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.

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 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
68499	Lecture-Discussion	CC	2:00PM -3:50PM	R	Location Pending	Charles, D Langston, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Change Catalyst Section Info: NOTE - this is a hybrid course: this course will be meeting mainly online with in-person activities on selected dates. The in-person dates and location will be announced by the instructor. In this course, you will learn how to be the driving force behind transformation, no matter your role. Becoming a change catalyst means mastering the art of influencing people, rallying support, and managing resistance within an organizational culture. You’ll leave this class with the knowledge to lead and thrive in any environment, setting yourself apart as a leader ready to tackle the future head-on. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
73705	Online	CDO	2:00PM -3:50PM	R	n.a.	Charles, D Langston, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Degree Notes: ONL Info Science rate course. Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Change Catalyst Section Info: This course will meet online only. In this course. you will learn how to be the driving force behind transformation, no matter your role. Becoming a change catalyst means mastering the art of influencing people, rallying support , and managing resistance when an organizational culture. You'll leave this class with the knowledge to lead and thrive in any environment, setting yourself apart as a leader ready to tackle the future head-on. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
72772	Online	EVO	3:00PM -4:50PM	W	n.a.	Hinchliffe, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 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.
67354	Online	GIO	7:00PM -8:50PM	M	n.a.	Hallett, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 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 -7:50PM	T	n.a.	McCallon, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 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.