Healthcare Informatics
About the Program
Master of Science: 45.0 quarter credits
The MS in Healthcare Informatics provides students with the ability to use information systems (including knowledge processing methods as well as information and communication technologies) efficiently and responsibly in order to improve health outcomes in such varied settings as clinical medicine, nursing, and public health in primary and hospital care, industry, government and academia.
This program, housed at The iSchool at Drexel and delivered online, is a collaborative effort with the the College of Nursing and Health Professions and Drexel University College of Medicine.
Graduates of the MS in Health Informatics program will be prepared to fill the rapidly growing demand for professionals who understand healthcare, information systems, and technology.
Learning Objectives
Specific learning outcomes for program graduates include the following:
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Articulate the ways in which data, information and knowledge are generated and used to solve biomedical and population health problems, across diverse settings and from the individual to the population level.
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Develop and apply theories, methods, and processes for the generation, storage, retrieval, use, management, and sharing of biomedical data, information and knowledge.
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Apply, adapt, and validate existing informatics concepts and approaches as they relate to specific biomedical and healthcare problems.
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Apply concepts and techniques from the social, behavioral, communications, and organizational sciences and from ethics, law, and social and economic policy to apply, analyze, evaluate, and create systems approaches to the solution of substantive problems in biomedical and healthcare informatics.
Additional Information
For more information about the degree, visit The iSchool at Drexel's MS in Health Informatics web page.
Master of Science Admission Requirements
The program is selective in nature and designed to attract students with a wide range of backgrounds.
Application for admission should include:
- Graduate application
- Official final transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
- One letter of recommendation required, two suggested
- Essay/statement of purpose
- Current resume
- Official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores (may be waived with a 3.2 GPA cumulative or in the last half credits of a completed undergraduate or graduate degree).
- Credit for work experience
- Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores are required for any applicant whose bachelor's degree is from a non-US institution. Students must obtain a 600 on the written exam or a 100 on the Internet based exam.
- I-20 form and accompanying bank documents are required for international applicants; WES (World Education Service) Course-by-Course Evaluation of foreign transcripts/degrees is required for international applicants.
The Admissions Committee may decide to hold interviews with prospective students. Credit for work experience will be handled according to current iSchool practice.
For additional information on how to apply to this program, visit the Drexel University's Graduate Requirements for Admissions page.
Master of Science Degree Requirements
45.0 quarter credits
The curriculum is based around contemporary health issues and has been designed to help students understand the current landscape of health informatics and how information, technology and people relate and intersect in healthcare environments. Because health informatics is an interdisciplinary field, all students will complete a common core of 10 courses (30 quarter hours) from The iSchool before choosing from a suite of specialized electives offered by The iSchool at Drexel or other Colleges at Drexel University.
The College recommends that all students take INFO 648 in their first term. Students wishing to take two clases their first term should consider enrolling in INFO 530 as well.
| Required Courses | ||
| INFO 530 | Foundations of Information Systems | 3.0 |
| INFO 605 | Introduction to Database Management | 3.0 |
| INFO 608 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3.0 |
| INFO 614 | Distributed Computing and Networking | 3.0 |
| INFO 620 | Information Systems Analysis and Design | 3.0 |
| INFO 638 | Software Project Management | 3.0 |
| INFO 648 | Healthcare Informatics | 3.0 |
| INFO 712 | Information Assurance | 3.0 |
| INFO 731 | Organization & Social Issues in Healthcare Informatics | 3.0 |
| INFO 732 | Healthcare Informatics: Planning & Evaluation | 3.0 |
| Track Courses | ||
| In addition to these requirements, students complete either Track 1 or Track 2 courses (listed below) | 15.0 | |
| Total Credits | 45.0 | |
Track 1: Students Admitted Without a Health-Related Background
Students who lack a health-related background are required to take at least 9.0 credits from the following list of electives, and must complete 1 term clinical experience in a healthcare setting.
