IS 590

Fall 2020 All Classes

All Classes
Advanced Topics in Information Foundations

Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within the field of information foundations, intended to augment the existing Information Sciences curricula.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. 2 or 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:

IS 590 class schedule data for fall 2020
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
71968
Online
CEO
1:00PM -3:50PM
F
n.a.
Wolske, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/24/20-12/09/20
Degree Notes:
ONL Info Science rate course.
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Community Engagement
Section Info:
Community engagement refers to the multiple ways that information professionals in libraries and other settings learn about, collaborate with, and provide service and outreach to community members. Provides an introduction to, and overview of, community engagement theory and practice. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
71804
Online
ITO
7:00PM -9:00PM
M
n.a.
McLellan, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/24/20-12/09/20
Degree Notes:
ONL Info Science rate course.
Section Title:
Introduction to LIS Technology
Section Info:
MUST CHOOSE 2 OR 4 credit hours: 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 the iSchool (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. Graduate student questions may be sent to ischool-advising@illinois.edu
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
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