Organizing Magic Cards:
Reflective Statement
Official Artifact Name: Organizing a Topic Presentation - Magic: The Gathering
Course for which the Artifact was Developed: LI 804 Organization of Information with Ann O'Neill
SLIM Program Outcome: PO3
The purpose of this course was to introduce multiple perspectives on organizing information and take a critical look at commonly used systems. This would lead to discussion about what values and perspectives are evident in a system of organization, how theories of organization are used in information retrieval systems, organization as added meaning, and how collections are organized for a purpose.
The theory base of the course was generally geared to the practical. Discussion about how and why there are standards, discussions about the differences in closed versus open organizational systems, discussions about the history of organizational systems and modern implementations and systems formed the basis for coursework.
This artifact is a presentation to classmates about how and why cards from the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering are or could be organized. The purpose of the assignment was to discuss how and why something the student practices as a hobby is organized. One particular benefit is that the student brings a lot of specialized subject knowledge to the class.
In creating this artifact, I was able to take that specialized subject knowledge and discuss it in terms of course content. I was able to discuss how the cards could be organized, why a particular organization might be chosen, what technological systems support organization of the cards, and then I was able to share it with my classmates.
This presentation seems a clear example of Program Outcome 3. It described development of systems of organization, their use, and their maintenance as applied to a particular form of recorded knowledge.
Course for which the Artifact was Developed: LI 804 Organization of Information with Ann O'Neill
SLIM Program Outcome: PO3
The purpose of this course was to introduce multiple perspectives on organizing information and take a critical look at commonly used systems. This would lead to discussion about what values and perspectives are evident in a system of organization, how theories of organization are used in information retrieval systems, organization as added meaning, and how collections are organized for a purpose.
The theory base of the course was generally geared to the practical. Discussion about how and why there are standards, discussions about the differences in closed versus open organizational systems, discussions about the history of organizational systems and modern implementations and systems formed the basis for coursework.
This artifact is a presentation to classmates about how and why cards from the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering are or could be organized. The purpose of the assignment was to discuss how and why something the student practices as a hobby is organized. One particular benefit is that the student brings a lot of specialized subject knowledge to the class.
In creating this artifact, I was able to take that specialized subject knowledge and discuss it in terms of course content. I was able to discuss how the cards could be organized, why a particular organization might be chosen, what technological systems support organization of the cards, and then I was able to share it with my classmates.
This presentation seems a clear example of Program Outcome 3. It described development of systems of organization, their use, and their maintenance as applied to a particular form of recorded knowledge.