IS 590

Spring 2021 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 25-May 5

Advanced Topics in Information Foundations

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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:

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IS 590 class schedule data for spring 2021
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
71800	Online	CEO	5:00PM -6:55PM	W	n.a.	Knutson, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 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.
71798	Online	ITO	6:00PM -7:55PM	M	n.a.	McLellan, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 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.
71795	Online	YCE	7:00PM -8:55PM	W	n.a.	Magee, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/25/21-05/05/21 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: Youth Svcs Comm Engagement Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 credit hours: All other students need department approval. This service-learning course will examine youth services by exploring how young people's information and educational needs are met by community institutions and organizations. We will draw upon youth services librarianship and youth informatics concepts to explore youth informatics in after school programs, community center programs, and other institutions that serve young people. A significant portion of coursework will take the form of service learning or community-based research via approved projects that match students' interests. 2 Credit students will be enrolled for the last eight weeks of the term. 4 Credit students will be enrolled for the full term, and during the first half of the course will examine the implementation of computing and coding programs in libraries and other youth services community informatics settings. 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.