INFO 430 A:
Knowledge Organization and Representation

Bob Boiko * Fall 2007

Course Schedule

Class Schedule

Top of page Week 1 - XML 1
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Sep 26
Subject: Course OverviewDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/classIntro.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/classIntro.htm)
Subject: MarkupDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Markup.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Markup.htm)
Top of page Week 2 - XML 2
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Oct 01
Subject: XML Instance DocsDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_XML_Instance.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_XML_Instance.htm)
Subject: XML TransformsDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_XML_Transforms.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_XML_Transforms.htm)
Subject: Intro to XML SpyDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_spy.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_spy.htm)
Required ReadingW3 Schools
ReadXML Instances Tutorial (Basics Section Only) (link to Web reading)
Required ReadingW3 Schools
ReadXSLT Tutorial (link to Web reading)
Required ReadingSpy Site
ReadSpy Flash Demos (link to Web reading)
Oct 03
Subject: XML Transforms IIDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_XML_Transforms_2.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_XML_Transforms_2.htm)
Subject: XML SchemasDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_XML_Schemas.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_XML_Schemas.htm)
Required ReadingW3 Schools
ReadXPath Tutorial (link to Web reading)
Required ReadingW3 Schools
ReadSchema Tutorial (link to Web reading)
Top of page Week 3 - XML 3
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Oct 08
Activity: XML Clinic
Work on markup and your XML instance, transform and schema skills.
  Download - XMLExercises.doc (XML Exercise: The worksheet for the XML clinic.)  XMLExercises.doc
AssignmentClinic Worksheets
Who: All
When: Midnight of the day of the clinic
What: Submit your XML Exercises worksheet   Download - XMLExercises.doc (XML Exercise: The worksheet for the XML clinic.)  to the ;Collect It drop box.
Oct 10
Subject: Body ElementsDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Body.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Body.htm)
AssignmentXML Skills Test
Who: All
When: First hour of class
What: Complete exam
Top of page Week 4 - Basic Structures 1
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Oct 15
Subject: Reverse Engineering from TransformsDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Reverse_Eng.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Reverse_Eng.htm)
Activity: Reverse Engineering Clinic
In order to directly help you work through the reverse engineering exercise, we will spend class time working together on your assignment.
AssignmentClinic Worksheets
Who: All
When: Midnight of the day of the clinic
What: Submit your Reverse Engineering 1 worksheet   Download - RevEng1.doc (Reverse Engineering: The worksheet for the first reverse engineering clinic.)  to the ;Collect It drop box.
Oct 17
Subject: HierarchiesDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Hierarchy.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Hierarchy.htm)
Top of page Week 5 - Basic Structures 2
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Oct 22
Activity: Reverse Engineering Clinic
In order to directly help you work through the reverse engineering exercise, we will spend class time working together on your assignment.
AssignmentClinic Worksheets
Who: All
When: Midnight of the day of the clinic
What: Submit your Reverse Engineering 2 worksheet   Download - RevEng2.doc (Reverse Engineering: The worksheet for the second reverse engineering clinic.)  to the ;Collect It drop box.
Oct 24
Subject: ThesauriDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Thesaurus.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Thesaurus.htm)
Subject: IndexesDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Indexes.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Indexes.htm)
Top of page Week 6 - Basic Structures 3
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Oct 29
Activity: Reverse Engineering Clinic
In order to directly help you work through the reverse engineering exercise, we will spend class time working together on your assignment.
AssignmentClinic Worksheets
Who: All
When: Midnight of the day of the clinic
