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Points | 25 |
Deadline | Oct. 5 |
In this assignment, your task is to investigate and evaluate one or a family of tools for knowledge organization.
The purpose of this assignment is to identify suitable candidates for the work you'll be doing in later assignments and other class work.The range of such tools is quite large, and also depends on your familiarity with computers and software. On one end of the spectrum is general-purpose software that you may already be familiar with, such as programs for word processing, note taking, creating outlines, spread sheets, or data bases. On the other end are professional tools such as Content Management Systems, ontology editors, or domain-specific systems. Somewhere in between are tools frequently used for brainstorming and idea collection, such as "brain mapping," "mind mapping," "topic mapping," or "concept mapping."
If you are already familiar with a tool or system that you think may be suitable here, feel free to select it. On the other hand, this may be a good opportunity to try out something new.
For an overview of tools examined in earlier, related classes, see list of knowledge organization tools.
This assignment contributes up to 25 points to the overall assignments score. The score will be determined by the following criteria:
For a high score, your evaluation should probably be at least three pages long.
The deadline for this assignment is two weeks after the distribution. It should be submitted via the Blackboard Wiki. I will create an overview page where you can include a link to the page with your write-up.
Please note that these submissions are accessible to all participants in the class. I am doing this on purpose so that students can find out what topics other students find interesting. If your document may contain sensitive information that you prefer not to have accessible, please let me know.
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