USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 1 introduces the user experience design process, ethics, methods, and tools, including formative research and design proposals.
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LIS 202 explores information access barriers for low-income ethnic/racial minority communities and introduces the contemporary information society from a sociological perspective.
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Assignments and exams are generally described as easy. Historical reviews note varying formats, with some instructors requiring no exams while others mandate essay exams.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to Digital Information teaches students to implement information infrastructures and analyze their social and policy impacts.
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Historical reviews of Dorothea Salo: Exams are open-note on Canvas and assess lecture attendance rather than memory. Projects are fun and easily graded.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIS 464
Applied Database Design
3 creditsAPPLIED DATABASE DESIGN introduces database applications, design principles, and SQL for real-world data problems.
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Historical reviewers found the workload light, noting that assignments were straightforward and often completed during class. Exams were described as lecture-heavy, requiring preparation based on lecture content.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIS 603 introduces research, evaluation, and assessment practices for information professionals, covering project design and data analysis.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIS 615 teaches systems analysis and project management methodologies for information professionals to design and develop information systems.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025LIS 706 teaches planning, management, and assessment of data mining projects, including ethics, evaluation, and techniques like clustering and prediction.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleLIS 751 introduces database management systems, design processes, and query development for information professionals.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIS 855 examines management techniques for information agencies, covering materials control, operations, personnel, budgeting, and reporting.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LIS 910 explores epistemological approaches in information studies, focusing on how knowledge is produced, acquired, and organized.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2023 · limited sampleLIS 990
Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsLIS 990 provides dissertation credits for research and thesis work.
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LIS 999
Independent Reading and Research
1–4 creditsLIS 999 is an independent reading and research course where students conduct concentrated work on a self-selected subject and submit a final product.
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