The course will take place in computer lab EG07, Drysdale Building. Please use the main entrance from Northampton Square. Ask reception or follow the signs for Drysdale Building and then follow arrow signs to EG07. The computer lab is on the lower ground floor.
Saturday 7 November, Room EG07 Drysdale Building
09.30 – 10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00 – 11.30 Introduction, class goals, timetable, the internet and journalism
11.30 – 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 – 13.15 Online anonymity (class and lab)
13.15 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 15.00 Lesser known, but high value, search engines
15.00 – 15.30 Advanced search techniques and Google alerts as a reporting agent
15.30 – 16.00 Predict tomorrow’s news (or better understand today’s news) via DNS
16.00 – 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 – 17.30 Q&A
Sunday 8 November
09.30 – 10.00 Coffee
10:00 – 11.30 Automating data gathering with iMacros (class and lab)
11.30 – 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 – 13.15 Unintentional information (class and lab)
13.15 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 16.00 How hackers rule the world (class)
16.00 – 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 – 17.30 Q&A