Spring 2027

Ways of Knowing in Information Studies

Explores epistemological approaches in information studies and how new knowledge is acquired, organized, shaped, and conveyed.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2009: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2011: 3.81 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Add to existing bodies of theory, scholarship, or scientific knowledge through critique, testing or extension in scholarly output

  • Effectively communicate epistemological theories to an academic audience

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2009: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2011: 3.81 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Epistemological approaches in information fields
  • Production, acquisition, organization, shaping, and conveyance of new knowledge

Skills

  • Understanding epistemological approaches in information fields
  • Analyzing approaches to the production, acquisition, organization, shaping, and conveyance of new knowledge
  • Extending theoretical or scientific knowledge through scholarly critique and testing
  • Communicating epistemological theories to academic audiences

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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