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An overview of the nature and purposes of research, and common methods and methodologies in information studies.

An overview of concepts, results, and perspectives from philosophical, social science, humanistic, design, and technological disciplines that provide important underpinnings for information studies.

The class focuses on developing problem solving skills using Python as a programming language. Starting from procedural function development, we also explore object-oriented techniques, and discuss simple data structures that are often used in software development. The students usually do a few programming assignments, take a midterm, and submit a final project.