Schweik, Charles M.
Associate Professor, NRC and Center for Public Policy and Administration
Associate Director, National Center for Digital Government
Co-Director and founder, UMass Amherst Open Source Laboratory
217 Holdsworth Hall
E-Mail: cschweikcschweik(at)pubpol.umass.edu
Links: Selectedworks (where you can find some of my published work); CV (pdf)
Primary Interests
My research focus is on public sector information technology, environmental management and policy, and the intersection of these domains.
Current Projects
- Study of Internet-based open source and open content collaboration
- Co-Director and founder, UMass Open Source lab
- Experiments in mobile phone-based crowdsourcing
Active or Recent Courses
- Information Technology in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors (PPA 631/NRC 697I) – Spring 2011.
- Introduction to Spatial Technologies (NRC297s) – Spring 2011
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (NRC 592G/PPA 697) (Fall 2010)
- Spring 2007. On-line course on Open Source Geographic Information Systems. Participants from several different countries, including Nigeria, Uganda, Brazil, and the United States. Most of the course material is available at the OSgeo.org educational inventory page.
Selected Recent Publications
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Last updated January 13, 2011 by Charlie Schweik
