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LIS 693 Asian Informatics:

Information and Society

Instructor: Noriko Asato, Ph.D. Office: Hamilton 3D Tel: (808) 956-5810 [prefer e-mail] Fax: (808) 956-5835 E-mail: asaton@hawaii.edu (Put LIS 693 in the message line) Office Hours: Please send me e-mail for an appointment Classroom: Asynchronous Online [no actual meeting online] Schedule: New instructional content will be posted on Tuesdays Prerequisites: None

Textbook & Readings

No textbook. Required readings will be available from Laulima https://laulima.hawaii.edu/portal or indicated in the syllabus.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

SLO 1: Understand, apply and articulate the history, philosophy, principles and ethics of library and information

science and the related professions. SLO 3: Organize, create, archive, preserve, retrieve, manage, evaluate, and disseminate information resources in a

variety of formats. SLO 4: Evaluate and use the latest information technologies, research findings and methods. SLO 5: Engage in projects and assignments dealing with multicultural communities and representing diverse

points of view.

Course Learning Objectives

This is an elective course, enabling you to: 1. Understand of historical development of information and communication technology (ICT) in Japan 2. Develop an understanding of current and developing issues regarding Japanese society and ICTs. 3. Develop an understanding of comparative models of ICT and society that could be applied to analyzing other

countries’ information systems. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of an ICT issue in Japan through curating an exhibit or authoring a research

paper. Note: If you need reasonable accommodations because of the impact of a disability, please:

[1] contact the a (V/T) at 956-7511 or 956-7612 in room 013 of the Queen Lili’uokalani Center for Student Services;

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[2] speak with me privately to discuss your specific needs. I will be happy to work with you and the KOKUA Program to meet your access needs related to your documented disability.

LIS Research Methodologies

Research is an important part of the work and expertise of modern LIS professionals. This course utilizes the following research methods, as selected from “Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods Taught and Utilized in LIS Program Courses.

Information Retrieval

Sociological Inquiry

Technology Requirements

This course requires students to use a computer to produce all written assignments. Students also are required to have sufficient internet connectivity and computer equipment to participate in various aspects of coursework.

UH e-mail account will be used to correspond to the instructor and classmates and Laulima will be used as the course management platform. Students are expected to be able to create their online exhibitions using some presentation software.

Grading

Laulima Postings 60%

-Critical Notes 6 (48%) -Reaction Posts 2 (12%)

Final Project 40%

-Proposal for Online Presentation 1 (10%) -Feedback on Peers’ Presentation 2 (5%) -Online Presentation 1 (20%) -Reflection Paper on Online Presentation 1 (5%)

Some of the grading scale are different from the one above, If you choose a ‘Research Paper’ option instead of an ‘Online Presentation’ for the final project. See the section of “INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS.” Grading Scale:

100- 98 A+ 97-94 A 93-90 A- 89 – 87 B+ 86-83 B 82-80 B- 79 – 77 C+ 76-73 C 72-70 C- 69 – 67 D+ 66-63 D 62-60 D-

Grading Policy

(a) Assignments are due on the Tuesday by 12:00 pm (noon Hawaii Time) indicated in the syllabus. One point per

day late will be subtracted from your final grade (starting from the time the assignment is due). However, you are allowed to hand in one delayed-assignment without any penalty if you submit it within 3 days (the Friday by 12:00 pm).

(b) Because this is an online course, you will be expected to:

1) Read the syllabus carefully and check the schedule and duedates often. 2) Check your UH e-mail often and respond the instructor’s e-mails as soon as possible.

Course Schedule (Subject to Change)

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Class 1 (8/25) Introduction to Japan Lecture: Course Overview [Text available in Class 1/Laulima] Introduction to Japan [Video, the URL available in Class 1/Laulima]

Assignment Due: Nothing

Class 2 (9/01) Media: Newspaper & TV Lecture: Lecture [Text in Class 2/Laulima]

Readings: Yutaka Oishi. “A Consideration of Media-Nationalism: A Case Study of Japan after the

Second World War.” Keio Communication Review 30, 2008: 5-17. [Laulima]

