Assignments:
| * | Annotations |
| * | Photography Editing Project |
| * | Final Project |
| * | Quizzes |
LSC 529
INFORMATION DESIGN
(Formerly: Theory & Production of Library Media Communications)
Spring 2006
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Herb Carson
5 Rodman Hall Phone: (401) 874-4646
FAX: (401) 874-4964
E-mail: chcarson@uri.edu
Any student with a documented disability is welcome to contact me as early in the semester as possible so that we may arrange reasonable accommodations. As part of this process, please be in touch with Disability Services for Students office at 330 Memorial Union. 874-2098.
Course Description
Provides an introduction to the analysis, planning, presentation, and evaluation of effective communication through the use of tools and theories of communication, and message, instructional, and information design.
Course Objectives
As a result of this course, you will:
- define, describe and discuss the concept and characteristics of information design. (GSLIS: 1, 2,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)*discuss digital convergence and its affects on library and information services. (GSLIS: 1,2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11)*|
discuss the characteristics of text, graphics, photographs, audio, amd video. (GSLIS: 1, 5, 10, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10)*
- plan, produce and evaluate information using text, graphics, photographs, audio, amd video. (GSLIS: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)*
- design effective, efficient, and appealing information using information design principles. (GSLIS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21; RIDE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)*
* Numbers in parentheses refer to relevant University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Educational Outcomes and Rhode Island Department of Education Beginning Teacher Standards.