Logistics:

My office is Rush 416 and my office phone is 895-2488. The class will meet in Rush 006 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:00-11:00 am, starting March 31. A full term schedule follows.

Text:

The required text for the course is a book of readings, "Social Aspects of Information Systems", assembled me from relevant articles and clippings. . The text will be looseleaf, 3-hole punched, to fit standard notebooks. The price will be $30.00, exact bills or a check payable to me. Copies will be sold on March 31 during and after class. No material will be on reserve at Hagerty Library or the CIS Resource Center.

Midterm Test:

This will be on April 30 in regular class hours and room and will consist of short answer questions to test your understanding of material assigned for units one through seven. This test accounts for one quarter of your final grade. An unexcused abscence from this test means a grade of F.

Final Test:

This will be on June 6 in regular class hours and room and will consist of short answer questions to test your understanding of material assigned for units eight through seventeen. This test accounts for one quarter of your final grade. An unexcused abscence from this test means a grade of F.

Written Report:

The one reading for unit seventeen is an article by Daniel Bell, distinguished social scientist, futurist, Harvard professor, and author of numerous books. The article is from the Summer 1987 issue of Daedalus, the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Science.

In your paper, which is to be the equivalent of at least six double-spaced pages, you are to use Bell's ideas as a base from which to speculate on your probable career in the information field. You may want to cover such things as:

• How has the world (especially the world of information) changed since Bell wrote this article?
• What will your own career look like in 2013?
• Where will you be working and what will the work environment be like?
• Where will you be living and what will be the characteristics of your community?
• What social aspects of information systems will have impacted on your career?
• How will governmental changes in the U.S. have affected you?
• What impact on your life will international dimensions of information systems have?

These questions are suggestions only. Use your imagination. Reflect not just on Bell's ideas but on all your reading for this course. Write a clear, thoughtful, analytic paper. Your grade will not rest on factual "correctness" but on the logic , clarity, precision, and persuasiveness of your prose. This is not a "research" paper so you don't have to document it by citations to the experts--I want your thoughts and your words. I also want accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Your written assignment, if submitted in draft form on May 12 to my lobby mailbox will be critiqued by me and returned to you on may 19. You may, or may not, revise this, then re-submit it as final copy no later than May 30.

This written paper will account for one quarter of your final grade.

Participation:

Attendance and active participation in the class are expected. You will be tested on class content as well as text content. Persons who cut classes will be ill-prepared for the tests. Participation will account for one quarter of your grade.

Grading:

• Midterm examination 25%
• Final examination 25%
• Written report 25%
• Class participation 25%

UNIT ONE: Overview and Background

1. Exhibition brochure for "Information Technology," Smithsonian Institution, 1990.
2. Wright, Karen. " The Road to the Global Village," Scientific American, March, 1990.
3. Gore, Al. "Infrastructure for the Global Village," Scientific American, September 1991.
4. Jackson, James O. "It's a Wired, Wired World," Time, Spring, 1995.
5. Farrell, Christopher. "Why the Numbers Miss the Point," Business Week, July 31, 1995.

UNIT TWO: The Information Society

1. Cockburn, Alexander. "Cyber-community Has Lost Its Innocence," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 29, 1995.
2. Graph from: James Beniger, The Control Revolution, Harvard, 1986.
3. Kransberg, Melvin. "The Information Age," in Computers in the Human Context, MIT Press, 1989.
4. Barlow, John Perry. "The Powers That Were," Wired, September, 1996.
5. Didsbury, Howard F. "The Wolf Is Here: The Impact of Telepower," National Forum, Spring, 1994.
6. Waller, Douglas. "Onward Cyber Soldiers," Time, August 21, 1995.
7. Steffen, Jerome O. "Edenic Expectations of New Technology: A Recurring Pattern in American Culture," National Forum, Spring, 1994.
8. Nelkin, Dorothy. "Ironies in the Public Response to Information Technology," National Forum, Spring 1994.
9. Schmuhl, Robert. "Communications: The Darker Side," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 17, 1995.

UNIT THREE: Information Industry and Professions

1. Johnson, Richard. "Machlup and the Information Age," Scholarly Publishing, July, 1987.
2. Tables, charts, and data on the "Information Industry" extracted from cited sources.
3. (Extracted from) Debons, Anthony, et al. Information Professional: Survey of an Emerging Field. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 1981.
4. Lin, Jennifer. "In Trade, Exports of Services Count, Too," The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 13, 1994.
5. Fernandez, Susan. "Rich Getting Richer as the Poor Lag Behind," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 1996.
6. Editorial: "Internet Equality," The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 23, 1995.

