Courses List

This is a list of courses I've taken as a Master's Degree student at the School of Information Resources and Library Science:

IRLS 504 -- Foundations of Library and Information Services
IRLS 506 -- Research Methods for Library and Information Professionals
IRLS 515 -- Organization of Information
IRLS 560 -- Information Resource Development
IRLS 571 -- Introduction to Information Technology
IRLS 573 -- Information Technology in Libraries
IRLS 575 -- User Interface and Web Design
IRLS 588 -- Issues in Information Resources: Introduction to Copyright
IRLS 608 -- Planning and Evaluation of Library and Information Centers

I also took the following out-of-department courses:
ENGL 506 -- Modern English Grammar
JPN 422 -- Advanced Practice in Japanese
SPAN 102 -- Second Semester Spanish

IRLS 504 -- Foundations of Library and Information Services
Description: Foundational concepts, principles and practices for understanding the library and information professions. IRLS 504 is required to be taken as the first course for students in the MA program; includes a 7-day residency in Tucson which constitutes the only residency requirement for the MA. Graduate-level requirements include a greater number of assignments and a higher level of performance.
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IRLS 506 -- Research Methods for Library and Information Professionals
Description: Research methodology, research design, and elementary statistics.
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IRLS 515 -- Organization of Information
Description: Introduction to the theories and practices used in the organization of information. Overview of national and international standards and practices for access to information in collections.
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IRLS 560 -- Information Resource Development
Description: information Resource Development. Principles of identifying, selecting, acquiring, managing, and evaluating information resources for libraries, information centers, and other information-based settings.
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IRLS 571 -- Introduction to Information Technology
Description: This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts and applications of Internet-related information technology and its impacts on individual users, groups, organizations, and society. The topics in this survey course include computing basics, network applications, human computer interactions, computer-support cooperative work, social aspects of information systems, and some economic and legal issues related to digital services and products.
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IRLS 573 -- Information Technology in Libraries
Description: Explores various information technologies and how they are used in libraries and information services.
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IRLS 575 -- User Interface and Web Design
Description: Study of the user interface in information systems, of human computer interaction, and of website design and evaluation. Graduate-level requirements include groupwork and longer examinations.
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IRLS 588 -- Issues in Information Resources: Introduction to Copyright
Description: Explore how information technologies from the emergence of the use of symbols, through the development of the book, to today’s Web 2.0 shape our lives and our culture. We will explore the benefits and the possible dangers of new and emerging information technologies. We will approach these and other issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, looking at the insights into our information age that can be provided by such areas of inquiry as history, linguistics sociology, political theory, information science, and philosophy. The course will not only critically analyze new information technologies, it will use such technologies to deliver the course--providing opportunities for active reflection on the ways in which technology shape learning and social interaction. The goal of the course is to equip students with the conceptual tools to understand, engage, and critique the evolving infosphere in which we live.
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IRLS 608 -- Planning and Evaluation of Library and Information Centers
Description: The planning/evaluation cycle as an approach to assessing various information center services.
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ENGL 506 -- Modern English Grammar
Description: Introduction to the nature of grammar and approaches to the description of English grammar, emphasizing Chomsky's transformational-generative model. Focus is on grammatical structure, but scope includes phonology and social/historical factors which influence the form and use of English in various contexts. Includes practice in phonemic transcription and sentence diagramming. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth outside paper.
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JPN 422 -- Advanced Practice in Japanese
Description: Reading and discussion in Japanese of a variety of advanced-level materials, including newspaper articles, short stories, and poetry.
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SPAN 102 -- Second Semester Spanish
Description: Oral approach.
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