IS 590

Fall 2017 All Classes

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Advanced Problems in Information Sciences

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and special topics courses on different aspects of the information sciences intended to augment the existing curriculum, offered as sections of IS 590.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. 1 to 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated.

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IS 590 class schedule data for fall 2017
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
68213	Lecture-Discussion	AV	9:00AM -11:50AM	R	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Jones, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: AV Materials Libs & Archives Section Info: See LIS 590AV for course description https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#500level
69326	Online	BAO	7:00PM -9:00PM	W	n.a.	Gough, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Business Analytics Section Info: 4 hours A foundational course in practical data analytics for the beginner. Students will be introduced to current data analysis tools and techniques for the querying, transformation, summarization, visualization, and modeling of data. Concurrently, the course will explore the terminology and theory behind data analysis and delve into the soft skills required to become an analytics advocate in the workplace. Tools used will include R, MySQL, and Tableau. No prior experience is assumed. All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68991	Online	BBO	7:00PM -9:00PM	M	n.a.	Huot, A	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/28/17-10/20/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Bookbinding: Hist, Princ, Prac Section Info: 2 hours Meets Aug 28- Oct 16. All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68867	Lecture-Discussion	BR	4:00PM -6:00PM	T	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Song, Y	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Applied Business Research Section Info: This course is designed for the students who are interested in becoming research analysts, consultants, or entrepreneurs in various organizational settings. In collaboration with the Innovation Immersion Program (IIP) and Illinois Business Consulting (IBC), students will participate in actual project engagements from US and international clients. Students who are selected for this course will become members of the Business Intelligence Group (BIG), and they play critical roles in secondary research and analysis. Furthermore, students are also expected to participate in the entire engagement cycle from client development to final project presentation. The course will offer knowledge and training to help students understand the basics of consulting engagements as well as problem-solving and analytical skills. Students will experience how research is integrated into the overall analysis and recommendations for clients.
68904	Lecture-Discussion	CK	6:00PM -8:00PM	R	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Song, Y	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Comp Intellegence & Know Mgmt Section Info: 4 hours. Hybrid course - Meets with IS 590CKO CRN 68905. See LIS 590AC for course description: https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#400level
68905	Online	CKO	6:00PM -8:00PM	R	n.a.	Song, Y	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Comp Intellegence & Know Mgmt Section Info: 4 hours. Hybrid course - Meets with IS 590CK CRN 68904. See LIS 590AC for course description: https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#400level
68993	Lecture-Discussion	DC	3:00PM -5:00PM	R	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Ludaescher, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Section Title: Theory & Prac of Data Cleaning Section Info: HYBRID course - Meets with 590DCO CRN 68992 See LIS 590DCL for couese description: https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#590level Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68992	Online	DCO	3:00PM -5:00PM	R	n.a.	Ludaescher, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Section Title: Theory & Prac of Data Cleaning Section Info: 2 or 4 hours HYBRID course - Meets with 590DC CRN 68993 See LIS 590DCL for couese description: https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#590level Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
69174	Lecture-Discussion	DST	1:00PM -2:50PM	R	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	McDowell, K Turk, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/23/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Data Science Storytelling Section Info: All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. An introduction to understanding data as a source for storytelling and to telling stories based on data. This process will include understanding and analyzing data sets to find informative aspects, changes, or contrasts that will provide the basic information for developing stories. Course participants will learn storytelling concepts, narrative theories, and performance techniques and develop stories in a collaborative workshop style. Students will work with data visualization toolkits, which will involve variable levels of coding and skill. By using storytelling techniques with data, students can develop, and tell well-evidenced stories, organizations can make better data-driven decisions. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68919	Laboratory-Discussion	DT	1:00PM -3:50PM	T	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Torvik, V	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Section Title: Data Mining Section Info: 2 or 4 hours; be sure to enroll in your desired amount of credit. See course description at https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#500level Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
68743	Lecture	DV	1:00PM -3:50PM	F	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Turk, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Data Visualization Section Info: Data visualization is crucial to conveying information drawn from models, observations or investigations. This course will provide an overview of historical and modern techniques for visualizing data, drawing on quantitative, statistical, and network-focused datasets. Topics will include construction of communicative visualizations, the modern software ecosystem of visualization, and techniques for aggregation and interpretation of data through visualization.Particular attention will be paid to the Python ecosystem and multi-dimensional quantitative datasets. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Information Management-UIUC.
