IS 590

Summer 2026 All Classes

All Classes
Advanced Topics in Information Foundations

Credit: 2 OR 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. May be repeated.

Class materials fee or field trip fee may be required.

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

IS 590 class schedule data for summer 2026
Status CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
3
42586
Lecture
SSR
10:00AM -4:50PM
TWRF
109 Sch of Info Sciences Bldg
Ocepek, M
Availability:
Open (Restricted)
Date Range:
05/26/26-05/29/26
Degree Notes:
ONL Info Science rate course.
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
Credit:
2 hours
Section Info:
PLEASE NOTE: This is an intensive course that runs from Tuesday, May 26, 2026, to Friday, May, 29, 2026, from 10:00am to 4:50pm and may require extra coursework outside of meeting dates. COURSE MATERIALS FEE AND/OR FIELD TRIP FEE MAY BE REQUIRED. Information on iSchool Summer Intensives can be found at https://summerintensive.ischool.illinois.edu/. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of doing social science research in LIS, whether interested in publishing academic work, gauging opinions from your library patrons, or gaining insights into the needs of your community. Students will learn about research design, research ethics, and how to share research all while collecting and analyzing observation, interview, and survey data in this hands-on weeklong research. Per the Registrar's Office, the last day to drop this course is the day prior to the first day of the course: https://registrar.illinois.edu/faculty-staff/calendars/academic-calendars/summer-academic-calendar-26/
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
Restricted to students in the Information Sciences department.
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