulating information for the purpose of visualization; studies of spatial, relational, multivariate, time-series, interactive, and other visual approaches; and methods for evaluating information visualizations.

Information Visualization Course Flyer (Fall 2011)
Information Visualization Syllabus (Fall 2011)

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