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ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Facebook. YouTube. Wikipedia.
Flickr. They're the user-created stuff of Web 2.0 -- also known as social
computing -- that have changed the way people interact with computers and
each other.

Developing a formal understanding of the underlying dynamics at play and the
critical technology choices has required a patchwork of academic courses at
a select few institutions.

Now the University of Michigan School of Information (SI) offers students
the nation's first graduate-degree specialization in social computing
through the Master of Science in Information.

SI faculty have been leaders in inventing and analyzing many of the
underlying techniques that have powered the rise of social computing,
including recommender systems, reputation systems, prediction markets,
social network analysis, online communities, and computer-supported
cooperative work.

The specialization is one of nine the School offers -- six of which are
newly launched -- that prepare students for careers in long-established and
newly emerging fields.

"Our specializations give students more choice and more flexibility than
ever before," says Judy Lawson, director of academic and career services.
"They also respond to the needs of organizations in hot fields like social
computing. Employers want graduates with a deep understanding of how to
manage information and at the same time make it easily accessible to users.
SI is staying ahead of the curve."

In addition to Social Computing, the School offers specializations in:

-- Incentive-Centered Design -- Teaches the art of designing systems or
institutions to align individual incentives with overall organizational
goals. It draws deeply from economics, psychology, and sociology, with
computer science as a unifying thread.

-- Community Informatics -- Prepares students for positions as public
interest information professionals and technical leaders for nonprofit
organizations, government agencies, community development agencies, and
entrepreneurial social ventures.

-- Information Analysis and Retrieval -- Teaches how information is stored
in computer systems, how it is searched and analyzed, and how humans access
it.

-- Preservation of Information -- Identifies preservation challenges and
standards-based preservation practices and responds to the urgent need for
expertise in preservation, digital curation, and Web archiving.

-- Information Policy -- Prepares students to analyze and design information
policy at both the organizational and general public policy level.

-- Library and Information Services -- Prepares students for all aspects of
librarianship. Students may also choose a track for careers in K-12 school
media.

-- Archives and Records Management -- Teaches concepts and techniques to
manage historical materials as well as methods that can be applied in
information systems design to support integrity, authenticity, access, and
long-term preservation of records.

-- Human-Computer Interaction -- Educates the professional who designs and
develops technologies that fit the organization and work practices, the work
to be done, and the capabilities of the user.

The multidisciplinary School of Information has a rich history of innovative
teaching and path-breaking research. The School also offers dual master's
degrees in business, law, medicine, nursing, public policy, and social work,
and a Ph.D. in information.

Details about the School are available at si.umich.edu/go or by calling
(734) 763-2285. 

Website: http://si.umich.edu/
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<p><span =
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>ANN
ARBOR, Mich., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Facebook. YouTube. Wikipedia. =
Flickr.
They're the user-created stuff of Web 2.0 -- also known as social =
computing --
that have changed the way people interact with computers and each =
other.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>Developing
a formal understanding of the underlying dynamics at play and the =
critical
technology choices has required a patchwork of academic courses at a =
select few
institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>Now
the University of Michigan School of Information (SI) offers students =
the
nation's first graduate-degree specialization in social computing =
through the
Master of Science in Information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>SI
faculty have been leaders in inventing and analyzing many of the =
underlying
techniques that have powered the rise of social computing, including
recommender systems, reputation systems, prediction markets, social =
network
analysis, online communities, and computer-supported cooperative =
work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>The
specialization is one of nine the School offers -- six of which are =
newly
launched -- that prepare students for careers in long-established and =
newly
emerging fields.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>&quot;Our
specializations give students more choice and more flexibility than ever
before,&quot; says Judy Lawson, director of academic and career =
services.
&quot;They also respond to the needs of organizations in hot fields like =
social
computing. Employers want graduates with a deep understanding of how to =
manage
information and at the same time make it easily accessible to users. SI =
is
staying ahead of the curve.&quot;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>In
addition to Social Computing, the School offers specializations =
in:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>--
Incentive-Centered Design -- Teaches the art of designing systems or
institutions to align individual incentives with overall organizational =
goals.
It draws deeply from economics, psychology, and sociology, with computer
science as a unifying thread.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>--
Community Informatics -- Prepares students for positions as public =
interest
information professionals and technical leaders for nonprofit =
organizations,
government agencies, community development agencies, and entrepreneurial =
social
ventures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>--
Information Analysis and Retrieval -- Teaches how information is stored =
in
computer systems, how it is searched and analyzed, and how humans access =
it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>--
Preservation of Information -- Identifies preservation challenges and
standards-based preservation practices and responds to the urgent need =
for
expertise in preservation, digital curation, and Web =
archiving.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>--
Information Policy -- Prepares students to analyze and design =
information
policy at both the organizational and general public policy =
level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>--
Library and Information Services -- Prepares students for all aspects of
librarianship. Students may also choose a track for careers in K-12 =
school media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>--
Archives and Records Management -- Teaches concepts and techniques to =
manage
historical materials as well as methods that can be applied in =
information
systems design to support integrity, authenticity, access, and long-term
preservation of records.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>--
Human-Computer Interaction -- Educates the professional who designs and
develops technologies that fit the organization and work practices, the =
work to
be done, and the capabilities of the user.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>The
multidisciplinary School of Information has a rich history of innovative
teaching and path-breaking research. The School also offers dual =
master's
degrees in business, law, medicine, nursing, public policy, and social =
work,
and a Ph.D. in information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'=
>Details
about the School are available at si.umich.edu/go or by calling (734) =
763-2285.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dcontent1><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Website:
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