Syllabus

Class 1: (September 2)

Hello My Name Is...

Let's find out who you are, what you're interested in and what you hope to get out of this class. We'll walk through the syllabus, class structure and goals for the semester and discuss the world of location-based services, tools and technologies. Topics: History of LBS, building blocks and tools, breakdown of LBS categories, examples of what is current being done in the space.

Assignments:

- Create a profile page on the Wiki. Tell us what brings you to this class and what you’re interested in exploring this semester.

- Brush up on your tech skills - get your MySQL database back up and running and get some PHP/Ruby talking to it via a web form.

- Your first weekly research assignment (topic TBD) - post your findings on the Wiki (1-2 paragraphs). Remember: finders keepers - no duplicate projects!