Hacettepe University

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Hacettepe University Department of Information Management

DOK 422 Information Networks (Spring 2008) Yaşar Tonta

Time and place: Tuesdays, 13:30-16:20 (Seminer)

Instructor: Yaşar Tonta (e-posta: tonta@hacettepe.edu.tr; tel: 297 82 04)

Course web site: http://yunus.hacettepe.edu.tr/~tonta/courses/spring2008/dok422/

Course Outline Reading List

OBJECTIVES

Goals:

To examine information networks in its historical context with special emphasis on library cooperation
To understand the similarities and differences between various library and information networks (systems, networks, and other cooperative efforts) and how they work for better library services
To develop an understanding of the technological, administrative and organizational characteristics of information networks (ie, infrastructure, costs, personnel, and other factors)
To develop hands-on expertise with the use of network software, microcomputers, and other information technologies.

Assignments: Assignments in this course will be related to using various information networks and library cooperatives. A second set of assignments will involve information hunting exercises. You will try to answer a set of queries using the resources available through the networks and various search engines. We will discuss these assignments further in class.

It should be obvious that you will need to spend some time in the Department’s Microcomputer Lab.

Attendance: You must attend all the lectures. If you are unable to participate two consecutive lectures or a total of three lectures within the semester, you must produce a formal document explaining the cause(s) of your absence.

Grades: Grades for this course will be based on completion of the assignments, midterms, and participation in class discussions. Academic or scholastic dishonesty, such as plagiarism, cheating, or academic fraud, will not be tolerated and will incur the most severe penalties, including failure for the course. All individual work is assumed to be done individually and responsibly. If there is any concern about behavior that may be academically dishonest, please consult the instructor. Students are also encouraged to refer to the Higher Education Council’s “By-Law of the Student Code of Conduct” (Yükseköğretim Kurumları Öğrenci Disiplin Yönetmeliği), especially clause 9/m, which states that students attempting to cheat or plagiarize shall be expelled from school for one or two academic semesters.

Yaşar Tonta

tonta@hacettepe.edu.tr

Last updated: March 11, 2008