Week 1 (1/11 - 1/17): Introduction
1. Set up a blog and add first post. (3 points)
2. Start getting comfortable with Haystac. (3 points)
3. Take the self-guided library tour. (3 points)
Week 2 (1/18 - 1/24): Organization of information
4. Read about the research project and choose your topic. (3 points)
5. Learn about RSS feeds and set-up your Google Reader account. (3 points)
6. Locate and subscribe to a few blogs or newsfeeds. (3 points)
Week 3 (1/25 - 1/31): Searching the web
7. Learn about Web 2.0 and the future of information. (3 points)
8. Compare two search engines. (3 points)
9. Set up a del.icio.us account and learn about tagging. (3 points)
Week 4 (2/1 - 2/7): Evaluating websites
10. Get started researching your topic. (3 points)
11. Explore Noodletools. (3 points)
12. Explore Flickr and learn how tags work with images. (3 points)
Week 5 (2/8 - 2/14): Databases and the production of information
13. Learn about wikis and take a look at some uses of them. (3 points)
14. Make an entry in the class wiki. (3 points)
15. Explore a couple of web-based applications. (3 points)
Week 6 (2/15 - 2/21): Finding and evaluating books
16. Find 2 books with background or statistical information about your topic. (3 points)
17. Learn about podcasts & the search tools used to find them. (3 points)
18. Explore iTunes U or OpenCourseWare. (3 points)
Week 7 (2/22 - 2/28): Finding journal articles
19. Explore a few award-winning Web 2.0 websites. (3 points)
20. Find current information about your project topic. (3 points)
Week 8 (3/1 - 3/7): Citing your sources
21. Create project References list. (10 points)
22. Write brief/memo for project. (10 points)
Week 9 (3/8 - 3/14): Intellectual property and the future of information
Week 10 (3/15 - 3/21): Final quiz
23. Final quiz (in-class). (10 points)
