Schedule

The instructor reserves the right to revise this schedule to respond to unforeseen circumstances.

Date Materials Assignment
Mon 08/25 Course introduction  
Wed 08/27 Readings and course notes on topic Bit  
Fri 08/29 Bit, continued  
Mon 09/01 No class (Labor Day holiday)  
Wed 09/03 Bit, continued  
Fri 09/05 Bit, continued  
Mon 09/08 Readings and course notes on topic File ANGEL Assessment 1 due, 9:00 AM
Wed 09/10 File, continued  
Fri 09/12 Readings and course notes on File subtopic Document ANGEL Assessment 2 due, 9:00 AM
Mon 09/15 Document, continued  
Wed 09/17 Document, continued  
Fri 09/19 Readings and course notes on File subtopic Program ANGEL Assessment 3 due, 9:00 AM
Mon 09/22 Program, continued  
Wed 09/24 Program, continued  
Fri 09/26 Readings and course notes on File subtopic Version ANGEL Assessment 4 due, 9:00 AM
Mon 09/29 Version, continued  
Wed 10/01 Version, continued  
Fri 10/03 Readings and course notes on topic Domain ANGEL Assessment 5 due, 9:00 AM
Mon 10/06 Domain, continued  
Wed 10/08 Domain, continued  
Fri 10/10 Readings and course notes on Domain subtopic User ANGEL Assessment 6 due, 9:00 AM
Mon 10/13 User, continued  
Wed 10/15 User, continued  
Fri 10/17 Readings and course notes on Domain subtopic Network ANGEL Assessment 7 due, 9:00 AM
Mon 10/20 Network, continued  
Wed 10/22 Network, continued  
Fri 10/24 Introduction to Russell, Open Standards and the Digital Age: “Open,” “Standard,” “Digital” ANGEL Assessment 8 due, 9:00 AM
Mon 10/27 How to use the Confluence Wikispace for Notes assignments  
Wed 10/29 Introduction to Russell, Open Standards and the Digital Age, continued: “History,” “Ideology,” “Network”  
Fri 10/31 Discussion, Russell, Open Standards and the Digital Age, ch. 1 (Introduction) Notes due, 9:00 AM
Mon 11/03 Discussion, Russell, ch. 2 Notes due, 9:00 AM
Wed 11/05 Discussion, Russell, ch. 3 Notes due, 9:00 AM
Fri 11/07 Discussion, Russell, ch. 4 Notes due, 9:00 AM; first participation evaluation
Mon 11/10 Discussion, Russell, ch. 5 Notes due, 9:00 AM
Wed 11/12 Discussion, Russell, ch. 6 Notes due, 9:00 AM
Fri 11/14 No class; second participation evaluation  
Mon 11/17 Discussion, Russell, ch. 7 Notes due, 9:00 AM
Wed 11/19 Discussion, Russell, ch. 8 Notes due, 9:00 AM
Fri 11/21 Discussion, Russell, ch. 9 (Conclusion) Notes due, 9:00 AM; third participation evaluation
Mon 11/24 No class (Thanksgiving holiday)  
Wed 11/26 No class (Thanksgiving holiday)  
Fri 11/28 No class (Thanksgiving holiday)  
Mon 12/01 Review and planning  
Wed 12/03 No class (writing time for next working paper assignment) Working paper assignment 1 due, 9:00 AM
Fri 12/05 Discussion and planning Working paper assignment 2 due, 9:00 AM; fourth participation evaluation
Mon 12/08 Discussion and planning Working paper assignment 3 due, 9:00 AM
Wed 12/10 No class (writing time for next working paper assignment) Working paper assignment 4 due, 9:00 AM
Fri 12/12 Discussion and planning Working paper assignment 5 due, 9:00 AM; fifth participation evaluation
Wed 12/17 No class (final exam week). I will compile versions of the working paper in various file formats using the Anthologize plugin. Working paper assignment 6 due, 9:00 AM; sixth participation evaluation