Jochen Legewie. Japan’s Media: Inside and Outside Powerbrokers 2nd. Edition. Tokyo: CNC Japan K.K. 2010. [Laulima] Yukiko Uchida, et al. “How did the Media Report on the Great East Japan Earthquake? Objectivity and Emotionality Seeking in Japanese Media Coverage.” PLOS ONE, May 18, 2015: 1-15. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0125966 Barak Rushner and Masaharu Sato. “ Digesting Postwar Japanese Media.” Diplomatic History 29, 2005: 27-48. DOI:10.1111/j.1467-7709.2005.00458.x

Assignment Due: Nothing Note: Critical Notes (1st) on Class 2 is due 9/08 at noon

Classes 3 & 4 (9/08, 9/15) IT Revolution and e-Government Lecture: Lecture [Video, the URL available in Classes 3 & 4/Laulima] Readings: <IT Strategies>

e-Japan Priority Policy Program. http://japan.kantei.go.jp/it_e.html IT Strategies Headquarters http://japan.kantei.go.jp/policy/it/index_e.html

U-Japan 2004 http://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_seisaku/ict/u-japan_en/j_r-menu_u.html [interactive videos]

Takuo Imagawa. Japan’s Policy Initiatives toward Ubiquitous Network Societies. 2005. https://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/ubiquitous/Presentations/5_imagawa_japan.pdf Hideo Shimizu, Kuniko Ogawa, and Koichi Fujinuma. “Information and Communication Technologies Policy in Japan: Meeting the Challenges Ahead.” Global Information Technology Report, 2006-2007: 107-116. http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gitr/2.3.pdf White Paper 2014: Information and Communications in Japan. http://www.soumu.go.jp/johotsusintokei/whitepaper/eng/WP2014/2014-index.html <Internet> Andy Yee. “ When Will Japan Tap Its Internet Potential?” Global Asia, 8, 2013: 81-85. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/260058822_When_Will_Japan_Tap_Its_Internet_Potential <National Diet Library> Ideathon "Let's make maximum use of the NDL's web page": NDL Open Data workshop. http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/publication/ndl_newsletter/200/20004.html

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National Diet Library. “Annual Report to CDNL 2014.” http://www.cdnl.info/images/reports/2014/Japan_2013.pdf Toshiyuki Yamada. “Digital Collection Strategies at the National Diet Library.” IFLA WLIC 2013, July 31, 2013: 1-10. http://library.ifla.org/218/7/198-yamade-en.pdf <Libraries, Archives, Museums> Setsuko Noguchi. “Digital Archives and Contents in Japan: New Technologies, Trends, and Issues.” Journal of East Asian Libraries, 145, 2008: 61-68. https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/JEAL/article/viewFile/8887/8536

<Academic Libraries> Rowena Cullen and Haruki Nagata. “Academic Libraries in Japan” Journal of Academic Librarianship, 34, 2008: 163-167. [Laulima] Katherine K. Matsuura. Japanese Institutional Repositories: Where Did They Come From And Where Are They Headed? A Master’s Paper at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2008. [Laulima] Yuko Murakami and Jun Adachi. “Institutional Repositories in Japan” Conference: Digital Libraries: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities, 9th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, (ICADL) 2006, Kyoto, Japan, November 27-30, 2006, Proceedings. https://www.nii.ac.jp/irp/en/event/pdf/ICADL_2006.pdf

国立国会図書館「文化・学術機関におけるデジタルアーカイブ等の運営に関する

調査研究」(2009) [A Survey Research on the Administration of Cultural and Academic Digital Archives (2009) by the National Diet Library ] http://current.ndl.go.jp/files/research/2009/research_report.pdf (in Japanese)

Yoshinori Suzuki and Soichi Tokizane. 「国内大学図書館におけるデジタルアーカイ

ブの現状」“Digital Archives at University Libraries in Japan.”

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsik/19/2/19_19-63/_article/-char/ja/ (in Japanese)

Assignment Due: Critical Notes (1st) on Class 2 is due 9/08 at noon Note: Critical Notes (2nd) on Classes 3 & 4 is due 9/22 at noon.

