IS 590

Summer 2018 Part of Term S2

Part of Term S2
(8 week) Jun 11-Aug 2

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.

Class materials fee or field trip fee may be required.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

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IS 590 class schedule data for summer 2018
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
39577	Online	AVO	5:30PM -7:30PM	R	n.a.	Jones, J	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/11/18-08/02/18 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: AV Materials Libs & Archives Section Info: This course focuses on time-based media materials in libraries and archives. Students will learn about the preservation and digitization of different media types – motion picture film, video, and recorded sound – as well as issues related to collection development, copyright/ownership, and the cataloging/description and arrangement of time-based multimedia objects. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39647	Online	BBO	7:00PM -9:00PM	T	n.a.	Huot, A	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/11/18-08/02/18 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Bookbinding: Hist, Princ, Prac Section Info: ### A hands-on exploration of multiple styles of bookbinding. Students will acquire fundamental technical knowledge by creating a variety of book structures using traditional tools and materials. An appreciation of the history of bindings will be gained through readings, research, and lectures. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39580	Online	CBO	1:00PM -3:00PM	W	n.a.	Shasteen, R	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/11/18-08/02/18 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Cataloging for School Libs Section Info: ### This course will introduce the student to the principles, practices and standards for information representation and organization in school media centers. Course content will include an introduction to original cataloging of non-standard materials (such as realia and audiovisual materials), evaluation of bibliographic records, exposure to authority control and subject access systems with a special focus on the Dewey Decimal System and Sears Subject Headings. The course will also provide an overview and exploration of different library systems/OPACS. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39630	Online	DYO	5:00PM -7:00PM	R	n.a.	Mattson, K	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/11/18-08/02/18 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: Digital Citizenship and Youth Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 Credit Hours. ### In order to be a leader in digital citizenship education, educators, technology leaders, and information specialists will need to understand the historical context and present state of digital citizenship education through the lenses of legal obligation, various local and national sets of standards, traditional frameworks of citizenship education, and research on youth and technology. Upon completion of this course, participants will be more prepared to lead digital citizenship conversations, curricular initiatives, and make informed decisions regarding the education of students in a digital age. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39631	Online	EYO	1:00PM -3:00PM	M	n.a.	Ohms, A Zaitzeff, G	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/11/18-08/02/18 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: EdTech and Youth Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 credit hours, for questions concerning the 2 or 4 credit hours, please email Ann Ohms at annohms2@illinois.edu. ### This course is intended to equip educators, technology coaches, youth services professionals, and library information specialists with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively integrate technology into authentic learning experiences for youth. Rooted in evidence-based research, students will actively explore how educational technologies might be used and adapted in purposeful ways to support and/or transform the learning process. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39599	Lecture-Discussion	PR	6:00PM -8:30PM	TR	242 Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Weible, J	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/11/18-08/02/18 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Progr Analytics & Data Process Section Info: All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. Prerequisite: LIS/IS452; or equivalent programming knowledge, with consent of instructor. HYBRID course that meets with IS 590 PRO. ### Building on the fundamentals introduced in LIS/IS452, 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.
39653	Online	PRO	6:00PM -8:30PM	TR	n.a.	Weible, J	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/11/18-08/02/18 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Progr Analytics & Data Process Section Info: All other students need department approval. Email ischool-advising@illinois.edu. Prerequisite: LIS/IS452; or equivalent programming knowledge, with consent of instructor. HYBRID course that meets with IS 590 PR. ### Building on the fundamentals introduced in LIS/IS452, 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. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39594	Online	RVO	7:00PM -9:00PM	R	n.a.	Quealy, K	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/11/18-08/02/18 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Reviewing Children's Lit Section Info: ### Introduction to the process of reviewing children's literature. A writing course designed to improve students' ability to produce concise, clearly structured reviews of children's and young adult literature. Also includes an overview of genres and formats of the literature and an examination of the cultural context and implications of reviewing. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39592	Online	SJO	6:00PM -8:00PM	W	n.a.	Lucht, K	Part of Term: S2 Date Range: 06/11/18-08/02/18 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Social Justice in Youth Lit Section Info: ### This course examines books, media, and other resources for young people (ages 0-18) in a multicultural, globalized, and increasingly digital media-saturated world. Explores the history of multicultural writing for youth, and major issues and debates of youth literature concerning diversity, racism, power, ideology, etc. Guides students to better select, interpret, evaluate, and promote such literature, media, and resources according to young people's various needs (intellectual, emotional, social and physical). Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.