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Computation, Organizations & Society Lab


Course Schedule

The following schedule and descriptions are tentative and therefore subject to change. Throughout the semester, the information will be updated.

Week
No.
Date Description Assignment
1 9/5 The need for contextually appropriate technology; Interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research.
Thursday: Student lab
[References: Chapter 1, Lecture 1, Lab 1]
Lab 1
2 9/11 Preparing oneself; Disciplinary pride and prejudice; Assuming responsibility for research.
[References: Chapter 2, Lecture 2]
3 9/18 Lab 2: "What's A Discipline?"
Tuesday: Student lab
[References: Lab 2]
Lab 2
4 9/25 Traditional views of the research process; Scientific writing; Iterative design and usability testing.
[References: Chapter 3, Lecture 3a, Lab 3]
Lab 3
5 10/2 Relating scientific writing and research to improve both
[References: Chapter 3, Lecture 3b]
6 10/9 Constructing a database to support transdisciplinary research
[References: Online database, Lecture 3c, Lab 4]
Lab 4
7 10/16 Transdisciplinary plucking; Survey Papers
[References: Lecture 4a]
8 10/23 Lab 5: Mining for the "best" papers
[References: Lab 5, Student Papers Found]
Lab 5
9 10/30 The Technology Dialectics Model; Infusing stakeholder interests into the research process
[References: Lecture 4b]
10 11/6 Lab 6: "Naturalistic Observation"
Special Session on Friday: Student lab
[References: Lab 6]
Lab 6
11 11/13 Scientific research methods: naturalistic observation, survey, interview, experimentation
[References: Lecture 5]
12 11/27 Substantiating claims; Citation; Plagiarism; Extended problem statements
[References: Lecture 6]
Lab 7
13 12/4 Constructing "Provably" Appropriate Technology
[References: Lecture 7]
Lab 8
12/18 NO Final Exam. Final Paper due. Presentations in January. Final Paper!

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