What: Submit your Reverse Engineering 3 worksheet   Download - RevEng3.doc (Reverse Engineering: The worksheet for the third reverse engineering clinic.)  to the ;Collect It drop box.
Oct 31
Subject: Cross ReferencesDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Xref.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Xref.htm)
Subject: SequencesDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Sequence.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Sequence.htm)
Top of page Week 7 - Basic Structures 4
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Nov 05
Bob Out
Activity: Reverse Engineering Clinic
In order to directly help you work through the reverse engineering exercise, we will spend class time working together on your assignment.
Nov 07
Bob Out
Subject: Faceted ClassificationDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Facets.ppt) Voice Over PowerPoint Slides Not Available (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Facets.htm)
Presented by: Marilyn J. Ostergren (UW iSchool)
AssignmentClinic Worksheets
Who: All
When: Midnight
What: Submit your Reverse Engineering 4 worksheet   Download - RevEng4.doc (Reverse Engineering: The worksheet for the fourth reverse engineering clinic.)  to the ;Collect It drop box.
Top of page Week 8 - Advanced Structures 1
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Nov 12
No Class
Nov 14
Bob Out - No class
Top of page Week 9 - Advanced Structures 2
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Nov 19
Activity: Faceted Classification Lab
Create a schema, instance and transform that mimics the knowledge representation shown in the site we provide.
  Download - facetLabDoc.doc (Facet Lab: Worksheet for the facet lab.)  facetLabDoc.doc
  Download - recipes.htm (Facet Lab: The target page to create for the facet lab.)  recipes.htm
  Download - facetLabEval.doc (Facet Lab: Sample Eval)  facetLabEval.doc
AssignmentkBase System Reverse Engineering
Who: All
When: At the beginning of class
What: A working system on the server
AssignmentClinic Worksheets
Who: All
When: Midnight of the day of the lab
What: Submit your Facet Lab worksheet   Download - facetLabDoc.doc (Facet Lab: Worksheet for the facet lab.)  to the ;Collect It drop box.
Nov 21
Subject: RSS, Syndication, and PodcastsDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_RSS.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_RSS.htm)
Subject: Standards with DocBook and DITA as ExamplesDownload PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_Dita.ppt) Stream Voice Over PowerPoint Slides  (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_Dita.htm)
Top of page Week 10 - Advanced Structures 3
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Nov 26
Activity: Knowledge Standards - RSS and Pod casting
Create a schema, instance and transform that creates a podcast XML file from the input XML file we provide.
  Download - PodcastLab.doc (Podcast Lab: The worksheet for the podcast lab.)  PodcastLab.doc
  Download - cm1fa04class.xml (Podcast Lab: The sample input XML file for the podcast lab.)  cm1fa04class.xml
  Download - sylabus.xsd (Podcast Lab: The schema for the sample input XML File for the podcast lab.)  sylabus.xsd
  Download - cm1Podcast.xml (Podcast Lab: The sample output XML File for the podcast lab.)  cm1Podcast.xml
  Download - PodcastLabEval.doc (Sample evaluation for the Podcast lab)  PodcastLabEval.doc
AssignmentLabs
Who: All
When: At the beginning of class
What: Facet lab Schema, instance, and transform ;Collect It drop box.
AssignmentClinic Worksheets
Who: All
When: Midnight of the day of the lab
What: Submit your worksheet   Download - PodcastLab.doc (Podcast Lab: The worksheet for the podcast lab.)  to the ;Collect It drop box.
Nov 28
Subject: Identifying Structures on a PagePowerPoint Slides Not Available Voice Over PowerPoint Slides Not Available (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_idStructs.htm)
Subject: Knowledge Jobs and your Ability to Fill Them.Download PowerPoint Slides (ppt/s_jobs.ppt) Voice Over PowerPoint Slides Not Available (http://courses.ischool.washington.edu/INFO430/FA07/s_jobs.htm)
Top of page Week 11 - Job Interviews
ClassWhat we coverWhat's due
Dec 03
Job Interviews
AssignmentLabs
Who: All
When: At the beginning of class
What: Podcast schema, instance, and transform to the ;Collect It drop box.
AssignmentJob Interview
Who: All
When: As we scheduled during the last week of the quarter
What: 15 minute interview
Dec 05
Job Interviews
AssignmentJob Interview
Who: All
When: As we scheduled during the last week of the quarter
What: 15 minute interview