| Electives | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
| Information, Innovation & Technology in Advanced Nursing Practice | ||
| The Business of Healthcare | ||
| Epidemiology in Action: Tracking Health & Disease | ||
| Evaluation of Health Outcomes | ||
| Leadership and Stewardship in the Health Professions | ||
| Economics of Healthcare Management & Policy | ||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | ||
| Methods for Health Research | ||
| Clinical Experience | ||
| Independent Study: Clinical Experience | 3.0 | |
| Free Elective | ||
| One free elective | 3.0 | |
| Total Credits | 15.0 | |
Track 2: Students Admitted With a Health-Related Background
Students who have a clinical background and who wish to develop additional expertise in information systems must take 3 additional courses (9.0 credits) from the following list. Students intending to sit for Certification in Nursing Informatics should consult the requirements for that credential to determine the additional eligibility requirements.
| Systems-Related Electives | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9.0 | |
| Advanced Database Management | ||
| Analysis of Interactive Systems | ||
| Design of Interactive Systems | ||
| Content Representation | ||
| Information Retrieval Systems | ||
| Data Mining | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Two free electives | 6.0 | |
| Total Credits | 15.0 | |
Certificate in Healthcare Informatics
This online certificate program is designed for information professionals, clinical personnel, and healthcare support personnel who want to increase their knowledge of health information technology and management of the complex social and organizational issues surrounding this major change in healthcare.
The goal of the Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is to provide knowledge and skills in the application of information technology (IT) in the provision of healthcare. Graduates of the program gain knowledge and skills useful in taking on additional healthcare IT-related responsibilities or embarking upon new careers as managers of developers of healthcare IT systems.
Students working towards an MS in Library and Information Science or an MS in Information systems may also complete the Certificate in Healthcare Informatics.
| Required Courses | ||
| INFO 648 | Healthcare Informatics | 3.0 |
| INFO 731 | Organization & Social Issues in Healthcare Informatics | 3.0 |
| INFO 732 | Healthcare Informatics: Planning & Evaluation | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 9.0 | |
Additional Information
For additional information about this program, visit the Certificate in Healthcare Informatics page at Drexel Online.
Facilities
W. W. Hagerty Library
The Hagerty Library supports research in the College of Information Science and Technology through provision of books, periodical literature, and related materials in all fields of inquiry in library and information science, computer science, systems engineering, information systems, and technology. With over 450 online literature databases, more than 21,500 full-text electronic journal titles and more than 110,000 electronic books, the majority of the Library's resources are now available online via its homepage (http://www.library.drexel.edu/). On-site amenities include close to one hundred laptop and desktop PCs for walk-in use by students and hundreds of seating options for quiet work or group projects, including over a dozen group study rooms and the 24/7 cafe area. The staff of ten reference librarians includes an IST subject specialist who is available for individual research consultations.
iCommons
Located in Room 106 of the Rush Building, the College’s iCommons features desktop computers, a wireless/laptop area, free black and white printing, more collaborative space for its students and a furnished common area. There is a fully equipped conference room for student use with Plasma display and videoconferencing capabilities. The iCommons provides technical support to students, faculty, and administrative staff. In addition, the staff provides audio-visual support for all presentation classrooms within the Rush Building. Use of the iCommons is reserved for all students taking iSchool courses.
The computers for general use are Microsoft Windows and Apple OSX machines with appropriate applications which include the Microsoft Office suite, various database management systems, modeling tools, and statistical analysis software. Library related resources may be accessed at the iCommons and through the Hagerty Library. The iSchool is a member of the Rational SEED Program which provides cutting-edge CASE and project management software for usage in the iCommons and iSchool classrooms.
iSchool students can access Drexel’s mail server from within the iCommons. The iCommons, student labs, and classrooms have access to networked databases, print and file resources within the College, and the Internet via the University’s network. Email accounts, Internet and BannerWeb access are available through the Office of Information Resources and Technology.
Other Facilities
The College maintains 7 classrooms equipped for audio-visual presentation. These rooms typically contain a networked PC, VCR, ceiling mounted projectors, and other equipment for presentations and demonstrations. Two of these classrooms are fully equipped to function as computing labs for networking, programming and database-related projects.
Information Technology Lab
In 2005, the iSchool designed and built a laboratory in support of the new degree program in Information Technology. This lab consists of enterprise class information technology hardware that students would encounter in industry positions. The hardware includes more than a dozen servers that are available to students and CISCO networking hardware. The hardware is networked and reconfigurable as needed for the various classes the laboratory supports. In addition a special system has been built into to the classroom to allow real time control of all classroom workstations.