69189	Lecture-Discussion	DW	1:00PM -3:50PM	R	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Wonderlich, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Data Warehousing and BI Section Info: All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. This course examines the construction of a data warehouse and business intelligence system. It will review the roles and requirements of building the system, including data modelling and business intelligence product design. This course will explore real-world case studies of data warehouse and business intelligence projects leading to a final project to design a solution for a business case. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68994	Online	ERO	7:00PM -9:00PM	M	n.a.	Oberg, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: E-Resources Managment Section Info: 4 hours All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. See LIS 590ER for course description: https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68346	Lecture-Discussion	HB	10:00AM -12:50PM	M	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Mak, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: History of the Book Section Info: Open to all graduate students.See LIS 590HB for course description https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#500level. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
69237	Lecture-Discussion	IN	12:00PM -2:50PM	R	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Moran, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Internet of Things & App for B Section Info: All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. [Internet of Things (IoT) and its Application for Business Data Analytics] Relying primarily on case studies, this course will help develop the students’ understanding of how the IoT enables Business Data Analytics. Lectures and readings will be focused on the impact to a company’s business model created by IoT data and analytics. Because of the disruptive nature of IoT sensors or data, IT Innovation will also be discussed. While the course will reflect a practitioner’s view, the material will be presented on a solid academic under-pinning. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68852	Lecture-Discussion	OD	10:00AM -12:50PM	M	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Dubin, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Ontology Development Section Info: See LIS 590OD for course description. https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#500level. IS 561 recommended before enrolling. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68996	Online	PMO	6:30PM -9:00PM	W	n.a.	Trainor, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Project Managment Section Info: 4 hours All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. See LIS 590MG for course description: https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#500level Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
69195	Lecture-Discussion	PR	9:00AM -11:50AM	F	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Weible, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Progr Analytics & Data Process Section Info: All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. [Programming for Analytics and Data Processing] Building on the fundamentals introduced in LIS 452, this course adds skills, data structures, tools, and patterns needed for developing and modifying software to solve more complex problems and to improve code maintainability and reliability. These skills are relevant to many types of programming, but many scenarios used will involve data analysis, conversion, validation, and processing pipelines. The course helps prepare students for work on larger projects with multiple developers. Includes test-driven design, more OOP design concepts, refactoring, profiling, introductory parallel processing, and more. Primarily uses the Python language. Prerequisite: LIS452; or equivalent programming knowledge, with consent of instructor. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
69214	Lecture-Discussion	PR2	9:00AM -11:50AM	R	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Weible, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Progr Analytics & Data Process Section Info: All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. [Programming for Analytics and Data Processing] Building on the fundamentals introduced in LIS 452, this course adds skills, data structures, tools, and patterns needed for developing and modifying software to solve more complex problems and to improve code maintainability and reliability. These skills are relevant to many types of programming, but many scenarios used will involve data analysis, conversion, validation, and processing pipelines. The course helps prepare students for work on larger projects with multiple developers. Includes test-driven design, more OOP design concepts, refactoring, profiling, introductory parallel processing, and more. Primarily uses the Python language. Prerequisite: LIS452; or equivalent programming knowledge, with consent of instructor. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68443	Online	RRO	4:00PM -6:00PM	W	n.a.	Lawrence, E	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/28/17-10/20/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Reading Romance in the Library Section Info: 2 hours. All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. In this course we will examine romance readers and reading from a library perspective. More specifically, we will investigate the tension between romance fiction’s profound popularity and its frequent denigration. While we will explore the romance genre itself, we will situate our conversation in the institutional and ethical context of the library, primarily focusing on romance readers’ motivations, meaning-making practices, and pleasures, on the one hand, and the ways in which librarians perceive, portray, serve, and sometimes criticize these readers on the other. Topics covered will include gender, taste, literacy, and professional ethics. Students will also develop some requisite skills to effectively advise romance readers in the library, though this is not the focus of the course. No antecedent familiarity with popular romance is required or expected. Prerequisite: Students should have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LIS502: “Libraries, Information, and Society.” Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68997	Online	SSO	5:45PM -7:45PM	M	n.a.	Barnhart, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Section Title: Libr&Info Spanish Spking Ptrns Section Info: 2 or 4 hours All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. See LIS 590SSL for course description: https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#500level Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68998	Online	TCO	7:00PM -9:00PM	T	n.a.	Bushell, P	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/28/17-10/20/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Typography & Communication Section Info: 2 hours All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. See LIS 590TYL for course description: https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#500level Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
68995	Online	WDO	6:30PM -8:30PM	R	n.a.	Kovacs, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Web Design & Construc Organizs Section Info: 4 hours All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. See LIS 590LW for descripotion: https://ischool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/catalog#500level Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
69516	Online	X1	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Smith, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Archival Apprais, Arngmt & Acc Section Info: 3 hours Asynchronous August 25 - December 20 LBSCI 730 Queens College, Instructor: Carey Stumm This course provides a practical introduction of the archival principals of Appraisal, Arrangement, Description and Access. The course will walk students through basic archival theory, how archivists evaluate incoming collections and process them, preservation, access and the use of innovative tools to promote archival collections for the public. Course topics will be demonstrated through discussions, reading, evaluation of existing archival collections and various projects. Assignments include research papers, working in a blog or wiki environment, developing an archive as a group project and determining strategies for preservation and access, generating a finding aid, introduction to data structure and content standards, the information management system Archives Space, and online access tools that use Dublin Core standards such as Omeka. Through these exercises students will gain a very practical understanding of the various elements that go into the preservation of cultural heritage.
69517	Online	X2	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Smith, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Library Fundraising Section Info: 1 hour. Asynchronous Sept 25 - October 20, IST 720 Syracuse University. Instructor: Rebecca Shaffer Mannion Learn the basics of fundraising & techniques in order for your library to grow with integrity and maintain a solid reputation in your community.
69518	Online	X3	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Smith, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Library Grant Writing Section Info: 1 hour Asynchronous October 23 - November 17, IST 720 Syracuse University, Instructor: Rebecca Shaffer Mannion Funding projects through grants and planned giving has become essential to the growth of non-profits, including libraries. Increasingly staff members are called upon to demonstrate fund development skills, locate funding sources, and prepare grant proposals. Participants will focus on resources for finding funders, preparing standard and government grant requests, and initiating other fund development activities. There will be ample opportunity to exchange information and translate ideas into effective proposals.
69519	Online	X4	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Smith, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/28/17-12/13/17 Degree Notes: CC-Library Info Science course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Medical Librarianship Section Info: 3 hours Asynchronous Aug 23 - Dec 11 INFO 220 San Jose State University, Instructor: Charles Greenberg Resources and Information Services in Medical Librarianship, will offer contemporary knowledge and skills on topics such as health sciences library history, medical subject classification, finding quality health information, biomedical database practice, consumer health programming, evidence-based health care, and cooperative medical library organizations and activities. Collaborative learning and assignments are featured. Several facets have been added to this course in recent years, based on student feedback: All assignments will have immediate submission deadlines, with immediate grading and deduction for late submission. This will provide students with immediate performance feedback and is intended to insure that students will not fall behind covering the substantial amount of material in this course. Groups formed for group assignments will have volunteer facilitators. Facilitators will receive extra credit for satisfactory performance. Peers will provide confidential facilitator performance feedback to determine if extra credit is earned. Attendance at weekly topic lectures is optional, but attending or watching the recording is required. Extra credit will be awarded for live attendance, provided that the attendee is actively participating. Extra credit will also be awarded for appearing in Office hour and asking questions. Only one extra credit attendance counts for any week, either the Presentation or the Office Hour. Class participation creates a rich learning environment. 10% of the course grade will be explicitly determined by class participation in discussion forums, using this rubric that will be available in CANVAS Class Disclaimer Students must meet the school's home computing and technology literacy prerequisites. See http://ischool.sjsu.edu/current-students/technology-support/home-computing-environment.