COIN83 Web 2.0 / Social Computing
This course is an overview of Web 2.0, social computing, and collaboration tools and process. It will introduce you to the Web as a platform for human and technical convergence, new methods of organization and innovation, and understanding how how social neworks and process are leveraged for social computing.
Overarching goals
Web 2.0 overarching goals:
- Web 2.0 / Internet fundamentals
- Web 2.0 tools and portals
- Collaboration tools and process (enterprise tools and wikis)
- Social computing (networks, Crowdsourcing, swarming, etc.)
- Web 2.0 impact on society (Science 2.0, Democracy 2.0)
- Web 2.0 technology XML, AJAX, KM, etc) and future (Web 3.0)
Course organization
This course is organized around the overarching goals above, and further into categories as shown in the course ontology (pdf). Take a look at this ontology to understand both the scope and reach of web 2.0.
Course navigation
You will navigate the ontology to find topics of interest, which will become part of the six main assignments. You will read (or listen to) the book Wikinomics, and post answers to questions, as articles, in the course wiki.
Course contributions
In addition to completing assignments, you'll create course content for current and future students to use in learning about Web 2.0. how to use social networking tools and portals, and using collaboration tools to facilitate group interaction, and complete collaborative projects.
Course assignments
You will complete six assignments, one in each of the core areas, and additionally read wikinomics and answer weekly questions. Course assignments are 25% of your grade, and will ensure you get a well rounded exposure to the class. As the course is in 'development mode' in fall 2008, you'll need to follow the assignments sequentially.
Course project
In addition to reading wikinomics, completing six assignments, and creating course content, you'll complete a small Web 2.0 project. This will probably be constructing a Web 2.0 presence (wiki, blog, or social portal), creating a plan to achieve a goal involving social networking, and writing a short 5 to 10 page report about your results.