Topics in Library and Information Studies covering current issues not addressed in sufficient depth in existing courses or combining facets of several existing courses.
Past student reviews · Dorothea Salo
Assignments offered very little instruction but received specific criticisms, while lectures and materials were described as outdated.
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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Raw average: 1.64/5 from 22 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.54 GPA, 86.3% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.88 GPA, 92.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
BRADLEY BRYANT is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DOROTHEA SALO is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
RACHEL ERPELDING is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
TANYA COBB is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 040 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 10 | 0 |
| LEC 030 | Online Only | 0 / 20 | 0 |
| LEC 032 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 30 | 0 |
| LEC 024 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 20 | 0 |
| LEC 026 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 20 | 0 |
| LEC 028 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 20 | 0 |
| LEC 044 | Online Only | 0 / 20 | 0 |
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Past student reviews · Dorothea Salo
A former student found the course balanced coding with industry study, noting that topics were interesting and grading was generous.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.81 GPA, 91.9% A/AB (n=99 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 86.1% A/AB (n=108 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 88.4% A/AB (n=198 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Dorothea Salo
Assignments offered very little instruction but received specific criticisms, while lectures and materials were described as outdated.
Past student reviews · Dorothea Salo
One student reported that the instructor berated them for asking questions and refused to accept viewpoints other than their own.
Approximate 80% prediction interval
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
7 earlier forecasts · 0.06 GPA average error.
Through Spring 2027
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1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
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Topics in Library and Information Studies
Recorded 2026-10-29Human-Centered AI (HCAI)
Recorded 2026-10-29Information in Social Networks
Recorded 2026-10-29Sound, Data and the Social
Recorded 2026-10-29Social Network Analysis
Recorded 2026-10-29Career Planning and Job Search
Recorded 2026-10-29Topic: Svcs to Diverse Populat
Recorded 2026-10-29Industry-Directed Product
Recorded 2026-10-29Archives Workflow
Recorded 2026-10-29Sound, Data, and Society
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Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.
Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-29
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