2014 i3 Introductory Institute Schedule

i3 Scholars — Introductory Institute: June 1 - 27, 2014

                 

Sunday
June 1

Monday
June 2

Tuesday
June 3

Wednesday
June 4

Thursday
June 5

Friday
June 6

Saturday
June 7

2014 i3 Scholars Arrive at the University of Pittsburgh

Check-in at Ruskin Hall

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

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

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

 

Orientation & Program Overview
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
The Discipline of Organizing
Robert Glushko
10:00AM – 11:30PM
IS 305

Workshop
What are the iSchools?
Ryan Champagne
10:00AM – 11:00AM
IS 305

Workshop
Copyright & Fair Use Matters
Kip Currier
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Big Data Analytics
Raja Sooriamurthi
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

OPTIONAL
Kennywood Amusement Park

Meet outside Ruskin Hall at 10:00AM

Tour of Campus
11:30AM – 12:30PM

Team Activities
The Discipline of Organizing
11:30AM – 12:30PM
IS 305

Mock Interviews
11:30AM – 12:30PM
IS 305
Formal Attire
Resume Required

Prof. Development
Career Opportunities in Information Science
Wes Lipschultz
11:30AM – 12:30PM
IS 305

Prof. Development
Cover Letter Building: Creating Context for Your Brand
Michael Depew
11:30AM – 12:30PM

Group Lunch &
Icebreaker
12:30PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
12:30PM – 2:00PM

Group Lunch & Interview Debrief
12:30PM – 1:30PM
IS 3rd Floor Theater

Group Lunch
12:30PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
12:30PM – 1:30PM

Workshop
What are the Information Sciences? What is Information?
Ryan Champagne
2:00PM – 3:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
What You Need to Know About Archives
Tonia Sutherland
Lindsay Mattock
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Workshop
Roads to Travel: Graduate Education Paths
Jerome Offord
Bradley Kuykendall
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Workshop
Technology & You: Psychological Implications of Tech
Lynette Kvasny
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Workshop
Puzzle Based Learning
Raja Sooriamurthi
1:30PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Workshop
Resume Building: Creating Your Brand & Avoiding the Undersell
Michael Depew
3:00PM – 4:30PM
IS 305

2014 Opening Reception &
Keynote Address:
Audrey Murrell
5:30PM – 7:30PM
IS 3rd Floor Theater
Formal Attire
RSVP Required

Prof. Development Building Your Capital: Setting Goals & Following Through
Michael Depew
3:30PM – 4:30PM
IS 305

Writing Exercise #1 Reviewed
3:30PM – 4:30PM
IS 305
Digital Copies Only

Writing Exercise #2 Discussed & Assigned
3:30PM – 4:30PM
IS 305

OPTIONAL
Rita’s Italian Ice & TED Talks
8:00PM
Meet outside Ruskin Hall

 

Writing Exercise #1 Discussed & Assigned
4:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

 

OPTIONAL
Three Rivers Arts Festival
June 6-15 All Day
Cultural District & Downtown

 

Sunday
June 8

Monday
June 9

Tuesday
June 10

Wednesday
June 11

Thursday
June 12

Friday
June 13

Saturday
June 14

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

2013 i3 Scholars Arrive at the University of Pittsburgh

Check-in at Ruskin Hall

Workshop
There's an App for That™ and Writing the Next Great American App: Trademark and Patent Basics
Kip Currier
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Wayfinding Solutions for People with Disabilities: Personalized Accessibility Location Services (PALS)
Hassan Karimi
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Network Science:
A Short Introduction
Konstantinos Pelechrinis
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Digital Mosaic: Information Needs of Diverse Peoples
Alexia Hudson Ward
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Team & Project Management
Jeria Quesenberry
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
Connie Pascal
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Martez Mott
David James
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
Connie Pascal
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Martez Mott
David James
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
Connie Pascal
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM

Group Lunch
1:00PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Group Lunch
1:00PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Group Lunch
1:00PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
Security, Surveillance, and Snowden: It's Complicated
Courtney Loder
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

OPTIONAL
Kayaking on the Allegheny River

Meet outside Ruskin Hall at 2:00PM
(3:00PM  – 5:00PM)

