IS 490

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Advanced Topics in Information 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 IS 202, or consent of instructor.

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

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IS 490 class schedule data for spring 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
69287	Lecture-Discussion	PDG	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	Armory	Pintar, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Playful Design Methods Section Info: Meets with IS 490 PDU. ### In this immersive and experiential course, students consider "playfulness" as a key aspect of design methodologies and practices. Looking closely at the philosophical, social, and relational dynamics of play from multiple disciplinary angles, students will explore how playful approaches to design thinking and other design methodologies can encourage collaboration, engagement, and emergent, transformative solutions to a range of challenges that face us in our rapidly-changing, information-based culture. The course aims to build student competency in design methods through a sequence of project experiences arising from a deep consideration of play. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
69288	Lecture-Discussion	PDU	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	Armory	Pintar, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Playful Design Methods Section Info: ### In this immersive and experiential course, students consider "playfulness" as a key aspect of design methodologies and practices. Looking closely at the philosophical, social, and relational dynamics of play from multiple disciplinary angles, students will explore how playful approaches to design thinking and other design methodologies can encourage collaboration, engagement, and emergent, transformative solutions to a range of challenges that face us in our rapidly-changing, information-based culture. The course aims to build student competency in design methods through a sequence of project experiences arising from a deep consideration of play. Undergraduate students: Priority is given to students pursuing a transfer into the BS/IS degree (http://go.ischool.illinois.edu/BSIS) until November 18, and IS Advisor Approval is required. INFO Minors will be able to register starting at noon on November 18. All restrictions will be lifted by noon on December 2. Questions may be sent to ischool-is@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman or Sophomore class standing. Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
70533	Lecture-Discussion	SCG	9:00AM -11:50AM	M	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Huang, Y	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Social Computing Section Info: This interdisciplinary course introduces students to fundamental theories, methods, technologies and applications of social computing. Students learn about this emerging discipline from two perspectives: First, basic principles of collective information production and processing, and methods for studying these principles. Topics include prediction markets, games with a purpose, open source software development, social media, social networks, information visualization, and online games. Second, socio-technical aspects of the design and usage of respective technologies. This includes participation, privacy and security. Students learn how to solve problems in social computing in a systematic and rigorous fashion. At the end of the course, students will be able to design, manage and execute social computing projects for scholarly and commercial use, and to critically assess work in this area. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
70725	Lecture-Discussion	SCU	9:00AM -11:50AM	M	Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science	Huang, Y	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Social Computing Section Info: Undergraduate students: Priority is given to students pursuing a transfer into the BS/IS degree (http://go.ischool.illinois.edu/BSIS) until November 18, and IS Advisor Approval is required. INFO Minors will be able to register starting at noon on November 18. All restrictions will be lifted by noon on December 2. Questions may be sent to ischool-is@illinois.edu Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman or Sophomore class standing. Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
70441	Online	TLO	6:15PM -8:15PM	T	n.a.	Magee, R	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/20-03/13/20 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Teen Library Programs Section Info: This course examines youth services by surveying how libraries and other organizations serving youth meet young people’s developmental, informational, social, personal, and cultural needs through programs. The course will provide practical experience and theoretical knowledge for understanding the value and impact of library programs for teens; strategies, techniques, and resources for developing programs; approaches for ensuring programs are relevant to service communities; and methods for assessment and evaluation of program success. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.