2017 Introductory Institute Schedule


Sunday
June 11

Monday
June 12

Tuesday
June 13

Wednesday
June 14

Thursday
June 15

Friday
June 16

Saturday
June 17

2017 i3 Scholars Arrive at University of Pittsburgh

Check-in at Panther Central and Move-in to Bouquet Gardens G

Breakfast
Meet and Greet
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast & Job Description Emails
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast with PhD Teaching Fellows
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Orientation, Program Overview, & Tour of Campus
10:00AM – 12:30PM
IS 305

Workshop
Being Mobile, Doing Mobile, Seeing Mobile

Ingrid Erickson
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Beats and Bytes: The Intersection of Black Music and Computer Programming
David James

10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Mock Interviews
10:30AM – 12:00PM
IS 305
Formal Attire
Resume Required
Job Description Required

Workshop
Watching the Watchers: How Information Flows Impact Privacy in Social Computing
Adam Lee
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

SOCIAL
Kennywood Amusement Park

Meet outside Bouquet Gardens at 10:00 AM

Workshop
Whatare the Information Sciences? What are the iSchools?
Joe Sanchez
Don Hamerly
12:30PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Prof. Development
Cover Letter Building: Creating Context for Your Brand
Michael Depew
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Prof. Development
Building Your Capital:
Setting Goals & Following Through
Michael Depew
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Group Lunch &
Interview Debrief
12:00PM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Writing Exercise #2 Reviewed
11:30AM – 12:30PM
IS 305

Group Lunch
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Group Lunch
1:00PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM

Review Research Projects
2:00PM – 2:30PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
12:30PM – 2:00PM

Prof. Development
Resume Building: Creating Your Brand & Avoiding the Undersell
Michael Depew
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
What do the FBI, Children's Books, Fitbits, Self-Driving Cars, Revolutions, and Netflix all have in common? Us.
Wes Lipschultz
2:00PM – 3:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
Can vs. Should vs. How: Ethical Questions in an IS Space
Kayla Booth
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
Do IT Artifacts Have Politics?
Lynette Yarger
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Tour
Hillman Library
2:00PM – 3:00PM
IS 305

 

 

Writing Exercise #1 Reviewed
4:00PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

 

Workshop
Exploring Librarianship
Crystal McCormick-Ware
3:00PM – 4:30PM
IS 305

OPTIONAL
Rita’s Italian Ice
Meet outside Bouquet Gardens G at 7:30PM

Opening Reception & Keynote Address:
Alexia Hudson-Ward
5:30PM – 7:30PM
IS 3rd Floor Theater (3T)
Formal Attire

 

OPTIONAL
Carnegie Museums
Meet outside Bouquet Gardens at 5:45PM

 

Sunday
June 18

Monday
June 19

Tuesday
June 20

Wednesday
June 21

Thursday
June 22

Friday
June 23

Saturday
June 24

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast & Research Project Roundtable
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

2016 i3
Scholars arrive at University of Pittsburgh

Check-in at Panther Central and Move-in to Bouquet Gardens G

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Research Advisor Workshop
How Users Learn Security Behaviors and How We Can Help Them
Elissa Redmiles
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
What's the Big Deal with Big Data
Randy Weinberg
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM

Group Lunch & Writing Assignment #3 Reviewed
1:00PM – 2:30PM

Group Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:00PM

Research Advisor Workshop
Exploring Asian American and Pacific Islander Identity Work on Reddit
Bryan Dosono
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Research Advisor Workshop
Unconventional Approaches to Education Using Interactive Media
Elaine Gomez
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Research Advisor Workshop
Spatial Information and Other Stuff I Think is Really Cool
Cristina Robles Bahm
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Research Advisor Workshop
Identity, Self-Disclosure, and Social Media
Oliver Haimson
Nazanin Andalibi
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

SOCIAL
Kayaking on the
Allegheny River

Meet outside Bouquet Gardens at 2:00PM

Prof. Development
Finding the Right Fit: Evaluating Grad Programs
Shabana Reza
Wes Lipschultz
4:00PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
4:00PM – 5:30PM
IS 305

Research Advisor Workshop
Self-Tracking for Health: Using Qualitative Methods to Investigate the Use and Impact of Technology for Managing Personal Health
Lizz Eikey
4:00PM – 5:30PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
4:00PM – 5:30PM
IS 305

Sunday
June 25

Monday
June 26

Tuesday
June 27

Wednesday
June 28

Thursday
June 29

Friday
June 30

Saturday
July 1

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast & Research Project Mock Groups
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Prof. Development
Conducting the Grad School Search & Navigating Funding
David Eber
12:00PM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
Sports Analytics in the Era of Big Data
Kostas Pelechrinis
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Worksop
Exploring Data Worlds in the Public Library
Kelsey O'Rourke
Tess Wilson
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Dan Gardner
Rachel Simons
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Group Lunch & Research Project Mock Groups
1:00PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Group Lunch
1:00PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM

Farewell Lunch with PhD Teaching Fellows
1:00PM – 2:30PM
IS 305

Workshop
Team and Project Management
Jeria Quesenberry
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Prof. Development
Navigating Organizational Culture and Building Community
Jason Gines
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Prof. Development
Negotiating for Success
Leona Mitchell
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
Introduction to Archives & Cultural Preservation
Tonia Sutherland
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
GRE Strategy Session and Personal Statements
The Princeton Review
3:30PM – 5:30PM
IS 305

Workshop
How Did You Get There?: Surveying Your Professional and Personal Networks
Jourdan Walls
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Research Team Selection
4:00PM – 4:30PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
4:00PM – 5:30PM
IS 305

 

 

 

Teaching Module
Programming
Sarah Bratt
Anthony Pinter
7:30PM – 9:30PM
IS 305  

 

Sunday
July 2

Monday
July 3

Tuesday
July 4

Wednesday
July 5

Thursday
July 6

Friday
July 7

Saturday
July 8

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

No Scheduled Activites
4th of July Holiday

 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

i3 Scholars Depart from University of Pittsburgh

Check-out of Bouquet Gardens

 

Prof. Development
Project Management Best Practices
Michael Depew
10:00AM – 11:00AM
IS 305

2017 Team Research Proposals
10:00AM – 12:00PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

2017 Team Research Proposals
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

Research Teams Meet
11:00AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

2016 Team Research Presentation
12:00AM – 1:00PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

Prof. Development
Personal Development Through Service
Kashif Henderson
11:30AM – 12:30PM
IS 3T

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM

Group Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM
IS 305

Group Lunch
12:30PM – 1:30PM
IS 305

Research Teams Meet
2:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

2016 Team Research Presentation
2:30PM – 3:30PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

2016 Team Research Presentation
1:30PM – 2:30PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

 

2016 Team Research Presentation
3:30PM – 4:30PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

2016 Team Research Presentation
2:30PM – 3:30PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

 

Graduation & Recognition Ceremony
Keynote Address
Oz Sultan
5:30PM – 7:30PM
IS 3rd Floor Theater (3T)
Formal Attire