All Courses at the Faculty of Information
Below is the course directory, a searchable list of courses offered by the Faculty of Information, including course descriptions, pre-requisites, co-requisites and other relevant information.
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Modeling for social network privacy design
Zhuoran Jiang
Monitoring the short-term outcomes of project-based UXD community-engaged learning courses
Polina Kabakova
Archives of Muslims in Canada
Moska Rokay
The Canadian Science Advocacy Movement
Nicole Stradiotto
Long ago there was a book: Exploring the digital Sabagon Ise Monogatari through analytical bibliography
Meaghan Uyede
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After the examination of many technical aspects of algorithms, from design to implementation, this course will examine principles that need to be followed in order to ensure that human values and ethics are preserved. This course can be used to fulfil the “Professional Values” Requirement. Pre-requisite: Completion of the other HCDS required courses Note: course […]
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INF2310H (winter 2021, winter 2020) — Special Topics in Information Studies: Designing UX for Mixed Reality Systems This course explores the social consequences of mixed reality applications, and prepares students with user experience design techniques to prototype, evaluate and critique mixed reality applications. The course focuses on core mixed reality mechanics, including tablet, head-mounted and […]
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At the heart of every Data Science project exists the planning, design and execution of experiments. Such experiments aim at understanding the data, potentially cleaning it and performing the necessary data analysis for knowledge discovery and decision-making. Without knowing the experimental design processes that are used in practice, researchers may not be able to discover […]
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This course will provide students an introduction to statistics and statistical methods. It is intended and designed for students who have little or no familiarity with statistics in the Master of Information program so that their knowledge base is built on a solid foundation, which will prepare them for advanced data science courses in the […]
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This course (INF1602H — Fundamentals of User Experience) introduces students to the fundamentals of User Experience (UX) and User Experience Research (UER). The course covers a series of methods and tools in three areas: research, design, and evaluation. Methods and tools to conduct and analyse research data may include interviews, observations, questionnaires, secondary research, affinity […]
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This course will examine the basic ideas of computational thinking. In particular it will focus on principled thought processes, approaches and principles that guide computational analyses, from problem formulation all the way to effective and efficient problem solving. It will contain an introduction to algorithm building and their complexity, basic data structures used in computational […]
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This course examines the applications of user experience design (UXD) to the disciplines of Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM). The course introduces the UXD toolbox, a series of user experience (UX) methods and tools that are applicable in GLAM workplaces. This may include UX research methods, UX evaluation methods, design thinking approaches, UX strategy […]
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From mobile apps to social media platforms, digital technologies are crucial factors in the evolution of contemporary work. In this course we will analyse their significance in contexts such as creative labour, student and academic work, platform economy, start-up culture, peer production, automation and work refusal, and prosumerism. The course will have a specific focus […]
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Canadian Privacy Advocacy Groups and Bill C-51
Sharly Chan
Swalling misandry a survey of the discourse strategies of the r/ the Red Pill on Reddit
Aaron Dishy
Older adults’ acceptance of virtual doctors: A preliminary investigation
Jaisie Sin
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INF3903H — Cooperative Education Placement III INF3903H or Cooperative Education Placement III is worth .5 FTE and unfolds in the fall following a student’s first year in the program. It comprises the student’s second 4 month work placement in their field of interest/concentration, and the completion of a number of deliverable throughout that placement. Workplace-integrated-learning […]
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INF3902H — Cooperative Education Placement II INF3902H, or Cooperative Education Placement II is worth .5 FTE and unfolds in the summer following a student’s first year in the program. It comprises the student’s 4 month work placement in their field of interest/concentration, and the completion of a number of deliverable throughout that placement. Workplace-integrated-learning is […]
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INF2309H (summer 2019 and summer 2020) — Special Topics in Information Studies: Liaison Librarianship in Academic Libraries This course is designed to prepare students for careers as liaison librarians in academic libraries. The course will cover the evolution, development, and current issues surrounding subject or liaison librarianship in academic and research libraries. A general history of liaison […]
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The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to databases by analyzing their structure, content and measurement and by applying principles governing data modeling, database design and production with an emphasis on modeling, design and representation of content, decisions and tradeoffs involved in modeling, design and creation, and issues of standardization, security and […]
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