16:194:612 Human Information Behavior
Tefko Saracevic

Preliminary schedule for Spring 2006

Date

2006

Lecturer & topic

Summaries

Term project

Assig. no.
Textbook Readings*

Jan 23

Opening        

Jan 30

Basic phenomena

1.

INTRO
ch. 1 & 2
Pettigrew (2002), Wilson, T.(2000)
 
Feb 6 Problems addressed

2.

INTRO
ch.3, THEORIES ch.16
Dervin (1986), Case (2006)
 

Feb 13

Theoretical concepts

3.

THEORIES
ch . 10, 11, 38,
Kuhtlthau (1993), Wilson, P.(1983)

 

Feb 20

Inf. seeking theories

4.

ch 2, 21, 19 Belkin (1980), Byström (1995)

Feb 27

Broader constructs

5.

ch. 58, 63, 64 Savolainen (1993), Talja (1997), Taylor (1968)
Selection 

March 6

Inf. seeking models- Pavlovski

6.

ch. 6, 50, 69 Järvelin (2004), Wilson, T. (1999)
 

March 13

no class - Spring break

   
 

March 20

Inf. searching
7.
ch. 5, 35, 72 Bates (1989), Kuhlthau (1991), Spink (2006)
 

March 27

HCI, relevance
8.
  Saracevic (2006)

April 3

HIB in science

9.

  Davis (2004), Jones (2005)
 Progress report 

April 10

HIB in professions

10.

  Kuhlthau (2001), Leckie (1996)
 

April 17

HIB in humanities
 11.
  de Tiratel (2000), Case (1991)
 

April 24

HIB in social contexts
 12.
  Chatman (1996), Todd (1999)
 

May 1

HIB & Inf. society
 
     

May 8

Project presentations Project paper
due
   

* Author names refer to chapters or article for a given topic as listed in the syllabus bibliography. Other readings may be added.



last update 27 March 2006 Tefko Saracevic