INFO 4940

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INFO 4940
Special Topics in Information Science

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Study of topics not currently covered in INFO offerings, as determined by faculty and student interest.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4281, ENGL 4705, INFO 6940

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Human Centered Design and Engaged Media

  •  7426 INFO 4940   DES 501

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    • WF To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • McKenzie, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 6940

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Human-AI Interaction Design Research

  • 11529 INFO 4940   LEC 002

    • MW To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Yang, Q

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Application required. See https://forms.gle/F8F6hNnMsgpBKvKi6 to apply. Upon approval, students are responsible for enrolling themselves with a Permission Code.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 6940

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: How LLMs work, their potential and limitations

  • 11531 INFO 4940   LEC 004

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    • WF To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Mimno, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    The course will require working with python notebooks, thinking about probabilities and log odds, and manipulating data files. It shouldn't be your first experience with debugging or data-oriented programming, but a lot of the work we will build up from basics. To assess your preparation, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/p8nTFGbg1tMQEPj89.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Law, Policy, and Politics of Cybersecurity

  • 11532 INFO 4940   LEC 005

  •  
    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Mitrano, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 5940

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: U.S. Copyright Law

  • 11861 INFO 4940   LEC 006

  •  
    • MW To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Priehs, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 5940

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Applied Machine Learning: Methods and Applications

  • 19604 INFO 4940   LEC 008

  •  
    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Soltoff, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person