Introduction and practical experience with tribal libraries, archives, and museums, emphasizing Indigenous Knowledge and Wisconsin Native Nations' cultural institutions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
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A practicum building iSchool-tribal library, archive, and museum relationships, emphasizing Native Nations of Wisconsin and field experience under supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
ARTHIST/HISTORY/JOURN/LIS 650
History of Books and Print Culture in Europe and North America
3 creditsExamines the history of books and print culture in Europe and North America from ancient times to the present, focusing on the influence of reading and writing on social, cultural, and intellectual life.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Anuj Desai
The student noted that there was nothing too exciting about the course, describing it as clear-cut and easy to follow.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleIntroduces key stages in gathering and analyzing data for decision making, covering research questions, data collection, sampling, measurement, visualization, and basic statistics.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Introduction to Computing provides a broad overview of computing, security, robotics, and AI, focusing on how computers work and algorithms solve problems via creative applications in a visual coding environment.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jeff Nyhoff
The course required mandatory daily in-person attendance, with assignments completed during class. Students noted that outside work was posted after Tuesday lectures and could be lengthy.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026Introduction to Web Development covers secure/interactive web content, programming fundamentals, CMSs, accessibility, design, ethics, and website implementation using scripting languages and frameworks.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2026Advanced UX design course covering ideation, visual and interaction design concepts, and low/high-resolution prototyping techniques.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleUndergraduate Cooperative Education offering full-time work experience combining classroom theory with practical knowledge in computer science, data science, statistics, or information science.
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleComputational Research Methods provides an overview of formulating and investigating novel questions using educational data mining and learning analytics tools like social network analysis and Bayesian inference.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleA field project analyzing library and information agency experiences via seminars, conferences, and consultations with professionals.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Allison Kaplan
Feedback on most assignments was delayed until the final week of the semester.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026This course combines a fieldwork practicum with scrutiny of how folklore is documented and presented publicly.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Langston Wilkins
One student noted that the volume of assigned readings was high, leading them and others to stop completing the materials fully or in depth during class.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sampleIntroduction to data visualization covering major concepts, specific tools for data analysis, and skill application in a final project.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Surveillance, Privacy, and Police Powers examines individual privacy and government information collection in law enforcement, security, public health, and administrative law from varied disciplinary perspectives.
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleLEGALST/LIS 645
Intellectual Freedom
3 creditsExamines intellectual freedom in the U.S., covering censorship, minors' rights, the Internet, privacy, and copyright through First Amendment theory and history.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Anuj Desai
The workload included hundreds of pages of reading weekly and a two-and-a-half-hour discussion section where participation constituted 40% of the grade.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleLIS 201
The Information Society
4 creditsThe Information Society examines the social, legal, and historical contexts of information technologies and explores the significant social, legal, and moral questions surrounding them.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Greg Downey
Greg Downey's class required reading two 8- to 15-page articles weekly, plus one midterm and one final.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Explores informational divides and barriers to access for low-income ethnic/racial minority communities in the US, introducing the contemporary information society from a sociological perspective.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · David McHugh
David McHugh required three essay exams and mandatory discussions, though attendance quizzes appeared only three times during the semester.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Explores contemporary issues related to information in society, with topics varying by section such as information ethics, digital and print culture, and global information flows.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleLIS 350
History and Future of Books
3 creditsExamines the book's past, present, and future through book history, digital humanities, media studies, HCI, and industry topics like e-readers and publishing.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Heather Wacha
Students reported the class felt disorganized with no clear grading criteria, making an ostensibly easy course difficult to navigate.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to Digital Information prepares students to use information technologies to implement infrastructures like websites and databases while exploring access, usability, and policy.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Dorothea Salo
Projects were described as fun and easily graded, while exams allowed students to use notes, making the workload manageable despite some dry lectures.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026LIS 399
Independent Reading and Research
1–3 creditsIndependent Reading and Research involves concentrated work on a subject or problem of interest.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Introduction to data visualization covering effective tools for summarizing and analyzing data, limitations, and planning visualizations using software platforms.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Xiang Zheng
Students noted that understanding the concepts required some effort, but quizzes and assignments were easy if you attended class and followed the demonstrations.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026LIS 408
Generative Artificial Intelligence: Strategic Application, Evaluation, and Critique
3 creditsIntroductory course exploring generative AI from a strategic information studies perspective, focusing on privacy, data stewardship, UX, and ethical evaluation of AI tools.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Introduction to Data Science with hands-on projects analyzing real-world data and creating visualizations, covering statistics, data management, programming, and ethics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jeff Nyhoff
Assignments were repetitive, with students doing the same work multiple times with minor variable changes. Nyhoff also took attendance at the beginning and end of class.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to ethical, legal, and policy issues in analytics, big data, and algorithms, focusing on critical analysis of case studies and moral reasoning.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Dane Gogoshin
Recent reviewers found the workload manageable, with one student calling it the easiest A they had in a long while despite initial technical issues.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026An introduction to ethical, legal, and policy issues related to analytics, big data, and algorithms, focusing on critical analysis and communication skills.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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LIS 464
Applied Database Design
3 creditsApplied Database Design introduces applications of databases to real-world problems, covering user-oriented design, management, SQL, and MySQL implementation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Kristin Eschenfelder
Group projects took a bit of time, though exams were described as very lecture-heavy.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026LIS 470
Interaction Design Studio
3 creditsInteraction Design Studio introduces human-centered interaction design for digital information systems, exploring design principles, cognition, and information science to develop new products and services through discussion and practice.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · David McHugh
The primary workload consisted of a single large group project that students described as meaningless, compounded by a lack of instructor oversight to ensure equitable division of labor.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026LIS 500
Code and Power
3 creditsCode and Power analyzes media portrayals of race and gender in computing while teaching PHP web scripting and encouraging student reflection on industry participation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Reginold Royston
The workload required extensive readings, watching documentaries, and completing LinkedIn certificates. One student noted they had to pay $35 to watch a film just for a 300-word discussion post.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026LIS 501
Introduction to Text Mining
3 creditsIntroduction to Text Mining covers computational methods for processing and analyzing text data, including NLP pipelines, text classification, information extraction, and ethical considerations.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Aaron Enright
The course required four major homework assignments, though one student noted the grading feedback for these tasks was unclear.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Human Factors in Information Security introduces personal, social, and organizational concepts, skills, and processes for enhancing individual and organizational security and privacy, especially online.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Dorothea Salo
The course was video lecture and reading heavy, though students described it as fairly easy overall.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026