From Class 5 to Class 13, except Class 11 (11/03, writing a proposal) you can go in any order of a set of 2 classes based on your interest of topic. We will have the following 4 topics:

-Classes 5 & 6 (9/22, 9/29): Mobile Phone -Classes 7 & 8 (10/06, 10/13): Social Media -Classes 9 &10 (10/20, 10/27): Publishing -Classes 12 &13 (11/10, 11/17): e-Commerce and Convenience Stores

For example, you could do Classes 7 & 8 (Social Media) first, and then Classes 5 & 6 (Mobile Phone), and Classes 9 & 10 (Publishing), and Classes 12 & 13 (e-Commerce and Convenience Store) at last. Therefore, the dates assigned to those classes are just for the scheduling purpose, but the actual dates that you go over Classes 7 & 8 (Social Media) might be different than (10/06 and 10/13). However, make sure you submit “Critical Notes” (6 times: See details at the section of the Instruction of Assignments) at the end of every two weeks, or the dates indicated in the syllabus after going over the class content on one topic. This free-order class sequence will allow you to explore topics of interest to you first, to help you decide on a subject for the presentation at an early stage of the course.

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Therefore, it is a good idea to read your peer’s “Critical Notes” [Forums/Laulima] on different topics; especially, on the ones that you have not gone over yet that time. This should help you to acquire a quick overview of the topic, and then navigate your sequence of going through the class materials. Note: No assignment required on the material presented in Class 14 (11/24) IT and Local Government

Classes 5 & 6 (9/22, 9/29): Mobile Phone Lecture: Lecture [Text in Classes 6 & 7/Laulima] Readings: Kyoung-hwa Yonnie Kim. “The Landscape of Keitai Shōsetsu: Mobile Phones as a

Literary Medium among Japanese Youth.” Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, 26, 2012: 475–485. [Laulima]

Gabriella Lukacs. “Dearmwork: Cell Phone Novelists, Labor, and Politics in

Contemporary Japan.” Cultural Anthropology, 28, 2013: 44-64. DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1360.2012.01172.x [Laulima]

Norimitsu Onishi. “Thumbs Race as Japan’s Best Sellers Go Cellular.” New York Times, January 20, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/world/asia/20japan.html?_r=0

Mizuko Ito. “Introduction: Personal, Portable, Pedestrian.” In Ito, Mizuko eds. Personal, Portable, Pedestrian: Mobile Phones in Japanese Life. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press (2006), 1-16. [UHM e-Book, This book is a collection of papers, in which you will find a range of topics on cell-phone use.] Misa Matsuda. “Mobile Communication and Selective Society.” In Ito, Mizuko eds. Personal, Portable, Pedestrian: Mobile Phones in Japanese Life. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press (2006), 123-142. [UHM e-Book]

Kuniko Hachiya. Old Japanese Adults and Mobile Phones: An Applied Ethnographic Study. Dissertation. University of Hawaii at Manoa (2010). [UHM Online Access]

Assignment Due: Critical Notes (2nd) on Class 2 is due 9/22 at noon Note: Critical Notes (3rd) on Classes [whichever you chose for this two weeks] is due 10/06 at

noon.

Classes 7 & 8 (10/06, 10/13): Social Media Lecture: Lecture [Text in Class 8 & 9/Laulima] Readings/Video <East Japan Earthquake>

Harry Wallop. Japan earthquake: How Twitter and Facebook helped. Telegraph, Mar 13, 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8379101/Japan-earthquake-how-Twitter-and-Facebook-helped.html

Seong Eun Cho, Kyujin Jung, Han Woo Park. “Social Media Use during Japan's 2011 Earthquake: How Twitter Transforms the Locus of Crisis Communication. Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, 149, 2013: 28-40. [Laulima]

Brett D. M. Peary, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi. “Utilization of Social Media in the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami and its Effectiveness.” Journal of Natural Science, 34, 2012: 3-18. [Laulima]

Yuko Tanaka, Yasuaki Sakamoto, Toshihiko Matsuka. “Transmission of Rumor and Criticism in Twitter after the Great Japan Earthquake.” Annual Meeting of the Cognitive

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Science Society, August 2012: 2387-2392. http://ssrn.com/abstract=2150290

Robert Thomson, et. al. “Trusting Tweets: The Fukushima Disaster and Information Source Credibility on Twitter.” Proceedings of the 9th International ISCRAM Conference – Vancouver, Canada, April 2012, 1-10. [Laulima]

