Spring 2021
INF 385T Special Topics in Information Science : Peer Production
Unique ID: 28405
Synchronous online class meetings with additional asynchronous online coursework to be arranged.
Online
DESCRIPTION
Exploration of peer production the open collaborations that produce things like open source software and Wikipedia. Distinguishing peer production from different kinds of online collaborations such as crowdsourcing, citizen science, question and answer sites, and mere sharing of code.
COURSE NOTES
Fall 2020 syllabus is here: https://jameshowison.github.io/peer_production_course/pp_syllabus.html
PREREQUISITES
Graduate standing.
RESTRICTIONS
iSchool students prioritized during earlier registration periods. Additional seats may become available for outside students in a later period.