ICT 700 Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies

Steve Schlough
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232B Communications Technology

(715) 232-1484
schloughs@uwstout.edu
http://www3.uwstout.edu/faculty/schloughs/

Course Description:
Overview of the MS in ICT. Research strategies, collaborative software overview and portfolio development.

Objectives
Upon

completion of this course, students will be able to:

develop program competencies
create electronic portfolio
conduct a literature search

create reference lists using APA format

collaborate using software applications

Course Outline

Introduction to the ICT MS program (Objective1)

Competencies and portfolio (Objective 1,2)
Websites and servers (Objective 2)
Literature reviews and search tools (Objective 3)
APA format (Objective 4)
Collaborative software tools (Objective 5)

Text
Online resources provided by the instructor.

Due Date Policy

There are no assigned due dates, all quizzes and projects need to be submitted prior to the end
of the term you enrolled in the class.
Evaluation & Expectations
Students will be evaluated on projects, presentations, quizzes, discussions, and portfolio entries.
Expectations include:
All assignments must be original work
First-class work, correct formatting (APA) grammar and spelling

Complete all projects

Attendance
This is an online course so no physical attendance is required.
Special Needs:
Please see the instructor if you have any special needs that should be addressed in the classroom. Any
student with a qualifying disability is eligible for assistance. If you require an accommodation for a

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disability, please contact the Campus Disability Services, (206 Bowman Hall, 232-2995,
http://www.uwstout.edu/disability) in a timely manner to assure that appropriate support and
accommodations will be provided. Appropriate documentation of your disability and request of
accommodations must be provided to be eligible for services.

Evaluation
This course is essentially pass/fail. There are ten tasks listed below. When the task is satisfactorily
completed you will be assigned ten points (This is Pass). When you have completed all the tasks, you will
have earned an A. If you have not completed all of the tasks at the end of the term, you will receive an
Incomplete. If you have not completed all of the tasks within 12 months, the Incomplete turns into an F.

Graded Items
SharePoint Profile
Plan Sheet
Lync call with Steve
Quiz 1 - Student Centered Learning
Quiz 2 APA
Quiz 3 ICT
Quiz 4 Stats
Professional Organization
Annotated Bibliography
Goal
Competencies
Portfolio Review
Portfolio
Artifact
Self-Assessment

Total

Points
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10

140

Introduction
Fill out the profile section in SharePoint. This will be able to be viewed by other students, so include only information you
want to share.
Plan sheet in SharePoint
Log in to SharePoint, go to shared documents, open your plan sheet, make at least one change to it and
save to "shared documents."

ICT/Student Centered Learning

View Introduction and Student Centered Learning Videos and complete quiz.
Program Goal
View Portfolio Videos, other students portfolios and submit your Program Goal.
Emphasis Area Competencies
Submit 5-10 emphasis area competencies that will lead to meeting your program goal.

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E-Portfolio on a server
Choose a location for your E-Portfolio, watch appropriate tutorials, create web site that includes ICT
definition, your program goal, core competencies, and your emphasis area competencies.

APA/Search Quiz
Read the assigned APA materials and watch the Literature Search Video. Complete Quiz.
Annotated bibliographies
Submit 10 annotated bibliographies using APA format based provided recourses.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/annotated_bibliographies.html

Portfolio artifact
Create one link for an artifact and link artifact to it.

Portfolio self-assessment
Create one link for a self-assessment and attach self-assessment.

Lync call with Dr. Schlough

During the semester you will need to have a video chat with Dr. Schlough to discuss your program
progression and ask any questions you may have.

References
Anderson, C. (2006). The long tail. New York: Hyperion
Bell, W. (2003). Foundations of futures studies. New Brunswick NJ: Transaction Publishers
Benkler, Y. (2006). The wealth of networks. New Haven: Yale University Press
Brafman, O & Beckstorm, R. (2006). The starfish and the spider. New York: Penguin
Group
Brown, J. S. & Duguid, P. (2000). The social life of information. Boston, MA: Harvard
Business
School Press
Cornish, E. (2004). Futuring. Bethesda MD: World Future Society
Devlin, K. (1999). Infosense: turning information into knowledge. NY: W.H. Freeman &
Company
Girifalco, L. (1991). Dynamics of technological change. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold
Zubizarreta, J. B2004). The learning portfolio: reflective practice for improving student
learning. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc.

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Self-Assessment: Your evaluation of your artifact.

The total self-assessment should be one-two single spaced pages. Each section should
be at least one paragraph.
Where did you create this artifact?
Provide the context that artifact was created.
Explain why you chose to create this artifact.
What did you learn?
Describe the main learning outcomes.
Explain why they were important.
How did you learn this?
Describe the process you used to create the artifact.
How will you apply this?
Illustrate how you can apply the results in a current or future setting.
What challenges & obstacles did you overcome?
Explain what barriers you overcame, how you overcame them and what you would do to avoid them in the future.

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