Yoh Kawano. TEDxUCLA - Yoh Kawano - Can Twitter Save Lives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gdl6dKNITQ

Muneo Kaigo. “Social Media Usage During Disasters and Social Capital: Twitter and the Great East Japan Earthquake.” Keio Communication Review, 34, 2012: 19-35. http://www.mediacom.keio.ac.jp/publication/pdf2012/KCR34_02KAIGO.pdf

<Political Activism> Jonathan Berkshire Miller. “Loud for Their Size: Japan’s Right Wing and Social Media.” Global Asia, 9, 2014: 40. http://www.globalasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/564.pdf <Cross National Comparison> Seong Eun Cho, Han Woo Park. “Cross-National Comparison of Twitter Use between South Korea and Japan: An Exploratory Study.” International Journal of Contents, 8, 2012: 50-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/IJoC.2012.8.4.050 Adam Acarand Ayaka Deguchi. “Culture and Social Media Usage: Analysis of Japanese Twitter Users.” International Journal of Electronic Commerce Studies, 4, 2013: 21-32. doi: 10.7903/ijecs.989

<Business> C. S. L. Tan. “Humanizing Twitter in Retail: How Lawson, a Convenience Store Chain in Japan Fused Cute Culture and Social Media.” Journal of Economics, Business and Management, 1, 2013: 197-200. [Laulima]

Assignment Due: Critical Notes (3rd) is due on 10/06 at noon Note: Critical Notes (4th) on Classes [whichever you chose for this two weeks] is due 10/20 at

noon.

Classes 9 &10 (10/20, 10/27): Publishing Lecture: Lecture [Text in Class 11 & 12/Laulima] Readings/Video: Brian Moeran. “Japanese “Merchants of Culture”: The Publishing Business in Japan.”

Research in Economic Anthropology, 34, 2014: 97-125. [Laulima] Robin Birtle. “The Development and Future of the Japanese Ebook Market.” Publishing

Research Quarterly. 27, 2011: 345-353. [Laulima] Keiko Kurata et al. “Electronic Journals and Their Unbundled Functions in Scholarly

Communication: Views and Utilization by Scientific, Technological and Medical Researchers in Japan.” Journal of Information Processing and Management, 43, 2007: 1402–1415. [Laulima]

National Institute of Informatics, Scholarly Communication Office. “Current and Future

Perspectives of International Scholarly Communication Initiative in SPARC/JAPAN.” Journal of Information Processing and Management, 48, 2005:95 -101. [in Japanese. Laulima]

Nobuyuki Taguchi. “Roles of Publishers, Subscription Agents, and Institutional

Subscribers in the Academic Journal Business.” Journal of Information Processing and

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Management, 54, 2011: 171-180. [in Japanese. Laulima]

Toshihiko Yuasa. “日本における電子出版ビジネスと電子図書館をめぐる政策動向

[Policies on Electronic Publishing Business and Digital Libraries in Japan]” 情報処理, 53,

2012: 1260-1263. [in Japanese. Laulima] Sho Sato. “Growth of the open access movement and current issues. “Journal of

Information Processing and Management, 56, 2013: 414-424. [in Japanese. Laulima] Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.

“Infrastructure Development for Strengthening the Capacity of International Scholarly Communication. “ July 2012. http://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/shingi/gijyutu/gijyutu4/toushin/1323857.htm

Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.“学術情報

の国際発信・流通力強化に向けた基盤整備の充実について” July 2012.

http://www.mext.go.jp/component/b_menu/shingi/toushin/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2012/08/02/1323890_2_1.pdf [PowerPoint slides (in Japanese) for the document above, in which you’ll see many diagrams to explain the roles of different institutions]

Kazu Yamaji “Current Status of the Japanese Institutional Repository in Open Access

Activity and its Further Collaboration with Sri Lanka.” [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N2bjOWuRUw ; The PowerPoint slide used in the talk is available from “AboutWEKO”http://weko.wou.edu.my/?active_action=repository_view_main_item_detail&page_id=23&block_id=39&item_id=362&item_no=1

“Increasing Japanese Open Access Using JAIRO Cloud.” Japanese Institutional Repositories Online (JAIRO) Cloud, 1-12. http://stanford.edu/group/univ-librarian/SPIRL/national_institute_of_informatics.pdf

Assignment Due: Critical Notes (4th) is due on 10/20 at noon Note: Critical Notes (5th) on Classes [whichever you chose for this two weeks] is due 11/03 at

noon.

