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UNDERSTANDING AND SERVING USERS INF 382C Unique Number 24490 Dr. Philip Doty School of Information University of Texas at Austin Fall 2003 Class time: Thursday 9:00 AM – 12:00 N (Austin) 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM (El Paso) Place: SZB 323 Office: SZB 570 Office hrs: Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00 AM Thursday 1:00 – 2:00 PM By appointment other times Telephone: (512) 471-3746 (Direct line) (512) 471-3821 (Main iSchool office) Internet: pdoty@ /~pdoty/index.htm Class URL: /~inf382pd/fa2003 TA: Elena Demidova edemidova@ Office hours TBA TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction to the course 3 3 Expectations of students’ performance 4 Standards for written work 5 Editing conventions 9 Grading 10 Texts and other tools 11 List of assignments 12 Outline of course 13 Schedule 15 Assignments 20 References 23 Readings in the class schedule Selected ARIST “use and users” chapters 1966-2002 Useful digital sources for evaluating digital information Additional sources INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE INF 382C, Understanding and Serving Users, is animated by our field’s dedication to the success of the user. It serves as the gateway course to the third functional area of the Master’s curriculum at iSchool, and there are no prerequisites for the class other than LIS 180J, Introduction to Information Studies, which may be taken concurrently. Students in INF 382C will study major elements of the information lifecycle and will identify and evaluate major strategies that LIS and other disciplines have used to understand how it is that people look for and use information, including how they evaluate and synthesize it. The course will focus on individuals, larger epistemic and social concerns, and important user communities. How it is that we learn and know as members of communities, in particular, situated circumstances, will be a prominent theme throughout the semester. At the same time, we will not make the commo