INFO 616 Computer-Suppt Co-Op Work

Catalog Course Description
Examines human and technical issues and concepts of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW).  Covers topics including the ways groups work in the networked organization, intelligent workflow, various types of CSCW technology, CSCW software design and implementation issues, and future directions of this technology.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
INFO 614  Distributed Computing and Networking
INFO 620  Information Systems Analysis and Design (Prerequisite or co-requisite)

Curriculum Role

Course Rationale

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
• Be able to apply CSCW/GroupWare concepts and techniques to analyze potential GroupWare requirements
• Be able to apply selected CSCW/GroupWare systems to specific application requirements
• Be able to evaluate behavioral aspects of cooperative work environments

Course Content
Principal topics and the approximate number of weeks devoted to each are:
• Introduction to CSCW (1)
• What is GroupWare? (1)
• Message filtering systems (1)
• EMAIL (0.67)
• Teleconferencing (0.33)
• Intelligent workflow (0.67)
• Process analysis (1)
• Conferencing and videoconferencing (1)
• Informal communications and problems for remote computing (1)
• Implementation (0.67)
• Future trends (0.33)