R.G. Bias | | Name that tune. Song title? Performer(s)? 1 R.G. Bias | | UGS 303 Knowing: Acquiring and Sharing Information in the Information Age Randolph G. Bias 1/20/10 2 R.G. Bias | | What are some things you know? 3 We have class today. At least one person knows her name. We go to UT. Abbys bday is tomorrow. Naomis bday was yesterday. Lauren knows where she is. Some coffee would be great. It is Macs are better than PCs. Cheryl Bias is beautiful. R.G. Bias | | Ways of knowing Authority method Logic (new information from old) Trial-and-error Modeling Intuition Scientific method R.G. Bias | | Who among you has heard of the UT-Austin School of Information? Old Graduate School of Library and Information Science Renamed in No UG major. 300 masters students. 30 doctoral students. Still put out leading librarians. Also produce information scientists of all ilk. Since 99.xxx% of all information is digitized, it makes sense to have usability, human-computer interaction, information architecture in the iSchool. R.G. Bias | | Thats where I come in B.S. in psych from FSU Ph.D. in cognitive psych from UT-Austin Bell Labs for 3 years IBM-Austin for 11 years BMC Software for 5 years Co-founded small usability consultancy Previously adjunct faculty member at UT; Have taught at UT, Rutgers, Huston-Tillotson, (SW)TSU Assoc. prof. in the UT School of Information since Married to Cheryl Bias for 36 years. Father of Travis and Drew Bias. Scratch golfer. (OK, I made that one up.) R.G. Bias | | Some important people in your life Course TA Stacy Michaelsen R.G. Bias | | Course TA Garrett Stettler R.G. Bias | | Michele Ostrow UT Librarian R.G. Bias | | OK... ... lets go over the syllabus. R.G. Bias | | See you Friday... ... in MAI 220B. No homework except start reading Glut. R.G. Bias | | Todays song was Whats on your mind (Pure energy) by Information Society. Why do you suppose we chose to play it before THIS class? 14