Introduction

Dr. John Obenchain

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Information Policies, Politics & Power

Lecture #1

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Today’s Agenda�

Who am I?�

• Instructional Designer
• Three years @ Rutgers/TLT
• Building/Designing Online Classes
• Training Faculty/Staff how to use online tools

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• Teaching for Rutgers’ SC&I
• Management of Technological Organizations
• Information Policies, Politics, & Power

• Student at Rutgers’ GSE
• Doctorate: Design of Online Learning Environments

• Have worked in Corporate America
• Merck & Co., Inc., Colgate-Palmolive, IEEE, Celgene, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Who are you?

• Why ITI?
• Outside interests?
• Career direction?
• What we should know about you?
• What would you like out of this course
• How many of you are planning a career in Technology
• Working in I.T. (programmer, systems admin, network, business analyst)?
• Working with Technology sold by the business (Intel, Google, IBM, HP, Oracle, SAP)?
• Start-up (yours or other)?
• Want to efficiently apply technology wherever you end up?

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Learning Objectives: Part 1

Be able to explain:

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• The association between privacy rights and responsibilities in an information society

Demonstrate an understanding of:

• Major policy issues important to:
• The information, communication, and technological professions
• The public at large

Learning Objectives: Part 2

Keep the following in mind when considering privacy policy issues:

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• Government information

• Private sector information

• Secrecy

• Censorship

• Scholarly communication

• Intellectual property

• Security and information equity

Learning Objectives: Part 3

• Analyze policy issues to establish implications for policy development and maintenance

• Demonstrate proficiency in understanding policy creation

• Describe and analyze policy issues intelligently through discussion and in writing

• Recognize and comprehend emerging policy issues

• Develop an organizational data policy document

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Why is this Class Important?

Information is Important

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Source: http://

likesuccess.com

/topics/18223/

knowledge-is-

power

• Knowing how to handle information

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• Keep it safe/confidential

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• Keep yourself out of trouble

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• Professional Skills

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• Professional Opportunities

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• Career Enhancement

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Review Syllabus

A guide through the semester’s work

https://anthropoliteia.net/category/pedagogy/black-lives-matter-syllabus-project/

• Available via Canvas course site: https://rutgers.instructure.com/courses/107688/assignments/syllabus

• Note: Notification of changes to the syllabus will be provided via Announcement

• Please bring any questions to class sessions

• List of readings will be essential for class preparation

• Be prepared to discuss all readings/videos listed under each course meeting date

• Ignore dates at the very bottom.

Required work this semester

• Via Zoom: lecture, discussion, in-class exercises

• Focus will be on learning the basics of information within the context of current and ongoing Policies, Politics, and Power.

• Participation – in class and in forums

• Quizzes/Tests: covering readings, articles, and other materials

• Hybrid – outside of class / Online / Not using Zoom

• Readings, Discussion Forums

• Assignments: Research, in-class discussions

• White Paper

• Videos

Being Here (Zoom) Participation

• Small % of the grade but not “Being Here” has a greater impact than just showing up.

• Some Quizzes might include questions that are best answered in the context of in-class/Zoom work

• Most assignments will build on in-class/Zoom work

• Participation points will be determined on a class-by-class basis

• Using the Zoom Meeting Participants report

• To keep things simple”

• Attendance/participation

score will be based on the

percentage of class you

attend:

Assignments

• Build an understanding of the material that we have discussed, or will discuss

• Read the material, review class notes and slides, think about the question and carefully consider your answer before going onto Canvas

• Do the assignments in a timely manner

• Unless otherwise specified, all assignment responses are to be done online in Canvas

• Grammar and spelling count

• Suggest you use an editor, and then copy & paste your response into Canvas

Book 1: 1984 �by George Orwell

• Classic dystopian novel

Image Source: https://blogs.deusto.es/master-informatica/el-gran-hermano-te-vigila/

• Written ~1948 (when final manuscript was sent to publisher)

• Chilling predictions about the future

• Perpetual war

• Omnipresent government surveillance

• Big Brother is Watching You

• Public Manipulation

• Thoughtcrime

• 2 + 2 = 5

• Timelier than ever

• http://www.george-orwell.org/1984/0.html

Book 2: The Trial �by Franz Kafka

• Alienation by a remote, inaccessible, mysterious, government authority

Source: https://anshamforme.com/2015/01/20/

on-trial-with-kafka-and-k/

• Joseph K. is arrested and accused of a crime he did not commit

• The nature of the crime is never revealed

• Caught in a maddening bureaucracy

• Unable to disentangle himself once caught

• An account of state-induced self-destruction

• Supposed to be burned before publication

• Never completed

• Saved by Max Brod

• http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7849

Facts about Online Privacy

1. Many social media sites and search engines can be used for free

• Often track your browsing history

• Sell it to the highest bidder

• Use that information to send you targeted advertising

2. Private browsing doesn’t protect your privacy

• It prevents your browser from

recording information about you

• Third parties can still monitor you

3. Everything you do online has already

been saved and archived by

your ISP

Source: https://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/introducing-online-privacy-guide/

• Use that information for other purposes

Questions about Online Privacy

1. Is online privacy dead?

• Yes

• Every time you browse the Internet, your privacy is under constant threat from cybercriminals, governments, and corporations

2. Why does Online Privacy Matter?

• Imagine anyone having information about you whenever they want

• Activities

• Location

• Medical Records

• Bank Balances

• Credit Card Information

• Emails

Information Policies, Politics, & Power

WHAT IS IP³

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What is Information?

▸ noun:  (communication theory) A numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome ("The signal contained thousands of bits of information")

▸ noun:  Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction

▸ noun:  A message received and understood

▸ noun:  Formal accusation of a crime

▸ noun:  A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

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Anything Else?

What are Policies?

▸ noun:  Written contract or certificate of insurance ("You should have read the small print on your policy")�

▸ noun:  A line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government ("They debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation")

Anything Else?

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What are Politics?

▸ noun:  The profession devoted to governing and to political affairs

▸ noun:  The study of government of states and other political units�

▸ noun:  The opinion you hold with respect to political questions�

▸ noun:  Social relations involving authority or power

▸ The profession of being a politician

▸ The ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

▸ Your politics are your beliefs and attitudes about how government should work

▸ The use by someone of particular ideas to try to get what they want

Anything Else?

What is Power?

▸ The ability to influence or control what people do or think

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▸ The ability to achieve something or to make something happen

▸ Political control of a country or government

▸ Official or legal authority to do something

▸ Physical force or strength

▸ The ability of a machine or vehicle to operate quickly and effectively

▸ The supply of electricity to your home, office, community, etc.

▸ Used in mathematics to indicate how many times you multiply a number by itself. For example “10 to the power of 3” means 10x10x10

▸ To move very quickly, so that you defeat others

Anything Else?

What is Information Policies, Politics, & Power

The Need for Ethics

• After Bernie Madoff, NSA Surveillance, Enron, etc… � (not enough space to list all ethical crises)

Source:http://likesuccess.com/topics/13311/ethical-behavior

• There’s a heightened awareness of a need for ethical behavior

• Skills for effective management of information can be learned and practiced

• It’s not all about the information…

• It’s also about the people.

WEEK 2

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Videos:

• Watch videos posted in Canvas
• Consider the questions

Discussion Board:

• Introduce yourself
• One original post + 2 responses
• Due January 26 @ 11:59 PM

Readings:

• Nothing for next week, but if you’d like to work ahead
• 1984 – First 2 Chapters
• The Trial – First 2 Chapters

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Coming Soon…

Any Questions?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-do-you-ask-hard-questions-ayla-kremb