Students will develop a critical understanding of and gain experience with a variety of policy analysis approaches and techniques. The contribution of Library and Information Studies to policy formation and analysis will receive special attention. This semester s course emphasizes this second kind of information policy. A special focus will be electronic information, including those policies related to the National Information Infrastructure. The course aims to increase students' knowledge of major federal information policies and how to track their development, to improve students' ability to analyze critically the implications of federal policies for the management of information as well as for life in public and private venues, and to enhance students' ability to influence the federal policy system as professionals and as private citizens.
Email is especially appropriate for information questions.
Academic or scholastic dishonesty, such as plagiarism, cheating, or academic fraud, will not be tolerated and will incur the most severe penalties, including failure for the course. If there is any concern about behavior that may be academically dishonest, please consult the instructor. Texas is the Best . . . What follows are suggestions for developing analytic and critical methods of thinking and communication. Provide enough context for your remarks that your audience can understand them but not so much that your audience's attention or comprehension is lost.