Class 11 (11/03) Work on a Proposal for Your Online Presentation Note: Duedate for the Proposal is next week 11/10 at noon. Assignment Due: Critical Notes (5th) is due Today 11/03 at noon

Classes 12 &13 (11/10, 11/17): e-Commerce and Convenience Stores Lecture: Lecture [Text in Classes 13 & 14/Laulima] Readings: Rie Gaku. “ICT-Based Information Utilization for Production and Logistics Systems of

Convenience Stores.” Keizai Kagaku 62, 2015: 47-54. http://ir.nul.nagoya-u.ac.jp/jspui/bitstream/2237/21431/1/gaku.pdf

Yuko Aoyama. “The Information Society, Japanese Style: Corner Stores as Hubs for E-Commerce Access.” In Leinbach, Thomas R. (ed) Worlds of e-Commerce : Economic, Geographical and Social Dimensions. New York: John Wiley, pp.109-128. HF5548.32 .W67 2001 Hendrik Meyer-Ohle. “Networking Bricks and Clicks: Convenience Stores and the Organization of e-Commerce In Japan.” In Park, Sung-Jo and Horn, Sierk, (eds.) Asia

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and Europe in the New Global System: Intercultural Cooperation and Competition Scenarios. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, pp. 282-302. HF1583.Z4 E8518 2001 Juro Osawa. “Corporate News: Convenience Stores Reap Gains Amid Japan Slump.” Business and Economics--Banking and Finance, Aug 19, 2008. [Laulima] Ikujiro Nonaka. “Knowledge Creation In the Convenience Store Industry: Seven-Eleven Japan.” In Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Shibata, Tsutomu (eds.) Japan, Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy. Volume 2: Advanced Knowledge-Creating Companies. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2006, pp.11-26. [Laulima] Julian Ming-Sung Cheng, et al. “Hybrid convenience stores - The Changing Role of Convenience Stores in Taiwan.” Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 21, 2009: 417-432. [Laulima]

Assignment Due: Online Presentation Proposal is due on 11/10 at noon submit to [Assignment/Laulima] Note: Critical Notes (6th) on Classes [whichever you chose for this two weeks] is due 11/24 at

noon.

Class 14 (11/24) IT and Local Government Lecture: Lecture [Text in Class 5/Laulima] Readings: Masahiro Fujita, Takahiro Izawa, and Hiroki Ishibashi. “The E-Public

Administration Process in Japan.” In Druke, Helmut (ed.) Local Electronic Government: a Comparative Study. (London: Routledge, 2005) JS100 .L63 2005 Anthony Rausch. “Collective Identity Creation and Local Revitalization in Rural Japan: The Complex Role of the Local Newspaper.” electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies, 15 September 2004. http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/articles/Rausch.html Chiho Yoshida. “The Digital Archiving System with Twitter for Local Traditional Performing Arts by Citizen Participation.” International Journal of Cyber Society and Education, 4, 2011: 77-88. [Laulima] Tetsuya Shirai. “Efforts of Japanese Governments to Develop Record Management and Public Archives.” Comma, 2, 2012: 169-176. [Laulima] Yasuo Takao. “Democratic Renewal by "Digital" Local Government in Japan.” Pacific Affairs, 77, 2004: 237-262. [Laulima] Toru Ishida. “Understanding Digital Cities.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science,1765, 2000: 7-17. [Laulima]

Assignment Due: Critical Notes (6) is due Today 11/24 at noon.

Class 15 (12/01): Online Presentation / Research Paper Assignment Due: Online Presentation / Research Paper [submit to Discussion/Laulima] Note: Duedate for your feedback on Peers’ Final Projects are next week 12/08 at noon.

Class 16 (12/08) Course Wrap-Up Assignment Due: Your feedback on Peers’ Final Projects are due Today 12/08 at noon. [submit to

Discussion/Laulima]

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Instructions for Assignments

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL ASSIGNMENTS

Plagiarism, if caught, will result in failing the class. It also will be reported to the department for appropriate action. This is a major departmental concern, as reflected in the “Professional Expectations for Library and Information Science Graduate Students at the University of Hawaii” (see the Appendix).

