Carleen F. Maitland

Teaching

Philosophy

My teaching in IST focuses on the context within which information technologies are developed, sold and used. In this realm I bring to the classroom both life and research experiences, which include professional experience in the telecommunications and development industries, research in the areas of fixed and mobile Internet access technologies as well as personal experiences of having lived in both Western Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.

Courses

IST 442: Information Technology in an International Context

(taught Spring '04-'09)

Summary: This course provides students with a forum to integrate knowledge gained in previous IST and foreign cultures courses with IT-related international context concepts in order to improve strategies for the design, dissemination and use of information technology. This course is typically offered in the spring and fulfills 3 of ISTs' 6 credit foreign cultures requirement and 3 for IST's Global Information Technology (GIT) track.

Syllabus: See IST 442 Spring '06 Maitland syllabus

IST 432: Information Law and Policy

Summary: In this course students learn about the ways in which U.S. as well as international law and policy influence the production and use of information technologies. We also examine how changing technologies influence the development of law. The course covers intellectual property rights topics such as patents, copyrights, trade secrets and trademarks as well as their implications for society and the development of technologies. The course aims to develop students' skills in performing basic legal research and their ability to anticipate the ways in which emerging technologies (and the firms/organizations that develop them) will impact and be affected by law and policy.

IST 445H: Globalization Trends and World Issues (taught Fall '04-'08)

Summary: In this course students learn to (1) approach local, national, and international problems with an understanding of how major global trends (such as: demography, technology, environmentalism, and the shift from an industrial age to e-commerce and a knowledge era) influence U.S. policy-making, and (2) create answers to the thematic question, “What role does the U.S. have in tomorrow’s new world?” In general, students will learn how to appraise developing trends, consider their impact, and shape selected policy decisions in government and the private sector to meet the increasingly complex challenges that leaders face in the 21st century. The course includes a two day trip to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Staff from CSIS work with students to further their analytic skills and provide valuable feedback on student policy recommendation in a session at University Park. The course also involves the Humphrey Fellows, mid career professionals from developing nations chosen by the Fulbright Commission and the U.S. Dept. of State to spend year studying in the U.S.

Syllabus: See IST 445H Fall '05 Maitland syllabus

See photos from the 2004 class trip!

IST 301: Information and the Organization

(taught Spring '03, Fall '03; Spring '05, '06 -- integrated with ENG 202C)

Summary: A successful IST 301 student will be able to do the following:

1. Describe and classify the structure of an organization.
   
2. Determine the function of the various parts of an organization.
   
3. Illustrate the flows of power, lines of control and patterns of decision-making within an organization.
   
4. Predict the relationship between an organization’s characteristics and its’ design, use and implementation of information technology.
   
5. Illustrate the flow and process of information within an organization.
   
6. Evaluate existing models, methods and theories of organizations as applied to actual organizations.

Syllabus: See IST 301 Fall '03 Maitland syllabus

IST 110: Introduction to Information Sciences & Technology

Summary: Introduction to information systems, including social implications and the creation, organization, analysis, storage, retrieval, and communication of information

Syllabus: See IST 110 Fall '02 Maitland syllabus