Community Information Systems -- Schedule

The Evergreen State College

2000 - 2001
Part-Time Program
Community Information Systems
Fall, 2000 Schedule

http://www.scn.org/edu/tesc-ds/2000-2001/fall/schedule.html

Updated: November 6, 2000

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[Week 1]
Wednesday, September 27, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

Introduction to program, 1 hr.
Overview of partnership project, .75 hr.
Technical part of program and case study, 1 hr.
Community Information Theory I -- workshop, 1 hr.

Readings:
Assignments due: Student profiles (done in class)
Notes:

[Week 2]
Wednesday, October 4, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

Linux, HTML Introduction/workshop (ACC & Mac labs), 1.5 hr.
Discussion of projects, 1 hr.
Community Information Theory II -- workshop, 1 hr. (postponed)

Readings: Community Informatics: Enabling Community Uses of Information and Communications Technology, Mike Gurstein (handout)
Assignments due:
Notes:Take digital photos of students.
Saturday, October 7, 9:15 AM - 5:00 PM.

Discussion and selection of partnership projects and teams, 2 hrs.
Seminar, 1.5 hrs.
CGI/Perl/HTML, 1 hr.
Systematic Development of Software (SDS) workshop, 2 hrs.
Systematic Development of Software (SDS) presentation, 1 hr.

Readings:

Community and Technology Chapter 1 from New Community Networks: Wired for Change.
The Soil of Cyberspace: Frameworks and Foundations for a Healthy Online Public Sphere, David Silver (proceedings)
The Strange Disappearance of Civic America, Robert Putnam
Access to Cyberspace as a Human Right, Bill McIver (proceedings)
An Asset-Based Approach to Community Building and Technology, Nicol Turner & Randal D. Pinkett (proceedings)

Assignments due: Journal entry #1 -- "What challenges and/or opportunities do networked communication systems offer for promoting social capital?"
Notes:

[Week 3]
Wednesday, October 11, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

Group meeting, .5 hr.
Perl II presentation & lab, 2 hrs. (including case study discussion)

Readings:
Assignments due: Case Study: Page design finalized
Notes:

[Week 4]
Wednesday, October 18, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

Seminar, 1 hr.
Group meeting, .5 hr.
Perl III presentation & lab, 2 hrs.

Readings:

Conviviality and Culture Chapter 2 from New Community Networks: Wired for Change.
Education Chapter 3 from New Community Networks: Wired for Change.
Using Cyberspace to Nurture Civil Society in Nigeria and U.S.A.: An Educational Partnership Model, John Agada & Martha Hale (proceedings)
Community Informatics in Argentina: Act II, Susana Finquelievich & Alejandra Jara (proceedings)

Assignments due: Journal entry #2 (Discuss: "Cyberspace can be used to enhance cross-cultural communication");
Case Study: Web page HTML
Notes:
Saturday, October 21, 9:15 AM - 5:00 PM.

Group meeting, 1 hr.
SOS Panel Discussion, 2+ hrs.
Databases & SQL, 2 hrs.
MySQL lab, 2 hrs.

Readings:
Assignments due: Case Study: Print citation page from form data
Notes:
[Week 5]
Wednesday, October 25, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

Seminar, 1 hr.
Group meeting, .5 hr.
MySQL/Perl presentation & workshop, 2 hrs.

Readings:

Strong Democracy Chapter 4 from New Community Networks: Wired for Change.
Health and Well-Being Chapter 5 from New Community Networks: Wired for Change.
ICTs for health promotion in the community: a participative approach, Audrey Marshall (proceedings)

Assignments due: Case Study: Database definitions; journal entry #3
Notes: Randy will be in Chitose, Japan.
Saturday, October 28, 9:15 AM - 5:00 PM.

Mid-quarter project status reports, 3 hrs.
Participatory design -- SDS presentation, 1 hr.
Guest speaker, 1 hr.
MySQL / Perl / CGI presentation, 1 hr.
MySQL / Perl / CGI lab, 1 hr.

Readings:
Assignments due: Case Study: Database defined in MySQL
Notes:

[Week 6]
Wednesday, November 1, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

Group meeting, 1 hr.
Technical review, 1.5 hrs.
MySQL, etc. lab

Readings:
Assignments due:
Notes:Doug will be in Johannesburg and Capetown, South Africa.

[Week 7]
Wednesday, November 8, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

Plato lecture -- Implications of Ubiquitous Wireless Computing -- Marc Smith, Microsoft Research, 1.5 hrs.
Participatory design workshop, 1 hr.
Seminar, 1.5 hrs.

Readings:

The Association for Progressive Communications and the Networking of Global Civil Society: the role of the APC in UN Summits 1992-1995, Rory O'Brien & Andrew Clement (proceedings)
Economic Equity, Opportunity, and Sustainability Chapter 6 from New Community Networks: Wired for Change.
E-Commerce and Local Economic Development: Enemy or Ally?, Mike Gurstein (proceedings)
Information and Communication Chapter 7 from New Community Networks: Wired for Change.

Assignments due: Journal entry #4: (Is it possible to include e-commerce in a viable community networking model? Why or why not? Please include any experiences from your partner project that may apply.)
Case Study: Preliminary design
Notes:

[Week 8]
Wednesday, November 15, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

South Africa and Japan trips debrief, 1 hr.
Case study work in ACC, 2 hrs.

Readings:
Assignments due:
Notes:
Saturday, November 18, 9:15 AM - 5:00 PM.

Seminar, 1.5 hrs.
Group meeting, 1 hr.
Management & Coordination, SDS Presentation, 1 hr.
Prepare case study presentations, 2 hrs.
Case study presentations, 2 hrs.

Readings:

Telecenters in the Second World -- Marginal Markets, Remittance Flows and Microbanks, Scott Robinson (proceedings)
Global Communications in the Post-Industrial Age: US Labor Organizations and New Communications Technologies, Jesse Drew (proceedings)
Electronic Community Networks: Women's Place, Women's Space? Brian Loader & Leigh Keeble (proceedings)
Direction and Implications Chapter 11 from New Community Networks: Wired for Change.
Beyond Bowling Together: SocioTechnical Capital, Paul Resnick

Assignments due: Journal entry #5; Case Study: Applications due; journal question #5 ("Based on the issues raised in seminar (socio-technical capital, etc.) what questions warrant further investigation in the program next quarter?) is due on Wednesday November 29.
Notes:

No class -- Thanksgiving Break Week -- Sorry! 8-) |-> :-0

[Week 9]
Wednesday, November 29, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

End of quarter partnership project presentations, part I, 3.5 hrs.

Readings:
Assignments due:
Notes:

[Week 10]
Wednesday, December 6, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM.

End of quarter partnership project presentations, part II, 3.5 hrs.

Readings:
Assignments due: Program portfolio; partnership preliminary plan
Notes:

[Evaluation Week]
Wednesday, December 13, 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM. (Probable date of evaluation conferences)
Assignments due: Self-evaluation, faculty evalution both typed and brought to evaluation conference.
Notes:

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