UNIT FOUR: Regulation of Information

1. "Regulation of the Communications System in the U.S.," material extracted from cited sources.
2. Satullo, Chris. "Lobbyists Split the Information Highway," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 1995.
3. Oneal, Michael. "Prime Time for Cable," Business Week, July 24, 1995.
4. Duston, Diane. "A $25,000 Fine Approved by FCC for Harmful Hoaxes," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15, 1992.
5. Motley, Wanda. "A Move to Control Cable-TV," The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 20,1994.
6. Rozansky, Michael. "Deregulation Setting Stage For More Media Marriages," The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 1, 1995.
7. Seplow, Stephen. "Behind Media Merges, and Unclear Message," The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 6, 1995.
8. Branscomb, Anne W. "Common Law for the Electronic Frontier," Scientific American, September, 1991.
9. Arnst, Catherine. "Faster Phone Networks? Any Decade Now...," Business Week, June 26, 1995.
10. Aversa, Jeannine. "New Rules Limit Protests Against Cable TV Firms," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 1996.
11. Editorial: "Watch That Open Road," The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 29, 1995.
12. Kapor, Mitchell. "Civil Liberties in Cyberspace," Scientific American, September, 1991.

UNIT FIVE: Information Standards

1. Eichel, Larry. "British Make the Connection," The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 21, 1992.
2. "C-D ROM Standardization Proposed by Government," Library Journal, November 1, 1990
3. Fish, Larry. "A Meeting of Minds on Telecommunications Standards," The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 27, 1991
4. "Standards Make the Pieces Fit," American Society for Testing and Materials, 1990.
5. "Making the Information Profession More Productive," Brochure from: National Information Standards Organization, 1992.
6. Wilson, David. "System for Setting Information Technology Standards Flawed, Critics Say," Chronicle of Higher Education, October 9, 1991.
7. Trautman, Robert. "Firms Try to Avoid Potholes on Information Highway," The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1993.

UNIT SIX: Intellectual Property

1. U.S. Domestic Laws (or intellectual property).
2. Issued by: Gallagher, Esq., Thomas A. "Brief Overview of Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S.," 1990.
3. Issued by: Gallagher, Esq., Thomas A. "Basic Information about U.S. Trademarks," 1990.
4. Issued by: Gallagher, Esq., Thomas A. "Basic Information about U.S. Patents," 1990.
5. Issued by: Gallagher, Esq., Thomas A. "Basic Information about U.S. Copyrights," 1990.
6. Fryer, Bronwyn. "The Software Police," Wired, May, 1995.
7. Webster, Daniel. "Orchestra Sues Over Fantasia," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 1992.
8. "Kodak Settles Dispute with Polaroid," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 16, 1991.
9. Harmon, Amy. "Firm's Patent on CD-ROM Shocks Its Competitors," The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 18, 1993.
10. Shiver Jr., Jube. "Computer Companies Bombard U.S.," The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 14, 1994.
11. Schoof, Renee. "American CD-makers Say Chinese Accord has Failed to Reduce Piracy," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 10, 1996.
12. "Raid at Chinese CD Factory Finds Piracy," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 2, 1996.
13. Berger, Shoshana. "Patently Offensive," Scans.
14. General Information Concerning Patents, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1992.

UNIT SEVEN: Copyright

1. "Copyright Basics," Library of Congress Copyright Office, Circular One, 1991.
2. Sievers, Ruth. "Congress Passes Several Amendments to the Copyright Act," Library of Congress Information Bulletin, December 17, 1990.
3. "Education and Fair Use: The Federal Copyright Law."
4. Riordan, Teresa. "Writing Copyright Law for the Information Age." New York Times, July 7, 1994.
5. Appleson, Gail. "New Restraints on Copying Scientific Articles," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 24, 1992
6. Briscoe, David. "Unplugging Piracy," The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 7, 1993.

