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Graduate Degree Programs

Information Sciences And Technology (IST)

IST 536 Public and Community Informatics (3) Theories and uses of ICT in public sector and community organizations.

IST 536 Public and Community Informatics (3)

This course provides students the opportunity to learn and experience:

1) The relationships among design, take up and uses of ICT in public sector and community organizations.
2) The findings, approaches and issues with studying ICT in the public sector and community organizations.
3) The ways in which public, private and community spheres interact and how services and provision of services are arranged.


General Education: None
Diversity: None
Bachelor of Arts: None
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite: IST 501

Note : Class size, frequency of offering, and evaluation methods will vary by location and instructor. For these details check the specific course syllabus.