IS 563

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Advanced Topics in Literature, Media and Materials

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within Literature, Media and Materials, intended to augment the existing Information Sciences curricula.

2 or 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated in the same or separate terms, to a maximum of 16 hours, if topics vary.

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

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IS 563 class schedule data for spring 2024
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
72418	Online	APO	5:00PM -6:55PM	M	n.a.	Lucht, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: Adult Popular Literature Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 credit hours: A survey of genre fiction, readers' advisory services, the promotion of fiction, narrative nonfiction & media collections in libraries, the social effects of reading, and publishing as a business. Course objectives include: understanding why adults read for pleasure; gaining familiarity with popular fiction genres and their authors; understanding principles and tools of readers' advisory services; examining the issues of popular fiction publishing including the impact of technology in creating new formats; and the process of acquisition, maintenance, and marketing of popular fiction in libraries. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
75965	Online	FLO	5:00PM -6:55PM	T	n.a.	Bernstein, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: Fantasy Lit/Media for Youth Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 credit hours, the difference between 2 and 4 credits is: 4 credit students complete two short “media evaluations,” which are informal posts that explore fan cultures, fan fiction, games, RPGs, TV series, or other ways that youth participate in fantasy subcultures beyond reading books. 4 credit students also complete a final project about a fantasy genre, which includes a class presentation and web resource. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The selection and evaluation of historical and contemporary fantasy literature and media for library collections aimed at children and young adults. Texts examined will include books, movies, and games. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
74770	Online	RVO	4:00PM -5:55PM	R	n.a.	Quealy, K	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/11/24-05/01/24 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 Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
72770	Online	SJO	7:00PM -8:55PM	W	n.a.	Dahlen, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Section Title: Social Justice in Youth Lit Section Info: MUST CHOOSE 2 or 4 credit hours. 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 Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.