Alumni Garden
The Rush Building’s Alumni Garden provides additional collaborative space for students, alumni and faculty. The Garden features wireless networking, tables with built-in power outlets, accessible covered patio and balconies and a bicycle rack. The Alumni Garden may be reserved for Drexel events.
Courses
INFO 515 Research in Information Organizations 3.0 Credits
Introduces quantitative and qualitative methods used to conduct research in library and other information organizations, including sampling strategies, data collection methods, and basic descriptive and inferential statistics. Focuses on research literacy, including developing the skills needed to formulate a research problem, collect and interpret data, and present research results.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 520 Social Context of Information Professions 3.0 Credits
Surveys the professional, social, ethical, and legal issues that affect information service professionals and organizations. Addresses such topics as information law, access, ownership, and censorship. Studies professional organizations and the sociology of professions.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 521 Information Users and Services 3.0 Credits
Relates basic theories and concepts about information behavior to contemporary provision of information services. Focuses on the conceptual structures of LIS: user communities, factors affecting use of information services and resources, and trends in supporting information services. Develops practical skills in meeting users' information needs, such as answering virtual reference questions and creating online resources.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 522 Information Access & Resources 3.0 Credits
Presents access and applied information retrieval as the foundation for information services. Provides an overview of contemporary information sources and access methods. Focuses on the structure of tools used for satisfying users' information needs. Emphasizes techniques for building effective search strategies for large-scale retrieval systems. Affords opportunities to evaluate sources.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 525 School Library Programs & Services 3.0 Credits
Introduces the field of school libraries/media centers. Examines the context in which K12 information programs and services exist; explores key concepts related to information work in schools; explains the major functions of the school-based information professional; and provides opportunities for students to determine their interest in the field.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 526 Information, Innovation & Technology in Advanced Nursing Practice 3.0 Credits
This course is designed to provide an in-depth introduction to information systems and technologies that support practice and improve patient care and outcomes. Development of information management and technology skills (which meet ANA Informatics Competencies) will be incorporated throughout the course. Content is directed toward assisting the student in understanding the relationship between patient care and complex information and data issues involved in clinical practice.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if major is HI or major is NURS.
INFO 530 Foundations of Information Systems 3.0 Credits
Introduction to concepts and applications of Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) as applied throughout library and information science. Topics include the structure of information systems, hardware and software concepts, basic principles of system analysis and design, and contemporary applications of computers in organizational environments.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 532 Software Development 3.0 Credits
Provides a hands-on introduction to software development. Includes programming concepts and a series of programming exercises done by students working in pairs or in small groups. Also covers general concepts and issues in software development to help students understand why creating high quality software is very difficult.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 540 Perspectives on Information Systems 3.0 Credits
Examines various types of information systems and the ways in which these systems support activities of individuals and organizations. Investigates application architectures that occur commonly in information systems. Provides an overview of knowledge domains that comprise the information systems discipline.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 552 Introduction to Web Design for Information Organizations 3.0 Credits
Introduction to creating websites that incorporate interactive web services to support users in information organizations. Students learn to establish websites that meet usability, accessibility and intellectual property standards, via composition of text and graphic files, and use of scripts for interactive application to support community information resource needs.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 560 Introduction to Archives I 3.0 Credits
Provides an introduction to the theory and practice of archives, including an overview relating to the elements of an archival program and the role and work of archivists. Focuses on the functions of the archives, such as acquisition, appraisal, arrangement and description, preservation, reference, outreach, and technology in archives.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 561 Introduction to Archives II 3.0 Credits
Continues the introduction to archival theory and practice begun in Introduction to Archives I. Provides additional depth in several areas, including appraisal, arrangement and description, focusing on model and standards. Addresses legal, ethical, cultural, and political issues as well as the range of historical and contemporary archival formats.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 560 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 604 Object-Oriented Programming for Information Systems 3.0 Credits
This course provides a hands-on introduction to object-oriented programming language. The language will be a class-based object-oriented programming language in common usage in industry. The class will cover classes, objects, constructors and destructors, access control, inheritance, and use of object libraries and language specific features.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 601 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 532 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 605 Introduction to Database Management 3.0 Credits
A first course in database management systems. Covers database design, data manipulation, and data-base integrity. Emphasizes concepts and techniques related to the entity-relationship model and relational database systems. Discusses normalization up to third normal form and commercial query languages.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C], INFO 530 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)
INFO 606 Advanced Database Management 3.0 Credits