As a review, any quotes should either be placed in quotation marks or block quotes for longer extracts. Block quotes are single-spaced and indented on both sides and do not use quotation marks. You do not need to put these in italics. Either type of quotation or paraphrased information should be cited.

You may use the Chicago (Humanities) style to cite sources of quotations or other information as long as you are consistent in doing so, and that you cite the specific page. If you will be citing the same source (such as in the article critique), then I suggest you use parenthetical references such as the MLA style. For example, you can write (Daniels 1995, 15), or (Daniels 15) if you have only one citation by Daniels, or (15) if you only cite one article.

For papers using parenthetical references, you need to submit a bibliography of works cited. You do not need a bibliography, however, if you use complete citations in the footnotes. Information from personal conversations, letters, e-mail, and Internet or database-derived content should also be cited with the date (and URL for the Internet). In addition to being careful with citations, you should limit the number of times that you use quotations except for interviews. Quotations should be selected to show the tone of an author or demonstrate precise definitions. Any time that you introduce a quotation or information, you should preface it with some information about the source. For example:

In a Library Journal interview, Flushing (NY) Branch Librarian, Esther Y. Cheng, claimed, “….”1 This context shows the reader the credibility of the source and its value. Quotes should not be used simply as if they were your own words to make your argument. Because of that papers should rarely start or end with quotes.

Use 12-point Times (or Times New Roman) font and double-space your written assignments and leave a 1-inch margin on all sides. Footnotes and block quotations should be single-spaced. Each page should be paginated.

Papers should be spell-checked and proofread. My interest is to see that you follow the instructions and are able to develop a logical, analytical, well-written paper, and provide evidence for your observations.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS

Please post all of your assignments on Laulima (either as cut and paste text or as an attachment, as per specific instructions). Assignments are due on Tuesdays at noon (Hawaii time). One point per day late will be subtracted from overdue assignments (starting with the time papers are due). However, you are allowed to hand in one delayed-assignment without any penalty if you submit it within 3 days (by Friday at noon). If you can’t submit your assignment because it is past the deadline and dropbox was closed already, you can still send it to me as an e-mail attachment. Please write “LIS 693” in the subject line. No assignments will be accepted after 3 days of the last instruction.

CRITICAL NOTES (60%)

[Critical Notes (8% x 6) + Reaction to your peer’s Critical Notes (6% x 2) ]

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Student Learning Outcomes: SLO 1: Understand, apply and articulate the history, philosophy, principles and ethics of library and information

science and the related professions. SLO 5: Engage in projects and assignments dealing with multicultural communities and representing diverse

points of view. Research Method: No one particular method Write your critical thoughts on the class materials between 3 to 4 paragraphs or 300-400 words in length on the assigned readings and posted on Laulima’s “Forums.” The due date for each assignment is listed in the syllabus. In order to have a seminar environment, with critical discussion on topics I will ask you to do two types of FORUM postings. 1) You should write an original posting with your thoughts on the readings you did for the two-week period on one

topic, except Class 2 (only one week). Your posting will be evaluated based on how clearly it demonstrates your understanding (2%), analysis (3%) and critical thoughts (3%) based on your readings. (8% x 6)

2) Sometime after posting your original post but before the end of course, you should post at least 2 critical

engagement responding to your peers’ posting. You are welcome to respond as many times as you like, but should mark each of your 2 Reaction Posts with an (*) in the title of your post. I will only evaluate these two Reaction Posts. You can respond to one person’s posting or to several, but should focus on ideas and interpretation. These comments should also be respectful even if you disagree. You will receive a maximum of 6% for each Reaction Post (6% x 2). Your postings will be graded on the basis of writing, logical argument, and references to the readings and to the students comments. I want to see your own learning and questioning, as per the nature of a seminar.

