Module #1 What is Information?

1. Activities/Exercises

1.1. Choose one of four key problems of extending information theory (time, semantics, space, structure) and write a summary of how it is important to your field of study/topic of interest.

1.2. Define the term information from 1) a social and 2) a technical viewpoint

2. Readings

2.1. First two chapters from Floridi very short introduction book or similar intro reading?

2.2. Ch 2 Luenberger

3. Assessment

3.1. short "quiz" of Q's related to learning objectives

4. Development

4.1. B. Ladd

4.2. M. Atwell

4.3. Review

4.3.1. D. Kumar

4.3.2. M.D. Ward

5. Learning Objectives "students will be able to"

5.1. Define in both general and science contexts the term information

5.2. Be familiar with history of the emerging field

5.3. Identify the key challenges of post-Shannon world of information flow and knowledge extraction from data

5.4. Be familiar with the opportunities for applying SOI to other fields

6. Content

6.1. Definitions

6.1.1. "A change in entropy"

6.1.1.1. technical

6.1.2. "communication/reception of knowledge or intelligence"

6.1.2.1. social

6.2. Brief History

6.2.1. Shannon

6.2.2. others...

6.3. Video clip(s) of insights

6.3.1. W. Szpankowski

6.3.2. M.D. Ward

6.3.3. D. Kumar

6.3.4. Floridi

6.3.5. M. Sears

6.3.6. T. Weissman

6.3.7. Others?

6.3.8. T. Coleman

6.3.9. A. Goldsmith

6.3.10. S. Verdu

6.3.11. P. Shor

6.4. Mind Map

6.4.1. from Bryn Mawr group

6.4.2. Fields impacted by SOI

6.5. Science of Information

6.5.1. Wojtek seminar

6.5.1.1. Center highlight

6.5.1.1.1. Key problems

6.5.1.1.2. Research

6.5.2. General seminar by Mark Ward

6.5.2.1. gave to WALLA group