IS 594

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Advanced Topics in Management and Policy

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Credit: 2 OR 4 hours.

Variety of newly developed and advanced topics courses within the fields of Management and Policy, intended to augment the existing Information Sciences curricula.

2 or 4 graduate hours. No professional credit. May be repeated in the same or separate semesters 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 594 class schedule data for spring 2024
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
72772	Online	EVO	3:00PM -4:55PM	W	n.a.	Hinchliffe, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Eval & Assess of Libr Services Section Info: Evaluation and Assessment of Library Services: Introduction to theories, approaches, and methodologies for evaluation and assessment of library programs and services. Explores assessment and evaluation models through lenses of user needs, policy and compliance, continuous improvement, and performance review as well as communication with stakeholders. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students in the Illinois Informatics Institute or Information Sciences department.
67354	Online	GIO	7:00PM -8:55PM	M	n.a.	Hallett, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Government Information Section Info: Prerequisite: IS 501 (Reference and Info Services, formerly IS 504) or consent of instructor. Aims to acquaint students with government publications, their variety, interest, value, acquisition, and bibliographic control, and to develop proficiency in their reference and research use; considers publications of all types and all governments (local, national, international) with special emphasis on U. S., state and federal governments, and on the United Nations and its related specialized agencies. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
68519	Online	IPO	6:00PM -7:55PM	T	n.a.	McCallon, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Information Policy Section Info: This seminar introduces information policy for information professionals through the analysis of concepts and issues in four main areas: ensuring access to information; controlling access to information; ensuring diversity of information; and preventing harmful information. Topics can include privacy, scholarly communication, social media sharing, online harassment, Library 2.0, the right to be forgotten, and more. The course covers information policy in U.S. and global contexts; the policy process and stakeholders; how individual policies influence information creation and access; and how librarians and other information professionals participate in policy development. Deliverables: Class Participation (10%); Engagement in Discourse & Essay (20%); Hot Topic Presentation (30%); Policy Analysis Memorandum (40%). Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
68222	Online	PMO	5:00PM -6:55PM	W	n.a.	Mead-Harvey, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Personnel Management Section Info: This course is designed to familiarize students with principles of effective personnel management in a library setting. Students will examine theory and best practice for managing staff. Topics will include: managerial authority and power; staff coaching, feedback, and communication; performance evaluations and progressive discipline; recruitment, interviewing, and selection; job creation and development; and compensation and motivation. This course will also review Human Resources law related to Equal Employment Opportunity, Family and Medical Leave Act, Exempt status, and others. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.