Course Credits
3 credits
Course Instructor
Elin Jacob
Offered Online
No
By the end of the course, participants will
1. Be aware of a broad range of representational models drawn from the fields of
communication, semiotics, philosophy, cognitive psychology, and computer science
and information science.
2. Understand the basic principles and functions of representational structures such as
classification schemes, precoordinate and postcoordinate indexing systems, thesauri,
metadata and ontologies.