Examines both traditional database systems and recent advances in database systems. Topics include formal treatment of normalization and denormalization, extended entity-relationship models, advanced query processing techniques, query optimization, physical database design and indexing, and object-oriented database systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 601 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 532 [Min Grade: C]) and INFO 605 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 607 Applied Database Technologies 3.0 Credits
Covers principles and techniques related to data warehousing and online analytic processing (OLAP) as well as advanced database programming. Discusses dimensional modeling, OLAP, aggregation, ETL, physical data warehouse design, optimization techniques such as partitioning, indexing, star schema query optimization, and materialized views. Advanced database programming includes stored procedures, functions, and triggers.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 620 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)INFO 606 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 608 Human-Computer Interaction 3.0 Credits
Focuses on the physiological, psychological and engineering basis of design and evaluation of human-computer interfaces covering such topics as; theoretical foundation of HCI; cognitive modeling of user interactions; task analysis techniques for gathering design information; iterative design cycles; formative and summative usability testing; and project planning and report writing.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C], INFO 530 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)
INFO 610 Analysis of Interactive Systems 3.0 Credits
Examines current methods in the analysis of interactive systems. Topics address the rationale and practices associated with techniques for assessing and evaluating how well they fit social and institutional context of use. Provides opportunities for both hands-on analysis work and reflection on theoretical foundations of interactive-systems analysis.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 608 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 611 Design of Interactive Systems 3.0 Credits
Examines current methods in the design of new interactive systems. Topics address the rationale and practices associated with techniques for assessing and modeling user and organizational needs, exploring design alternatives, communicating and justifying design choices, and prototyping designs. Provides opportunities for both hands-on design work and reflection on theoretical foundation of interactive systems design.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 608 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 612 Knowledge Base Systems 3.0 Credits
Introduces the concepts, principles, and techniques of knowledge base systems, with a focus on implementation of a working expert system. Presents the expert system development life cycle with a focus on analysis and conceptual modeling techniques.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 613 XML and Databases 3.0 Credits
Introduces background and basics of XML and XML Schema. Focuses on storing and extracting XML data in Relational Database Systems. Covers the process of modeling real-world problems in XML. Investigates native XML database management systems. Discusses current issues in XML and XML storage research.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 604 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 605 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 614 Distributed Computing and Networking 3.0 Credits
Presents the fundamentals of data communications, networking, and distributed computing technologies. Focuses on the broad foundational coverage of key technologies as well as the key concepts in network planning, design, and management. Major topics include network models, data and voice communications, local-area and wide-area technologies, IP networks and their applications, internetworking (with an emphasis on the Internet), client/server systems, and distributed computing applications.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C], INFO 530 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)
INFO 616 Social and Collaborative Computing 3.0 Credits
Examines selected human, social and technical issues and concepts of computer-supported cooperative work, computer-supported collaborative learning and social networking. Topics include: the way that groups work in the networked organization; analysis and design of groupware; social networking and community-learning technologies; and future directions of these technologies. Includes theoretical and research literature on the design of social and collaborative systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 608 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 617 Introduction to System Dynamics 3.0 Credits
Introduces simulation, particularly of business processes, using the principles of system dynamics.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 620 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)
INFO 618 Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 3.0 Credits
Examines socio-technical issues and concepts of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). Covers how individuals and groups learn in classes, teams and collaborations with computer support; theory of collaborative knowledge building; CSCL software design, implementation and evaluation issues, and future directions. Review of current research, literature, theories, issues, technologies, and methodologies.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 608 [Min Grade: D]
INFO 620 Information Systems Analysis and Design 3.0 Credits
Offers an advanced treatment of systems analysis and design with special emphasis on object-oriented analysis and design techniques based on the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Discusses major modeling techniques of UML including use-case modeling, class modeling, object-interaction modeling, dynamic modeling and state diagrams and activity diagrams, subsystems developments, logical design, and physical design.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 605 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 608 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 621 Social Media Resource Design for Information Professionals 3.0 Credits
Surveys applications and practices associated with immersive online experiences with web-based social networking tools and virtual reality environments. Provides expanded application of web design skills to foster development of participatory, social networked, web-based resources.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 552 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 652 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 622 Content Representation 3.0 Credits
Focuses on fundamental decisions in designing subject access systems and alternative approaches to indexing. Explores current issues in content representation of text and non-text information resources in information systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) or INFO 605 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 624 Information Retrieval Systems 3.0 Credits
Covers the theoretical underpinnings of information retrieval to provide a solid base for further work with retrieval systems. Emphasizes systems that involve user-computer interaction. Covers aspects of information retrieval including document selection, document description, query formulation, matching, and evaluation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 625 Cognition and Information Retrieval 3.0 Credits
