Schedule
If you haven't read the syllabus, you really should — how else will you know how this class works? I promise it's worth it, there's a kitty at the bottom.
Reminders
- Come to class in person if you are able. If you are not (illness, injury, transportation, etc), you're welcome to join remotely by Zoom Links to an external site.. We'll try to make online reasonable, but connectivity, A/V, and poor telepresence always make for an inferior experience. You will learn less and have less context.
- Read the linked chapters before each class, so we can make the most of class time. They're short chapters, I promise :)
- Check out the INFO 200 playlist Links to an external site. for songs I play before class and during break.
👋🏻 Welcome Week 0 — Sept 27
- Wednesday: Welcome and course overview
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Analysis Example: Banning Books or Banning People?. Amy critiques conservative book bans. Links to an external site.
- No labs
💪🏼 Power / 🌊 Peril Week 1 — Oct 2-4
- Monday: Read The Power of Information
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Design Example: An Alternative to Censorship. Amy shares an idea for how to better manage conflict around books.
- inks to an external site.Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday: Read The Peril of Information
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Analysis Example: A Regulator's Dilemma. Rotem critiques FDA decisions about public health information.
- nks to an external site.Thursday, 5pm: weekly submission deadline
💡 Info / ⫴ Encoding Week 2 — Oct 9-11
- Monday: Read Data, Information, KnowledgeLinks to an external site.
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Analysis Example: Infinite Scroll. Amy deconstructs the history, goals, and failures of infinite scroll.
- Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday: Read Data, Encoding, MetadataLinks to an external site.
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Analysis Example: Trouble with Names. Rotem critiques the use of names in information technology.
- Thursday, 5pm: weekly submission deadline
💻 Technology / 📈 Systems Week 3 — Oct 16-18
- Monday: Read Information TechnologyLinks to an external site.
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Design Example: Restoring Synchrony. Amy shares an idea for how to bring people back together through information technology.
- Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday: Read Information Systems
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Design Example: The Crowded Outdoors. Rotem shares an idea about hiking.to an external site.
🤫 Hide / 🔎 Seek Week 4 — Oct 23-25
- Monday: Read Seeking InformationLinks to an external site.
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Design Example: Connection Engine: Amy presents an idea for a new search engine.
- Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday: Read Hiding InformationLinks to an external site.
- Thursday, 5pm: weekly submission deadline
👌🏼 Manage / 🧑🏾⚖️ Regulate Week 5 — Oct 30-Nov 1
- Monday: Read Managing InformationLinks to an external site.
- Design Example: Adminima: Amy offers a design proposal for how to make UW bureaucracy more transparent.
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday: Read Regulating InformationLinks to an external site.
- Thursday, 5pm: weekly submission deadline
📲 Design / 👯♀️ Social Week 6 — Nov 6-8
- Monday: Read Designing InformationLinks to an external site.
- Analysis Example: Gowen 301. Amy critiques the design of our room.
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday: Read Information + SocialLinks to an external site.
- Design Example: Socializing Social Media. Rotem presents an analysis/design example
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Thursday, 5pm: weekly submission deadline
🧬 Science / 🤖 Automation Week 7 — Nov 13-15
- Monday: Read Information + ScienceLinks to an external site.
- Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday: Read Information + AutomationLinks to an external site.
- Analysis Example: The Trend of the Next Two Minutes. Rotem is fashionably frustrated
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Thursday, 5pm: weekly submission deadline
😷 Health / 🗳️ Democracy Week 8 — Nov 20-22 to an external site.
- Monday: Read Information + HealthLinks to an external site.
- Analysis Example: The Worst of Two Options. Rotem unsurprisingly is frustrated at healthcare.
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday: Read Information + DemocracyLinks to an external site.
- Thursday, 5pm: weekly submission deadline
🌎 Sustainability / 🧳 Careers Week 9 — Nov 27-29Links to an external site.
- Monday: Read Information + SustainabilityLinks to an external site.
- Analysis Example: Ads for Climate Change. Rotem presents an analysis example in a hopeful tone
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday: Read Information + CareersLinks to an external site.
- Design Example: Job Search 2.0. Amy offers a way to better foster career interest development.
- Slides Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site.
- Thursday, 5pm: weekly submission deadline
💬 Speeches / Pitches / Presentations Week 10 — Dec 4-6
- Monday:
- Lab: Analysis and design workshop
- Wednesday:
- Opt-in presentations Links to an external site. (50 min)
- Reflection lecture Links to an external site., recording Links to an external site. (10 min)
- Studio (40 min)
- Friday, 5pm: final submission deadline for everything