4.0783 Graduate Program in Humanities Computing (1/79)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Sun, 2 Dec 90 22:18:01 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0783. Sunday, 2 Dec 1990.
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 90 22:43:03 EST
From: Willard McCarty <MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca>
Subject: graduate programme in humanities computing
This Fall the Centre for Computing in the Humanities (Toronto) launched
a modest graduate programme consisting of two half-courses. These are
described below. I am happy to report that the first is going
very well and has already taught me a great deal about the subject.
Because Toronto is such a large university, I have been able to find
able and willing lecturers for each of the sessions. These have come
from a wide variety of departments and disciplines, including
pharmacology, industrial engineering, management studies, and library
science, as well as the expected -- English, history, Slavic studies,
philosophy, linguistics.
The second course is now being put together. I'll be happy to report on
it in the Spring.
Yours, Willard McCarty
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Graduate Programme in Humanities Computing
Centre for Computing in the Humanities
University of Toronto
1990-91
Beginning this academic year, the Centre for Computing in the
Humanities is offering within the School of Graduate Studies,
University of Toronto, a programme of study and training in
instructional and research computing for the humanities. Stu-
dents who successfully complete this programme receive a Certifi-
cate of Proficiency in Humanities Computing on their graduate
transcripts.
Candidates for the Certificate are required to complete both of
the following two half-courses satisfactorily. A student will,
however, receive recognition on the transcript for each course
separately.
CCH 1001H. Instructional Methods by Computer. W. McCarty (CCH)
and invited lecturers from a variety of departments.
Introduces students to computerized educational methods and
tools as they apply to the humanities and the social sciences.
The aim of the course is to equip university teachers to apply
computers intelligently and effectively in undergraduate
courses and to plan facilities and programmes employing com-
puterized tools. Topics include software evaluation and
`usability testing', interfaces, simulation, language instruc-
tion, writing assistance, numerical thinking, textual analysis,
programming, communications, and online resources.
Prerequisites: none.
Maximum enrollment: 18.
Requirements: seminar participation; several short exercises.
Date, time, and place: Thursday, 4 October to 6 December 1990,
7-9 p.m.
CCH 1002H. Basic Research Methods by Computer. W. McCarty
(CCH), C. Leowski (EPAS), and invited lecturers from a variety
of departments.
Introduces students to the ways in which the computer may be
applied to fundamental problems in academic research. Its aim
is to show how research can be conducted more efficiently and
accurately, and how the researcher can take advantage of
resources and techniques formerly unavailable or forbiddingly
difficult to access. Students will learn how material from
printed and online sources can be electronically extracted,
stored, classified, arranged, and retrieved; how texts can be
analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively; and how both common
and usefully idiosyncratic methods of research can be modelled
on the computer without complex programming.
Prerequisites: CCH 1001H.
Maximum enrollment: 18.
Requirements: seminar participation; several short exercises.
Date, time, and place: Wednesday, 25 January to 3 April 1991,
7-9 p.m.