UNIT EIGHT: Information Privacy

1. "What Price Privacy," Consumer Reports, May 1991.
2. Boyd, Robert S. "Plans to Computerize Health Records Raises Concerns on Privacy," The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 1993.
3. Reitman, Valerie. "Firms Scrap Plans to Sell Database With Personal Details on Consumers," The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 24, 1991.
4. Boyd, Robert S. "On-line Shoppers, Beware: 'Free' Forums May Cost You," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 1995.
5. McCullough, Marie. "Merchants Can't Get so Personal Anymore, or Can They?" The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 31, 1992.
6. Wells, Rob. "Are Payment Cards Too Personal?" The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 12, 1996.
7. Rozansky, Michael. "Top Court Lets Stand Phone Solicitation Law," The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 30, 1993.
8. O'Neill, James. "New Bell Service Draws Fire," The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 9, 1995.
9. Shaw, Donna. "Growing Use of Fax Machines Raises Concern About Corporate Security," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 5, 1991.
10. Hafferty, William. "Whose Files Are They Anyway?" Modern Maturity, April/May, 1991.
11. Cassidy, Peter. "Can Pyromaniacs Fight Fires?" Wired, May, 1995.
12. "Protecting Your Privacy: Consumer Card," American Express, 1990.
13. Rozansky, Michael. "Misuse of Credit Card Data Alleged," The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 29, 1994.
14. "America's Concerns with Threats to Privacy," Information Hotline, October 1990.
15. McGrath, Peter. "Info Snooper-Highway'," Newsweek, February 27, 1995.
16. Hafner, Katie. "A Superhacker Meets His Match," Newsweek, February 27, 1995.
17. "Four Students Are Charged In Internet Buying Spree," The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 1995.
18. "Keys to the Kingdom," Time, Spring, 1995.

UNIT NINE: Information Privacy II

1. Gavzer, Bernard. "Should You Tell All?" Parade Magazine, May 17, 1990.
2. Epstein, Aaron. "How Far Can Bosses Go To Keep Tabs On Workers?" The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 16, 1995.
3. Kleiman, Carol. "When Employers Start Getting Personal," Philadelphia Inquirer, August 5, 1992.
4. Hendricks, Evans, et al. "Employment Records, Monitoring and Testing," in Your Right to Privacy, 97-118. Carbondale, IL: Southern University Press, 1990.
5. Lewin, Tamar. "In Search of the Source to the Right to Privacy," New York Times, September 14, 1991.
6. "Is There Really A Constitutional Right to Privacy," The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 29, 1991.
7. Ewell, Miranda. "Watch What Your Computer Messages Say." The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 3, 1994.
8. Montague, Bill, and Phillip Florini. "Privacy Abuse 'Confirms the Worst Fear', " USA Today, July 20, 1994.
9. Your Right to Federal Records, U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Department of Justice, 1992.
10. "Code of Fair Information Practices," quoted from the Privacy Act of 1974.
11. Rotenberg, Marc. "Communications Privacy: Implications for Network Design," Communications of the ACM, August 1993.

UNIT TEN: Access to Information

1. Rowley, James. "Saving of Data Upheld by Court," The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 14, 1993.
2. Freeman, Marc. "Harder to Get Records from Bensalem Township," The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 27, 1993.
3. Banchero, Stephanie. "Montco to Limit Fees for Computer Records," The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 14, 1992.
4. Holton, Sean. "U.S. Still Keeping Too Many Secrets, Critics Complain," The Seattle Times, August 23, 1992.
5. Katz, Steven, and David Plocher. "Federal Information Policy Development: A Citizen's Perspective," in U.S. Government Information Policies, 115-138. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1989.
6. "The Freedom of Information Act, 1966," notes compiled by Una Mansfield.
7. "IIA Urges Congress to Enact Landmark Federal Information Policy Statute," Information Hotline, October 1990.
8. "Principles of Public Information: A Major Federal Policy Document from NCLIS," Information Hotline, October 1990.
9. Cannon, Angie. "Once Again, Attention on FBI's Dossiers," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 14, 1996.

UNIT ELEVEN: Privatization and Access

1. Mondics, Chris. "N.J. Privatization Panel Issues Wish List," The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 20, 1995.
2. Lynch, Sharon. "Proposal Would Trim Drivers' Paperwork," The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 2, 1992.
3. Kanaley, Reid. "U.S. Gives Up One Entrance to Information Superhighway," The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 1994.
4. Two tables on U.S. government publication/information agencies.
5. Wilson, David. "Clinton Signs Bill on Electronic Access to Government Data," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 23, 1993.
6. Shill, Harold. "NTIS and the Privatization of Government Information," in United States Government Information Policies, 205-233. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1989.

UNIT TWELVE: Literacy

1. Brochure, "The Mayor's Commission on Literacy", Philadelphia, 1991.
2. Costa, Marie. "Facts and Data," in Adult Literacy/Illiteracy in the United States, 45-76. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC/CLIO, 1988.
3. Chisman, Forrest. "Executive Summary," in Jump Start: The Federal Role in Adult Literacy, p. iii-vi. Washington, DC: Southport Institute for Public Policy Analysis, 1989.
4. Highlights from: Literacy and the Work Force, The Conference Board, 1990.
5. Jordan, Mary. "Poor Reading, Writing Dog Half of Americans in Quest for Good Jobs," The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 9,1993.
6. "The Haves and the Have-Nots," Newsweek, February 27, 1995.

