IMT 500: The Information Management Framework

1. IMT 500: The Information Management Framework Autumn Quarter, 2008

2. 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 IMT500: The Information Management Framework

3. 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 <Break> • 2:50-3:50—Topic 2: What is information management? (Mike Crandall) IMT500: The Information Management Framework

4. 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!! Class Schedule—The Rest IMT500: The Information Management Framework

5. 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) IMT500: The Information Management Framework

6. 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 IMT500: The Information Management Framework

7. Resources • Course website: http://courses.washington.edu/imt500a • UW Libraries: Nancy Huling http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/librarians/hulingn.html • Writing Center: http://depts.washington.edu/owrc/ • Speaking Center: http://faculty.washington.edu/mcgarrit/SPCHCNTR/index.htm • Your Academic Advisor (Kathy Wong) • Your classmates and alumni • Me IMT500: The Information Management Framework

8. Assignments

9. Assignments • Details on the course website: http://courses.washington.edu/imt500a/assignments.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 IMT500: The Information Management Framework

10. Stages of Team Development Prentice Hall, 2002 IMT500: The Information Management Framework

11. Team Member Roles Prentice Hall, 2002 IMT500: The Information Management Framework

12. The Interpersonal Gap Model* A’s observable actions Pass through filters and are transformed Into… Pass through filters and are transformed Into… A’s private intentions B’s private interpretations *Based on the work of John Wallen, PhD. IMT500: The Information Management Framework

13. Break!!

14. What is Information?

15. 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 IMT500: The Information Management Framework

16. 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 IMT500: The Information Management Framework

17. 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? IMT500: The Information Management Framework

18. Aspects of Information IMT500: The Information Management Framework

19. 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? IMT500: The Information Management Framework