CSC 2537S
Hypermedia

Thurs 14:00-16:00 hrs (Winter 2002)

  
 

Tentative Reading Schedule Posted

This course serves as an introduction to topics in Hypermedia Research. The course will consider the structure, design, deployment, evaluation and role of Hypermedia in digital knowledge integration and delivery across heterogeneous environments.

Topics will include major themes in Hypermedia: open hypermedia systems; adaptive and adaptable hypermedia; hypertext; collaborative hypermedia; mark up languages (SGML, XML), web-based hypermedia, protocols and standards; spatial hypertext; time in hypermedia, desktop visualization, digital libraries; evaluative and design issues for hypermedia systems; collaborative hypermedia; hypermedia as media.

We will also consider Hypermedia's intersections with other technologies, such as databases, GUI design, machine learning, information retrieval, and computational linguistics, as well as effects on evolving social infrastructures, such as virtual organizations and digital copyright.

While interdisciplinary in approach, this course presumes a background in computer science. Course work in human factors in engineering, software design, human-computer interaction are assets. Students from graduate studies in other disciplines with related qualifications may apply for permission from the instructor.

Approach:

This will be largely a readings based course in which students come in to discuss aspects of a topic.

Background readings will be assigned (as per Course Schedule), but students will be expected as part of a presentation to circulate a further annotated bibliography ahead of class and lead the discussion on the topic.

Evaluation:

  • annotated bibliography - 15 %
  • Related in class presentation/discussion leading - 15%
  • write-up of presentation, incorporating points raised in class discussion - 10%
  • literature survey - 20%
  • Paper to demonstrate engagement with one of the course topics - 40%

 

Possible Topics for inclass presentation

Open Hypermedia

  • hyperbases /linkbases
  • link types/ traversal components
  • the Dexter Hypermedia model
  • Composites: Structured Components
  • Hyperspaces

Hypermedia Interface Concerns

  • Navigation
  • visualization of data spaces
  • meta data (mpeg7 frex)

The Markup: Connecting Backend to Frontend

  • HyTime/Smil
  • XML/XSL (Apache's Cocoon)

Texts:

Many readings will be assigned from the ACM digital library. If you are not currently a member of the ACM, which includes access to the entire digital archive of ACM proceedings and journals, you can join for 36 dollars US (see http://www.acm.org/membership/student/ for more information).

Contact Info

For course-related correspondence, please use email address
mc-grad@dgp.toronto.edu