Applies cognitive processing and concept formation to the case of humans interacting with information storage and retrieval systems, including automated systems. Links theoretical models of cognitive processes to research studies that examine actual information-seeking behavior.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 626 Language Processing 3.0 Credits
Studies the problems and techniques of automating human language use and understanding. Introduces different annotations of human language and examines how spoken language differs from written language. Includes syntactic inference, parsing, semantic interpretation, and natural language planning, and discusses how to combine analyses of spoken language with analyses of written language.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 601 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 532 [Min Grade: C]) and INFO 605 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 627 Requirements Engineering and Management 3.0 Credits
Provides students with an opportunity to explore and experience methodologies, tools, and techniques for eliciting, analyzing, specifying, and managing requirements in modern software development organizations. Focuses on the intersection of requirements engineering, strategic IS and business planning, and business process reengineering. Students will also learn about change management in requirements engineering context in response to a fast-paced, changing world. Upon completion of the course, each student should have new skills and insights that are immediately applicable to the performance of the requirements engineering project function.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 620 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)
INFO 628 Information Systems Implementation 3.0 Credits
Addresses issues involved in implementing an information system in the context of a real organization, including ensuring quality in the delivered system. Focuses on the detailed design, coding, test, and distribution aspects of software system implementation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 603 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 620 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 629 Concepts in Artificial Intelligence 3.0 Credits
Introduces the concepts, principles, and techniques of artificial intelligence (AI), with emphasis on its application to information systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 620 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)
INFO 630 Evaluation of Information Systems 3.0 Credits
Focuses on the evaluation of software and software system development. Covers a variety of methodologies, techniques, and tools for measuring both software and software development attributes in modern software development organizations. Includes both graphical approaches for representing these attributes and statistical approaches for modeling various software relationships.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 620 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 631 Information Technology Integration 3.0 Credits
Focuses on integration of information technologies from an organizational perspective. Coverage includes IT Product and service selection and evaluation, impact of emerging technologies, standards, and vendor strategies. Emphasizes financial considerations including return on investment, time cost of money, depreciation, and system life.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 532 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 601 [Min Grade: C]) and INFO 605 [Min Grade: C] and (INFO 534 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 614 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 632 Information Services Design and Evaluation 3.0 Credits
Offers perspectives on the design and evaluation of information services and products. Considers the distinguishing features of information organizations and units; the nature of service effectiveness; service quality; market positioning; client-provider relations; needs analysis; information valuation; information economics; information in organizations; and the introduction of information services innovations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 633 Information Visualization 3.0 Credits
Introduces concepts and principles of information visualization from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Emphasizes the development of critical thinking and problem solving abilities in the context of information visualization. Provides exposure to current information visualization tools.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 634 Data Mining 3.0 Credits
This course introduces the concepts and principles of knowledge discovery in databases (KDD), with a focus on the techniques of data mining and its function in business, governmental, medical or other information-intensive environments.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 605 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 629 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 635 Scholarly and Professional Communication 3.0 Credits
Provides an overview of traditional and contemporary communication patterns and the generation and use of information in research, scholarly, and professional communities. Considers models of communication and information-seeking behavior underlying the development of these communities, formal and informal communication networks, and the structure of the literatures produced.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 636 Software Engineering Process I 3.0 Credits
Focuses on behaviors and activities of individuals developing software with a disciplined software engineering approach. Provides hands-on experience in which students complete programming exercises using a defined software engineering process. Requires students to plan, estimate, measure, and analyze their work, and to define, analyze, and improve development processes and create process documentation.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 601 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 532 [Min Grade: C]) and INFO 630 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 638 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 637 Software Engineering Process II 3.0 Credits
Focuses on behaviors and activities of teams developing software with a disciplined software engineering approach. Provides hands-on experience in which students complete team activities using a defined software engineering process. Covers topics including planning and estimating for team projects, reviews and inspections, standards, software reuse, and configuration management.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 636 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 638 Software Project Management 3.0 Credits
Focuses on first-line management of software system development. Covers major themes including estimation (software cost factors, estimation models, and risk management), planning (work breakdown, scheduling, staffing, resource allocation, and creation of a project plan), and execution (team building, leadership, motivation, process tracking, control recovery, and communication within and outside the project).
