The purpose of this course is to understand the basis for expertise and error at information analysis so that students can design innovative systems to support information analysis and comprehension under data overload conditions
David D. Woods, spring 2006
Syllabus
The class will examine information analysis  from multiple perspectives:
  1. ‣ different process models of professional analysis in several fields
  2. ‣ historical failures of  intelligence and other analysis failures (e.g., Yom Kippur war; Columbia accident)
  3. ‣ bottlenecks and vulnerabilities in the analysis process
  4. ‣ analysis and action 
  5. ‣ the convergence model of analytic work
  6. ‣ data overload
  7. ‣ visual analytics
  8. ‣ how to support analysis including information dynamics, patterns, multiple perspectives, emergent collaboration
 
ISE 817:  Information Analysis
 
ISE 817: Information...