LIS 490

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Advanced Topics Info Studies

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Credit: 2 TO 4 hours.

Directed and supervised investigation of selected topics in information studies that may include among others the social, political, and historical contexts of information creation and dissemination; computers and culture; information policy; community information systems; production, retrieval and evaluation of knowledge; computer-mediated communication.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. 2 to 4 undergraduate hours. 2 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite: For undergraduates, junior standing and LIS 202, or consent of instructor.

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LIS 490 class schedule data for spring 2017
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
57805	Lecture-Discussion	DB	9:00AM -11:50AM	T	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Gough, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Introduction to Databases Section Info: The course provides students with both theoretical and practical training in good database design. By the end of the course students will create a conceptual data model using entity-relationship diagrams, understand the importance of referential integrity and how to enforce data integrity constraints when creating a database. Students will be proficient in writing basic queries in the structured query language (SQL) and have a general understanding of relational database theory including normalization. [First offered Fall 2009] Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department. Not intended for students with Freshman or Sophomore class standing.
53392	Online	DBL	6:30PM -9:00PM	W	n.a.	Trainor, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Introduction to Databases Section Info: See LIS 490DB for course description. Restricted to graduate students in the School of Information Sciences. All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
64176	Lecture-Discussion	GHU	1:00PM -3:50PM	M	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Brooks, I	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Global Health Informatics Section Info: The course will examine the current state of global health informatics from both a local and global perspective, including opportunities and challenges. Focus will be placed on the transition from paper-based records to electronic systems, with a particular emphasis on large international open-source initiatives and the use of mobile devices. Guest speakers will share their experiences with WHO, cell phone based education, and regulatory issues. No programming or statistical experience is required. Meets with LIS 590 GHG, INFO 490 GHU, and INFO 590 GHG. Instructor approval required for undergraduates. Please email Dr. Ian Brooks at ianb@illinois.edu for permission to enroll. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
46852	Lecture-Discussion	ITG	9:00AM -11:50AM	R	Location Pending	Twidale, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Entrepreneurial IT Design Section Info: Graduate student enrollment section. Introduces students to a range of rapid prototyping techniques and methods to analyze needs, opportunities and design spaces. Students will work in teams to develop ideas for novel computational devices or applications to meet identified needs. Covers the interlinked entrepreneurial skills of identifying an unmet need, exploiting technological opportunities, exploring a design space to refine an idea, and communicating a design vision through demonstrations with prototypes and proofs of concept. This enables developers to show how their envisaged working interactive technology will be used productively in a particular real-life context. Communicating the vision of computational devices is a challenge because dynamic use in context is hard for people other than the device's developers to imagine. The ability to produce convincing, clear, powerful demonstrations even at the early stages of a project is a highly valuable entrepreneurial skill, and also highly applicable within an organization. [First offered Spring 2007]Meets with LIS 490 ITU. Class will meet at the IDEA lab at Granger, 1301 W Springfield, Urbana
46851	Lecture-Discussion	ITU	9:00AM -11:50AM	R	Location Pending	Twidale, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Entrepreneurial IT Design Section Info: Undergraduate (junior or senior) enrollment section. Introduces students to a range of rapid prototyping techniques and methods to analyze needs, opportunities and design spaces. Students will work in teams to develop ideas for novel computational devices or applications to meet identified needs. Covers the interlinked entrepreneurial skills of identifying an unmet need, exploiting technological opportunities, exploring a design space to refine an idea, and communicating a design vision through demonstrations with prototypes and proofs of concept. This enables developers to show how their envisaged working interactive technology will be used productively in a particular real-life context. Communicating the vision of computational devices is a challenge because dynamic use in context is hard for people other than the device's developers to imagine. The ability to produce convincing, clear, powerful demonstrations even at the early stages of a project is a highly valuable entrepreneurial skill, and also highly applicable within an organization. [First offered Spring 2007] Meets with LIS 490 ITG. Class will meet at the IDEA lab at Granger, 1301 W Springfield, Urbana Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman or Sophomore class standing.
44551	Lecture-Discussion	MUG	6:15PM -8:15PM	R	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Twidale, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Museum Informatics Section Info: Graduate student enrollment section. This is a HYBRID course. Meets with online section. Elective for Graduate Certificate in Special Collections. Covers information organization and access in museums, exploring the relationship between information technology and modern museum environments. Students learn about classification systems for museums, computer systems for information storage and retrieval, universal access to shared electronic data, copyright in the digital world, virtual museums, interactive exhibits, and information management in museums, through lectures, computer-based activities, and interactive discussions. The final project involves design of an electronic portfolio of virtual museum resources. Students are encouraged to approach class topics from their individual backgrounds in the humanities, sciences, or social sciences. There will be additional assignments required of graduate students. [Elective for Graduate Certificate in Special Collections] [First offered as 350MUI in Fall 2001] Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53396	Online	MUL	6:15PM -8:15PM	R	n.a.	Twidale, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Museum Informatics Section Info: A Hybrid course that meets with LIS 490MUG. Covers information organization and access in museums, exploring the relationship between information technology and modern museum environments. Students learn about classification systems for museums, computer systems for information storage and retrieval, universal access to shared electronic data, copyright in the digital world, virtual museums, interactive exhibits, and information management in museums, through lectures, computer-based activities, and interactive discussions. The final project involves design of an electronic portfolio of virtual museum resources. Students are encouraged to approach class topics from their individual backgrounds in the humanities, sciences, or social sciences. There will be additional assignments required of graduate students. [Elective for Graduate Certificate in Special Collections] [First offered as 350MUI in Fall 2001] Restricted to graduate students in the School of Information Sciences. All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
55515	Lecture-Discussion	TEG	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	Huff Hall	Mussulman, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Section Title: Intro to Technology in LIS Section Info: 2 or 4 credits. This is an introductory course in the fundamentals of technology in LIS. Following an overview of information system concepts, terminology and usage in organizations, there will be discussions covering a wide variety of topics including hardware and software, systems development (traditional and modern methods), programming languages, databases and the internet. Special attention will be paid to the knowledge and skills needed to succeed at GSLIS (servers, file access and management, office software, markup languages, website design and development, etc.) and LIS professional settings. Application of concepts is key. Readings will be supplemented with hands-on exercises and collaborative projects. [First offered Fall 2010] Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
55661	Online	TEL	6:30PM -8:30PM	R	n.a.	McLellan, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Section Title: Intro to Technology in LIS Section Info: 2 or 4 credits. This is an introductory course in the fundamentals of technology in LIS. Following an overview of information system concepts, terminology and usage in organizations, there will be discussions covering a wide variety of topics including hardware and software, systems development (traditional and modern methods), programming languages, databases and the internet. Special attention will be paid to the knowledge and skills needed to succeed at GSLIS (servers, file access and management, office software, markup languages, website design and development, etc.) and LIS professional settings. Application of concepts is key. Readings will be supplemented with hands-on exercises and collaborative projects. [First offered Fall 2010] Restricted to graduate students in the School of Information Sciences. All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.