INFO 6610

Information Policy

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Explores, in a graduate seminar setting, a range of issues currently facing information professionals and the effect of these issues on policy development. Discusses the roles of all levels of government, the private and not-for-profit sectors, and key individuals in developing policies which affect information creation, control, access, and use. Focuses on Canadian issues, and includes international affairs as appropriate to the information society.

Sections

Lecture

From the syllabus

From the Winter 2025 syllabus by Sandra Toze. Summer 2026 is taught by Deschamps R., so details may differ. Open the PDF

Grading

10%Class participation
10%New items discussions (2)At least two news items
20%Policy interpretation documentDue Jan 29
35%Research reportDue Mar 5
25%Information policyDue Apr 2

Textbooks

  • Canadian Communication Policy and Law, Sara Bannerman
  • Foundations of Information Policy, Paul T. Jaeger and Natalie Greene Taylor
  • Indigenous Data Sovereignty, Governance and the Link to Indigenous Policy, Maggie Walter and Stephanie Russo Carroll

Course rules

Late assignments
Assignments lose 5% per day, including weekends; work is normally not accepted seven or more days late.
Late postings
Graded posts submitted late lose 10%; extensions require documented exceptional circumstances and advance approval.
Generative AI
AI may help with brainstorming, but AI-generated work cannot be submitted as your own and included material must be cited.
Missed class
Contact the instructor as soon as possible about illness or an emergency.

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