Workshop
Using Online Data to Understand Issues of Gender, Sexuality, Identity, and Public Health
Oliver Haimson
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Martez Mott
David James
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Writing Exercise #2 Reviewed
2:30PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Martez Mott
David James
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
Connie Pascal
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
Martez Mott
David James
8:00PM – 9:30PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
Connie Pascal
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
University and Industry Tales: Experiences from the Field
Joe Sanchez
Josh Cartagena
Hoda Abdolrazek
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

i3 Alumni Mixer
7:00PM – 9:30PM
The Porch at Schenley
Dress Casual or Formal Attire Required

Sunday
June 15

Monday
June 16

Tuesday
June 17

Wednesday
June 18

Thursday
June 19

Friday
June 20

Saturday
June 21

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

Workshop
Playing Productively with Others: What we know about successful multidisciplinary work
Cory Knobel
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Valores in Silico: Human Values in the Design of Information Systems & Technologies
Cory Knobel
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Network Visualizations Yu-Ru Lin
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Creating Mobile Apps with CODIQA
Randy Weinberg
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Workshop
Legal Guilt or Social Guilt?: Assessing the role of information technology in the lives of criminal offenders
Lauren Kilgour
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
David James
Martez Mott
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Connie Pascal
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
David James
Martez Mott
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Connie Pascal
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Connie Pascal
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
Let’s Talk Games!
Toni Pizza
Elaine Gomez
1:00PM – 3:00PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM
IS 305

Group Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30pm
IS 305

Group Lunch with Michigan iSchool Representatives
1:00PM – 2:30pm
IS 305

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM
IS 305

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

 

Teaching Module
Research Design
Connie Pascal
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Research Teams Meet
2:30PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Prof. Development
Money Matters: Hunting for Scholarships, Grants, & Financial Aid
Veronica Falandino
2:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
David James
Martez Mott
2:30PM – 4:00PM
IS 305

Prof. Development
Finding the Right Fit: Evaluating Graduate Programs
Shabana Reza
2:30PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

Research Teams Form
4:00PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Programming
David James
Martez Mott
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Teaching Module
Research Design
Connie Pascal
Melissa Villa-Nicholas
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

OPTIONAL
Carnegie Museum of Natural History & Museum of Art

Meet outside Ruskin Hall at 6:00PM

Teaching Module
Programming
David James
Martez Mott
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Sunday
June 22

Monday
June 23

Tuesday
June 24

Wednesday
June 25

Thursday
June 26

Friday
June 27

Saturday
June 28

 

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

2013 Team Research Presentation
#SocialMediaProbs
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

Breakfast
9:00AM – 10:00AM
IS 305

 

i3 Scholars Depart from University of Pittsburgh

Check-out of Ruskin Hall

 

Research Teams Meet
10:00AM – 12:00PM
IS 305

Workshop: Part 1
Communication & Presentation Strategies
Jesse Dunietz
Adona Iosif
Ardon Shorr
10:00AM – 12:00PM
IS 305

Workshop
Landmines in the PhD Process
Fay Cobb Payton
10:00AM – 11:30AM
IS 305

2013 Team Research Presentation
Fantastic Four
10:00AM – 11:00AM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

Prof. Development
Applying to Graduate School: Tips & Best Practices
Dori Farah
12:00PM – 1:00PM
IS 305

Group Lunch
Workshop: Part 2
Communication & Presentation Strategies
Jesse Dunietz
Adona Iosif
Ardon Shorr
12:00PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

2014 Team Research Proposals
11:30AM – 1:00PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

2013 Team Research Presentation
Raiders of New Emerging Worlds
11:00AM – 12:00PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

Group Lunch with Syracuse iSchool Representatives
1:00PM – 2:00PM
IS 305

Independent Lunch
1:00PM – 2:30PM

Independent Lunch
12:00PM – 1:30PM

Competition Judging
CODIQA Mobile App Presentations
2:00PM – 3:30PM
IS 3rd Floor Theater

Research Teams Meet
2:30PM – 3:30PM
IS 305

2013 Team Research Presentation
Team Rock-IT
2:30PM – 3:30PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

2014 Team Research Proposals
1:30PM – 3:00PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

Prof. Development
GRE Strategy Session
Leah Smith
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

Prof. Development
Crafting Personal Statements
Leah Smith
3:30PM – 5:00PM
IS 305

2013 Team Research Presentation
Team EnvironMENTALS
3:30PM – 4:30PM
IS 305
Formal Attire for Presenters

2014 Graduation & Recognition Ceremony
Speaker: Melanie Harrington
5:30PM – 8:00PM
IS 3rd Floor Theater
Formal Attire