Course Outline and Assignment Due Dates
IRLS 471/571 section 791
Fall 2006
Instructor: Trevor Smith

Week by week topics (subject to change as the class progresses):

Week

Starting

Topic

1

21-Aug-2006

Introduction to the course; History of Technology

2

28-Aug-2006

Operating Systems and Networking

3

04-Sep-2006

Networking and the Internet; Wireless Networks

4

11-Sep-2006

Internet Technologies; Small Groups Assigned

5

18-Sep-2006

Internet Technologies Part 2

6

25-Sep-2006

Programming Languages; Problem Determination and Troubleshooting

7

02-Oct-2006

User Interface Design; Website Evaluation

8

09-Oct-2006

Information Seeking Behavior; Collaborative Technologies

9

16-Oct-2006

Spreadsheets and Databases

10

23-Oct-2006

OPACs and Circulation Systems

11

30-Oct-2006

Blogs, Vlogs, Podcasts, and RSS

12

06-Nov-2006

Open URL; RFID; Adaptive Technologies

13

13-Nov-2006

Web Filtering; Encryption

14

20-Nov-2006

Free Inquiry, Privacy, and Hacking

15

27-Nov-2006

Information Economics and the Social Impact of Technology

16

04-Dec-2006

Final Exam

Assignment Due Dates:

Date

Assignment

04-Sep-2006

Unit Assignment 1 Due

11-Sep-2006

Unit Assignment 2 Due

25-Sep-2006

Unit Assignment 3 Due

02-Oct-2006

Unit Assignment 4 Due

09-Oct-2006

Unit Assignment 5 Due

30-Oct-2006

Group Projects Due

06-Nov-2006

Unit Assignment 6 Due

20-Nov-2006

Unit Assignment 7 Due

27-Nov-2006

Unit Assignment 8 Due

08-Dec-2006

FINAL EXAMINATION DUE by 8:00pm MST