WISE COURSES FOR WINTER SESSION
2005, TERM 2 [JANUARY-APRIL 2006]
- Please remember than only 3-5 spaces in total are available in each course for WISE students in All the participating institutions. There is no guarantee that there will be space for you in any of these courses.
- You should not request a space in a WISE course unless you are reasonably sure you will actually take the course. It causes logistical problems to "take up" a space then drop the course at the last minute.
- All courses have the four MLIS Core Courses as required pre-requisites: LIBR 500, LIBR 510, LIBR 540 & LIBR 560. Other required pre-requisites are noted in the individual course descriptions. If you are in the MAS program you should ask Mary Sue Stephenson [MLIS Chair] about whether or not you have taken the relevant equivalent courses in the MAS program.
- Students who wish to take one of the available courses will be registered in LIBR 593: Seminar
- Students may take a maximum of two WISE courses [6 credits] as part of their MLIS or Joint MAS/MLIS program
- Student must agree to the course parameters of the host institution including course management tools, grading, and dates of term
- Student must have access to technology necessary for completion of course
- Student must have the technical knowledge to complete course successfully
- If you wish to take a course please send Mary Sue Stephenson a separate e-mail [mss@interchange.ubc.ca] for each course giving this information:
- Your name
- Your program [MLIS or Joint MAS/MLIS]
- Your UBC student number
- The name and term of the course you wish to take
- Advanced Database Management
- Audio and Visual Information Sources and Delivery
- Distributed Computing for Information Professionals
- Coverage of technical and organizational issues related to distributed computing. In-depth consideration of microcomputer hardware and operating system concepts at the local and network levels. Hands-on applications development in a microcomputer- based client/server environment.
- Institution: Syracuse University
- Instructor: Susan Dischiave
- Start Date: 1/17/2006
- End Date: 5/2/2006
- Class Number: IST555 M002 37860
- Syllabus Link: http://wiseeducation.org/documents/syllabi/Syracuse University-IST555 M002 37860-Spring 2006(8.10.2005).pdf
- Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation.
- Information Inquiry for K-12 Teachers
- Whether you're exploring ideas for your next vacation, pondering choices for political office, or examining history or science topics, information inquiry plays an important role in lifelong learning, personal growth, and many aspects of the K12 curriculum. This three-credit hour graduate course is an introduction to the inquiry process and the methods, techniques, and concepts useful in teaching students and other educators the skills associated with information literacy, media literacy, creative thinking, and critical thinking. The course also addresses K-12 information and technology literacy standards and connections to content area standards.
- This web-based course involves readings, online discussions, exams, and relevant projects that bridge theory and practice.
- Institution: Indiana University - Indianapolis
- Instructor: Annette Lamb
- Course Number: L551
- Start Date: 1/9/2006
- End Date: 5/2/2006
- Syllabus Link: http://wiseeducation.org/documents/syllabi/Indiana University - Indianapolis-L551-Spring 2006(6.6.2005).pdf
- Class Disclaimer: The materials for this web-based course can be found at http://eduscapes.com/info/ This web-based course involves readings, online discussions, and relevant projects that bridge theory and practice.
- Managing Information Systems Projects
- Institution: Syracuse University
- Class Number: IST575 M002 37862
- Faculty: Robert Emborski
- Start Date: 1/17/2006
- End Date: 5/2/2006
Syllabus Link: http://wiseeducation.org/documents/syllabi/Syracuse University-IST575 M002 37862-Spring 2006(8.10.2005).pdf
- Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation.
- Marketing and Public Relations for Libraries [this year SLAIS has a 1-credit Marketing cours, but this one is for 3 credits]
- In this time of decreased funding, information professionals need to become highly visible in order to compete for their market share and available funds. Information managers will be called upon to generate revenue and effectively market their product. This course will introduce LIS students to the variety of marketing techniques that are employed in all types of successful organizations. It will also teach students how to conduct a community analysis to determine the needs of the potential users and to develop a marketing plan for their organization. Students will be able to tailor the projects to their individual specialization(public, academic, special, archives, school). Other issues will include public relations, customer service, and development.
- Institution: The University of Pittsburgh
- Class Number: LIS 2830
- Faculty: Susan Alman
- Start Date: 1/4/2006
- End Date: 4/29/2006
- Metadata
- Principles and applications of metadata for online information resource description and retrieval, with an emphasis on the Dublin Core metadata element set and descriptive metadata for digital libraries. Includes issues of taxonomies, controlled vocabularies, XML encoding, interoperability, and element mapping
- Institution: The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Class Number: L&I SCI 691
- Faculty: Miller
- Start Date: 1/23/2006
- End Date: 5/11/2006
- Syllabus Link: http://web.sois.uwm.edu/Intranet/Document/index.asp?parent=6825
- Seminar in Strategic Information Management
- Issues, problems, and processes in the strategic management of information and the management of information programs in institutional settings. The course provides an opportunity for in-depth analysis and discussion of selected topics or themes. The course focuses on a particular theme within strategic information management each time it is offered, and gets at the theme in three ways: (1) reading about the theme and discussion of the literature; (2) each student selects a particular issue from the theme with the professor’s approval and discusses the issue in class as they are doing research and beginning writing a paper; and (3) the student carries out research during the semester and at the end produces a research paper. The theme of the course in the spring 2006 semester is leadership of information programs. An information program is broadly defined to include libraries, records management, information technology, analysis and systems development programs, knowledge management, and other programs that focus on management of information resources.
- Institution: The University of Maryland
- Class Number: INFM 720
- Faculty: Bruce Dearstyne
- Start Date: 1/25/2006
- End Date: 5/19/2006
- Class Disclaimer: This course is conducted asynchronously via WebCT. Students will be expected to review lecture notes, complete text and outside readings and answer questions, participate in and lead electronic discussions, complete a research essay and a research paper.
- Syllabus: http://wiseeducation.org/documents/syllabi/The University of Maryland-INFM 720-Spring 2006(9.29.2005).doc
- Technologies in Web Content Management
- Institution: Syracuse University
- Class Number: IST558 M001 39367
- Faculty: Jian Qin
- Start Date: 1/17/2006
- End Date: 5/2/2006
- Syllabus Link: http://wiseeducation.org/documents/syllabi/Syracuse University-IST558 M001 39367-Spring 2006(8.10.2005).pdf
- Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation.
- Topics in Info, Literature & Bibliography: Sources & Services for Patrons with a Disability
- Wireless Interactive Communications
- Institution: Syracuse University
- Class Number: IST556 M001 36883
- Faculty: Zixiang (Alex) Tan
- Start Date: 1/17/2006
- End Date: 5/2/2006
- Syllabus Link: http://wiseeducation.org/documents/syllabi/Syracuse University-IST556 M001 36883-Spring 2006(8.10.2005).pdf
- Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation.
