IMT 500: The Information Management Framework Autumn Quarter, 2008

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework2 Class Structure Three objectives –Introduce you to the subject matter of the MSIM curriculum –Introduce you to graduate school expectations and standards –Introduce you to each other through class interaction and group project work We’ll move fast, and you’ll have a lot to digest, but be sure to ask questions

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework3 Class Schedule- Today Day 1: Wednesday, 9/24, 1:30-3:50 in MGH 254 –1:30-2:30—Topic 1: Course Overview (Mike Crandall) Introductions and agenda Expectations and resources Assignments –2:30-2:50 –2:50-3:50—Topic 2: What is information management? (Mike Crandall)

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework4 Class Schedule—The Rest Day 2: Thursday, 9/25, 1:30- 3:50 in JHN 111 –1:30-2:30—Topic 3: The information management lifecycle (Mike Crandall) –2:30-2:50 Break –2:50-3:50—Topic 4: Information Management as a Profession (alumni panel) Day 3: Monday, 9/29, 1:30-3:50 in MGH 254 –1:30-2:30—Topic 5: Information policy, ethics and law (Adam Moore) –2:30-2:50 Break –2:50-3:50—Topic 6: UW Information services and resources (Nancy Huling) Day 4: Tuesday, 9/30, 1:30- 3:50 in JHN 111 –1:30-2:30—Topic 7: Sharepoint as an Information Management Tool –2:30-2:50 Break –2:50-3:50—Topic 8: Wrapup and closure (Mike Crandall) D-Day: Sunday, 10/19 midnight –Final assignment due!!

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework5 And More Day 5: Tuesday, 10/14, 12:30-1:30 in Suzzallo 102A –Topic: Information Assurance (Barbara Endicott-Popovsky) Day 6: Tuesday, 10/28, 12:30-1:30 in Allen Auditorium –Topic: Information Architecture (James Cooper) Day 7: Tuesday, 11/4, 12:30-1:30 in Allen Auditorium –Topic: Enterprise Information Management (Agueda Sanchez) Day 8: Tuesday, 11/25, 12:30-1:30 in Allen Auditorium –Topic: Business Analysis (Jason Parker)

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework6 Expectations Be Professional –Be on time for class and meet assignment deadlines –Treat your classmates and instructors with courtesy and respect –Respect your limits but challenge yourself –Make sure your written assignments are clear and clean Communicate –Provide constructive feedback –Clarify expectations –Be proactive in asking questions Be involved in the learning process –Read papers before class and be prepared to discuss –Share your ideas –Challenge others –Assist others –Ask others for help

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework7 Resources Course website: UW Libraries: Nancy Huling Writing Center: Speaking Center: Your Academic Advisor (Kathy Wong) Your classmates and alumni Me

Assignments

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework9 Assignments Details on the course website: ments.shtml ments.shtml Two assignments: –Group SharePoint site –Individual reflection paper Both are designed to familiarize you with important resources and tools you’ll be using over the next two years Pay attention to details, but don’t forget to think about the big ideas

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework10 Stages of Team Development Prentice Hall, 2002

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework11 Team Member Roles Prentice Hall, 2002

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework12 The Interpersonal Gap Model* A’s private intentions A’s observabl e actions B’s private interpretation s *Based on the work of John Wallen, PhD. Pass through filters and are transformed Into… Pass through filters and are transformed Into…

Break!!

What is Information?

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework15 A Brief Exercise We’re new in this classroom and the program, and don’t know much about each other What better way to find out than by describing some unique characteristics that would help you remember each other? But there are some questions to answer if we’re going to do this systematically –What are those characteristics? –How would we express them? –What would we use them for if we had them? –How would we make them available to each other? –And many others you’ll explore for the next two years

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework16 Instructions You’ve got an index card in front of you –Write down the name of one category of information that would be something you’d like to know about your classmates Now, for each category we have on the whiteboard, tell me what words you would enter about yourself

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework17 What is Information? Michael Buckland says –“Being “informative” is situational and it would be rash to state of any thing that it might not be informative, hence information, in some conceivable situation.” What is the information “thing” in our system? Is our information a representation or a thing in itself?

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework18 Aspects of Information

Autumn 2008IMT500: The Information Management Framework19 How Do We Manage Information? How does this information set we’ve created map to Vannevar Bush’s vision? What systems might we have to build to make this accessible for everyone? How would you go about personalizing the information for your needs? How would you build a query mechanism to answer questions?