FINAL PROJECT (40%)

I. Proposal for Online Visual Presentation (10%)

Online Visual Presentation (20%) Reflection Paper on the Presentation (5%)

Feedback on Peers’ Presentations (5%) Or If you choose to write a research paper:

II. Proposal for Research Paper (10%) Final Paper (25%)

Feedback on Peers’ Presentations (5%)

Student Learning Outcomes:

SLO 3: Organize, create, archive, preserve, retrieve, manage, evaluate, and disseminate information resources in a

variety of formats. SLO 4: Evaluate and use the latest information technologies, research findings and methods. SLO 5: Engage in projects and assignments dealing with multicultural communities and representing diverse

points of view. Research Method: No one particular method. You have two options for this assignment. In either case, the objective is to show your critical reflections and research on some aspect of Japanese ICT culture. If you want to do a comparative study, you are welcome to select Japan and another country, but should keep a focus on the ICT and its impact on society. I. VISUAL PRESENTATION You are to do a presentation sharing your research on the topic using some type of online visual presentation program. Ideally this would mean learning a new presentation technology as part of your ICT learning experience.

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1. PROPOSAL FOR YOUR ONLINE VISUAL PRESENTATION (5%): Write a two-page double-spaced proposal for your online presentation. It should include:

1) Title of your presentation 2) Abstract of the Presentation (what is your thesis or presentation points?) 3) References, between 10-20 items (beyond the assigned readings)

The due date is Nov. 03 at noon. It should be submitted to “Assignment/Laulima.” Submit your paper (word file, as an attachment) to [Assignment/Laulima]. 1. Grading Criteria: Explanation of the relevance of the research subject in the abstract (2.5%) Quality and quantity of references (2.5%) 2. ONLINE VISUAL PRESENTATION (20%) : The length of the presentation is 20 minutes with voice recording. All visuals should be sourced and respect intellectual property. This could be a video talk or some type of presentation slides with text and voice recording. This presentation should be an academic and professional and ideally somewhat dynamic. A good template for this project is called the “Pop-up Museum” from emaze.com below. https://www.emaze.com/@AOTZOOWT/Pop-Up-Museum-copy1 [“Pop-Up Museum” Template] https://www.emaze.com/@ATQLWFT/-copy1 [“Pop-Up Museum” Example] https://www.emaze.com/articles/11-emaze-hacks-change-your-life/ [Emaze Functions] You could also use Prezi, or any other online presentation program, or simply use PowerPoint with the ‘record slide show’ function, which I used for the lecture on “Introduction to Japan” in Class 1. Please submit an URL of your online presentation to [Discussion/Laulima], so your classmates have access to your project. 2. Grading Criteria:

Originality of the presentation topic and contribution to knowledge (10%) Findings/Conclusion (5%) Quality of visual presentation (5%)

3. REFLECTION PAPER ON YOUR PRESENTATION (5%): Write a two-page, double-spaced paper, which includes 1) a critical analysis on your subject, and 2) a brief reflection on your online presentation. Submit your paper (word file, as an attachment) to [Assignment/Laulima]. 3. Grading Criteria:

Quality of argument and critical analysis of the subject (4%) Quality of reflection on the online presentation (1%)

4. FEEDBACK ON PEERS’ PRESENTATIONS (5%): The online presentation is Dec. 01, and you should write feedback on at least 2 final projects (either presentations or research papers). It should be posted in “Discussion/Laulima,” by Dec. 8 at noon. Your feedback should include 1) Name of the presenter, 2) Good points, and 3) Points that could be improved. Please write (copy & past) your feedback directly to [a Discussion thread/Laulima], so your classmates can see it without opening a file. Grading Criteria:

Quality (Criticality) of feedback (5%) II. RESEARCH PAPER

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Another option for the final course project is to write a research paper on some critical aspect of Japanese ICT culture. It could be a comparative study between Japan and another country. This paper should not be an extension of a paper written for another class and ideally would be something you will want to submit to an academic journal. 1. PROPOSAL FOR RESEARCH PAPER (5%) Write a 3-page double-spaced proposal for your online presentation. It should include:

1) Title of your paper 2) Abstract of the presentation (How this subject is relevant to the course theme? What is your thesis?) 3) Structure of your paper (show the headings, “Introduction” , “Conclusion” etc.) 4) References, between 15-20 items (beyond the assigned readings)

The due date is Nov. 03 at noon. It should be submitted to “Assignment/Laulima.” Submit your paper (word file, as an attachment) to [Assignment/Laulima]. 1. Grading Criteria:

Explanation of the relevance of the research subject in the abstract (2.5%) Quality and quantity of references (2.5%)

2. FINAL PAPER (25%) This research paper should be around 20-double-spaced pages including “References” and “Footnotes.” You should follow the style instructions given elsewhere in the syllabus. Show your citations in “Footnotes,” and at the end of the paper, create “References” with the complete bibliographic parts. Your “References” should include only the ones you actually used in your paper. Your paper should include at least 20-30 new citations beyond the assigned readings. The due date is Dec. 08 at noon. It should be submitted to “Assignment/Laulima.” Please submit your paper to [Assignment/Laulima]. I’ll will move it to [Resources/Laulima], so your classmates have access to your paper. 2. Grading Criteria:

Originality and relevance of the topic and contribution to knowledge (5%) Quality of argument and critical analysis of the subject (10%) Quality of writing (5%) Quality, quantity, and relevance of references (5%)

3. FEEDBACK ON PEERS’ PRESENTATIONS (5%): The online presentation/submission of research papers is Dec. 01, and you should write feedback on at least 2 final projects (either presentations or research papers). It should be posted in “Discussion/Laulima,” by Dec. 8 at noon. Your feedback should include 1) Name of the presenter, 2) Good points, and 3) Points could be improved. Please write (copy & past) your feedback directly to [a Discussion thread/Laulima], so your classmates can see it without opening a file Grading Criterion:

Quality of feedback (5%)

Appendix: Professional Expectations for Library and Information Science Graduate Students at the University

of Hawaii

[1.0] LIS graduate students are responsible for observing the highest standards of intellectual and personal honesty in every aspect of their careers at the University of Hawaii. The University’s Student Conduct Code represents a zero tolerance policy, the penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an acceptable defense. Students are required to be familiar with University policies on academic integrity including: The University of Hawaii Student Conduct Code

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http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/students/conduct/ and http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/students/conduct/impermissible_behavior.html The University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus Policies http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu/about-uh/campus-policies1.htm [2.0] The field of Library and Information Science promotes ethical conduct of its members through published codes of ethics and standards of conduct. LIS students as pre-professionals are expected to adopt and to enact these standards and codes in their degree work in classes, written assignments, oral presentations, group work, at internship, practicum and fieldwork sites, and in personal, Internet and phone communications related to their LIS studies. Students are required to be familiar with the ethical guidelines of professional associations including but not limited to the following: ALA Code of Ethics http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/codeofethics/codeethics.htm Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/guidelinesbehavioral.htm ASIST Professional Guidelines http://www.asis.org/AboutASIS/professional-guidelines.html Society of American Archivists Code of Ethics http://www.archivists.org/governance/handbook/app_ethics.asp [3.0] Principles of Ethical Conduct: [3.1] Propriety. Students should maintain high standards of personal conduct in the capacity of identity as a student of the University of Hawaii. [3.2] Competence and Growth. Students should strive to become proficient in academic performance and professional practice, functions, and activities. [3.3] Development of Knowledge. Students should take responsibility for identifying, developing, and fully utilizing knowledge for academic assignments and professional practice. [3.4] Scholarship and Research. Students engaged in study and research should be guided by the conventions of scholarly inquiry and academic integrity. Students must be familiar with and follow the requirements on each course syllabus. [3.5] Service. Students should regard as primary the service obligation to internship, practicum, fieldwork or community sites, as well as to student professional organizations. [3.6] Confidentiality. Students should respect the privacy of information users and hold in confidence all information obtained in the course of professional service at practicum, community, internship and fieldwork sites. [3.7] Commitments to Organizations. Students should adhere to commitments made to practicum, community, internship and fieldwork sites, as well as to student professional organizations. [3.8] Respect, Fairness and Courtesy. Students should treat staff, student colleagues, professionals and faculty with respect, courtesy, fairness, and good faith in all communication settings, including online, classrooms, group meetings, internship and fieldwork sites, and faculty and departmental offices. [3.9] Integrity. Students should act in accordance with the highest standards of professional integrity to uphold and advance the values, ethics, knowledge, and mission of the profession as outlined in professional codes of ethics and standards of conduct. -------------end.