Following is a listing of the courses I completed during my MLIS studies. I've included a sample project from each course. Course descriptions are from the UW Course catalog. Group projects are used with the express permission of all group members.
LIS 521 - Principles of Information Services
Analysis of the information mediation process, including determination and analysis of information needs; searching for, evaluation, and presentation of appropriate results; modalities for delivery of services; and current and future techniques.
LIS 529 - Electronic Collection Development
A brief examination of the development and types of electronic resources will be presented in this course. In addition, students will consider key issues in developing electronic resources collections, including selection, human resources, evaluation, licensing, collection development policies, and information architecture in the presentation of electronic resources. The course will culminate in development and presentation of a collection of electronic resources, whether fee-based or freely available, for a particular population of the student's choosing.
LIS 530 - Organization of Information and Resources
Introduction to issues in organization of information and documents including: analysis of intellectual and physical characteristics of documents; principles and practice in surrogate creation, including standards and selection of metadata elements; theory of classification, including semantic relationships and facet analysis; creation of controlled vocabularies; and display and arrangement.
LIS 540 - Information Systems, Architectures and Retrieval
Introduction and overview of information systems, system architectures, and retrieval models. Emphasis given to the role of users in the design, development, and evaluation of information retrieval and database management systems
LIS 541 - Internet Technologies and Applications
Overview of Internet technologies including networking hardware, the TCP/IP protocol suite, addressing, packets and routing, the client/server model. End-user applications for communication and collaboration such as telnet, FTP, email, conferencing, and streaming media. Web site creation, development, and management.
LIS 550 - Information in Social Context
Concepts, processes, and issues related to the larger social context within which the life cycle of knowledge is played out. Discussion topics include intellectual freedom, information as public/private good, intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, information liability, information and telecommunications policy, the economics of information, and other professional values
LIS 560 - Instructional and Training Strategies for Information Professionals
Develops knowledge and skills in instruction and training functions for library and information settings. Issues and strategies for learning and teaching. Design, development, and evaluation of information and technology literacy programs. Addresses the needs of users when designing and delivering instruction.
