The meeting will begin with up to 2 hours of presentations. Alan Smeaton will report on CEC efforts , including a multi-institution collaborative project creating a syllabus for an M.sc. Tefko Saracevic and Nick Belkin will discuss the Rutgers curriculum and plans. Gary Marchionini will discuss the U. Maryland curriculum and plans. At the end of the morning session the workshop will break into groups so that each course and knowledge module can be covered by those best suited.
Initial discussions can begin over lunch.
After lunch, each workshop group will meet separately. During a 2 hour period a draft syllabus for each course or knowledge module will be developed. After another break, the groups will all meet together, presenting their conclusions. Discussion will lead to refinements of group reports. A preliminary report will be taken to Majorca by Edie Rasmussen and Alan Smeaton.