UNIT THIRTEEN: Information Freedom and Censorship

1. U.S. Constitutional Amendments, Art. I, Art. XIV.
2. Report on Censorship in the US, from Information Freedom and Censorship: World Report 1991, London, 1991.
3. Turcol, Thomas. "Street Says He'll Monitor Media, May Bar Reporters," The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 7, 1992.
4. Platt, Charles. "Americans Are Not As Free As We Think We Are," Wired, April, 1996.
5. Mutchler, Terry. "Closing of House "Improper'," The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 7, 1991.
6. Rudovsky, David. "You Can Get on a Soapbox on Main St., but They Won't Let You Do It on Mall St.," The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 16, 1992.
7. Johnson, Nicholas. "Save Free Speech in Cyberspace," Wired, June, 1995.
8. Harmon, Amy. "Suit Against Bulletin Board User Raises Electronic Free Speech Issues," Washington Post, March 22, 1993.
9. "Student Editor Fired Over Internet Use," The Civil Liberties Record, Spring, 1995.
10. Baird, Woody. "Couple Lose Computer Pornography Case." The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 29, 1994.
11. Godwin, Mike. "Dancing in the Streets," Wired, September, 1996.
12. Rozansky, Michael. "Net Result: Joy at Court's Ruling on Online Speech," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 13, 1996.
13. Cartoon by Auth, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 14, 1996.
14. Goldsborough, Reid. "Dirty Surfing," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 1996.

UNIT FOURTEEN: Information and the Homeplace

1. "An Update on French Videotex," Minitel News International, September 1990.
2. "Videotex and Audiotex in Europe," XIII Magazine, March, 1992 (A publication of the EEC).
3. Glass, Pierre-Yves. "France's Answer to the Internet," The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 25, 1996.
4. Gregstone, Brent. "Power and Privilege," Internet World, November, 1995.
5. Gnoffo, Anthony. "The FCC Dials Up the Future," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1992.
6. Battelle, John. "Disc Junkie," Wired, July, 1995.
7. Farragher, Thomas. "In Blacksburg, VA, There's No Wired Place Like Home,"The Philadelphia Inquirer.
8. Cassel, Andrew. "Log On, Pay the Bills, Check Stocks, Do the Budget, Plan Your Retirement," The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 6, 1994.
9. "Does Info Highway Shun the Poor?" Internet communication, May 25, 1994.
10. "Cybercafe: l'antibistrot," L'Express, February 8, 1996.
11. Boyd, Robert. "Nursing Care Round the Clock - Electronically," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 4, 1996.
12. Blinch, Russell. "Reeling in Consumers to Shopping Online," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 13, 1996.
13. Williams, Elisa. "Turning Homeowners' Wishes into Automated Commands," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 4, 1996.

UNIT FIFTEEN: Information and the Workplace

1. Eng, Paul. "Big Business on the Net? Not Yet," Business Week, June 26, 1995.
2. "Information Technologies and New Work Options," compiled by Una Mansfield, 1990.
3. Ricci, James. "The Prophet of a New Work Order Wants Us to Rethink Future of Jobs," The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 30, 1993.
4. Stets, Dan. "Bringing Offices Together, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 15, 1995.
5. Verity, John, et al. "Planet Internet," Business Week, April 3, 1995.
6. Stets, Dan. "The New Home Work," The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 30, 1995.
7. Holland, Kelley and Amy Cortese. "The Future of Money," Business Week, June 12, 1995.
8. Wildstrom, Stephen. "Can You Bank on I-Way Security?" Business Week, October 16, 1995.
9. Geirland, John. "Complicate Yourself," Wired, April, 1996.

UNIT SIXTEEN: The Future Information Highway

1. Gandy, Oscar H. "The Information Superhighway as the Yellow Brick Road." National Forum, Spring, 1994.
2. Schiller, Herbert. I. "Electronic Highway to Where?" National Forum, Spring 1994.
3. Baldwin, Deborah. "If This Is the Information Superhighway, Where Are the Rest Stops?" Common Cause, Spring, 1994.
4. Jacobsen, Kristin. "Time to Put the Internet in Perspective," C&RL News, March, 1995.
5. Gillmor, Dan. "Internet Has Grown Popular, but Don't Believe All the Hype," The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 6, 1996.

UNIT SEVENTEEN: Implications For My Future

1. Kadaba, Lini. "Pondering What World Lies Ahead," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25, 1995.
2. Bell, Daniel, "The World and the United States in 2013," Daedalus, 116:3, Summer 1987.