3. Course objectives
⦿ Give the students a background about Information as a field.!
⦿ After completing this course, The student will have the knowledge in :!
䡧The relation between the Information studies and other sciences like
Computer Sciences and Information Systems.!
䡧Recognize the Informatics Issues. !
䡧Information role for the individual and society. !
䡧The development of information environment.!
䡧The important role of the computer and communication strategies
in information filed.
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4. Course topics
➢The Impact of Information in Society !
➢Fundamental of Informatics and Information Concepts. !
➢Information Needs & Seeking Behavior !
➢Information History !
➢Current InformationTechnology !
➢Societal Institution For Creation Distribution And Management Of Information !
➢Information Professions !
➢Economic of Information !
➢The information, Power, and Society !
➢The regulation and the policy of information !
➢Information Policies !
➢Information Ethics !
➢Information Futures
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5. Textbook
⦿ Lester, June and Wallace
C. Koehler. Fundamentals
of information studies
understanding
information and its
environment, 2nd edition.
6. Course Requirement
• 25% Midterm (2/11/14))
• 20% Video presentation and reflections ( %10 presentation ,%10
reflections)
• 10% Quizzes
• 5% Participation
• 40% Final
• Bonus for full attendance
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7. Video presentation 20 %
2 students every week on (Thursday)!
Video conditions ( video selection 5%)!
• ! The video must have a relation with information studies concepts.!
• ! Should be less than 8 minutes long !
• ! Relatively recent. !
Presentation( 5%)!
• Explain !
• present !
• Ask questions (2-3) !
• and Enjoy !
Reflection( 10) !
• Submission date before (14-12-2014)!
• Choose 5 presentations that interest you. !
• Answer the posted questions and write your opinion about the selected topics. !
• write about 200 words maximum for each presentation reflection !
• The total should not be more than 1000 words. !
8. Suggested Topics
•Privacy and surveillance !
•Cybercrime & cybersecurity !
•Internt governance !
•information and Economics !
•Copyright !
•E-gonvernment !
•E-commerce !
•Big data !
•Digitalization !
•Social media impacts
9. Course policy
• Late work will not be accepted. Please manage your schedule precisely to submit your
work on time. !
• For your assignments you are encouraged to read scholars' papers . However, be
careful not to copy !copying considered as plagiarism.Cite your resources and add
reference page if you needed. See Online Writing Lab website for more details
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/ !
• Cheating in any form will not be accepted based on the Imam Mohammed Ibn Saudi
policy!
• No make up quiz for any reason !
• Do not forget to write your name , student ID , and your order number when you
submit an assignment or send an email.!
• Submit your work as a PDF, any other forms will to be accepted. !
