How we connect.

[ceitfianna]

As many of you know, I'm in my almost last semester at the University of Michigan School of Information. I've been taking a course called Information Culture, which is pretty much sociology of the internet.

At the moment I'm working on a paper about Milliways and all the various ways that we're connected to each other. One of the things I find that makes Milliways such an amazing community is how while we start with one Livejournal community, we end up connecting in a myriad of ways. As a way to get a sort of snapshot, I'm looking at the DDOS attacks and their effect on Milliways and how we interact.

I created a short survey over here, which is completely anonymous.

I would be grateful for any response and for taking the time to fill this out. This is also crossposted to my personal journal.

Comments

[spooky-lemur.livejournal.com]

Done. =D

[ceitfianna]

Thank you.

[miss-yt.livejournal.com]

Go Blue! I got my Master's from SI in 2009. :)

[ceitfianna]

I know, I remember you talking about it. Though I don't recall your specialization, was it one of the data management ones?

[miss-yt.livejournal.com]

It was Information Economics, Management and Policy (IEMP). I know they don't have it anymore: they split it into three or four separate specializations.

[ceitfianna]

Oh interesting, did you graduate in the Spring of 2009? Since we really almost missed each other as I started in the Fall of 2009.

I'd be graduating in the Spring but my cognate was messed up so I'm taking a summer course.

[miss-yt.livejournal.com]

Yep, I graduated in Spring 2009. Do you take any classes taught by Virginia Rezmierski or Steven Jackson?

Also, did you take a course involving something called "rapid contextual design?" I don't know if they still call it 501 or if it's still a required course. In any case, you should be aware that contextual design is not as big in the consulting industry as the authors of the textbook make it out to be. I don't think anyone in the firm I work for has ever heard of it.

[ceitfianna]

The course this paper is for is by Steven Jackson InfoCulture 648. I wish I'd taken more from him, but two years is so little time.

Yes, 501 is still required and felt like business consulting 101 combined with how to drown in group work. After 500 and 501 everything feels easier. I'll remember that but I'm an LIS person and hoping to be a librarian so it probably won't come up.

[miss-yt.livejournal.com]

One thing I can say about 501: all my professional experiences with group work have been positive by comparison.

[ceitfianna]

All my group experiences after 501 have been simpler so far.

I'm not sure I'd go so far to say positive since some of them have been odd, but that class was too much. I think someone described it perfectly by saying its SI hazing, huge group work, time suck and just draining.

[mogget_cat]

Done! Yay for Information people! I just got my Indiana University Master of Library Science diploma matted and framed. Now I just need to decide whether to put it up in my office or keep it at home.

[ceitfianna]

Yay for diploma! Thank you.