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 620 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 640 Managing Information Organizations 3.0 Credits
Introduces basic theories, approaches, and concepts of management as they apply to libraries, information centers, and information enterprises. Explores managerial principles, practices, and techniques needed to develop and enrich effective information organizations.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 515 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 520 [Min Grade: C] and (INFO 530 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 503 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 643 Information Services In Organizations 3.0 Credits
Examines various organizational structures and the influence of structure and environment on patterns of information processing and utilization by organizations. Emphasizes the role of function driving the demand for information. Focuses on the structure of information services, resources, and technology as a means of attaining organizational goals. Includes not only traditional business data but all forms of knowledge and emphasizes strategic and tactical uses.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 644 Knowledge Assets Management in Organizations 3.0 Credits
Focuses on the nature, acquisition, and use of knowledge assets and their strategic role in organizations. Examines the role of information professionals in organizing, managing, and providing access to these important assets using formal and informal knowledge management systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 643 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 646 Information Systems Management 3.0 Credits
Addresses information technology-enabled change and policy issues in the management of information systems (IS). Stresses systems development, staffing and organization, technology infrastructure, project selection, justification and funding, and data. Studies the issues and their resolution in the context of an IS plan. Emphasizes communication about the issues to senior management.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 620 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 648 Healthcare Informatics 3.0 Credits
The course presents an overview of all aspects of healthcare informatics, including medical, nursing and bioinformatics. It provides an introduction to the applications of information systems in a variety of healthcare environments, including education, research and clinical settings. It includes extensive reading and critical discussion of relevant professional research literature.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 649 Library Programming 3.0 Credits
Provides an overview of the broad range of cultural, educational, and social library programming initiatives available for children, adolescents, and adults in academic libraries, public libraries, and school library media centers. Teaches community analysis, planning and evaluation. Emphasizes the collaborative nature of developing and implementing library programs.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 650 Public Library Service 3.0 Credits
Surveys information services provided through public libraries, with attention to governmental and funding issues, determinants of use, extending services to non-users, and cooperation among libraries.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently) or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C]) and INFO 520 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 651 Academic Library Service 3.0 Credits
Examines the role of library service in higher education, with emphasis on problems of organization, administration, services, and the relationship of the library to the overall educational program.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 520 [Min Grade: C] and (INFO 521 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 511 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 653 Digital Libraries 3.0 Credits
This course introduces research and development in the world of digital libraries. Focuses on intellectual access to digital information resources. Topics include foundations and architectures of digital libraries, searching and resource organizing, knowledge representations and discovery, metadata and standards, interfaces and information visualization, intellectual property rights and electronic publishing.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 624 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 652 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 552 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 655 Intro to Web Programming 3.0 Credits
Provides a hands-on workshop in programming for Internet information systems using an appropriate programming language (Java is used currently). Covers fundamental concepts such as object-oriented programming, client-server programming, multi-threaded programming, graphical user interface design, and application development.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 532 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 601 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 656 Internet Information Systems II 3.0 Credits
This course provides additional design and programming skills for the development of Internet information systems with an emphasis in server-side programming. It covers various web servers, applications servers, and other server technologies, as well as tools and methods for creating dynamic web-based information systems. It discusses issues related to the development of server-based information on the web.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 655 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 657 Digital Library Technologies 3.0 Credits
Introduces technologies that enable the design and implementation of digital libraries. Focuses on hands-on activities relating to content description technologies (such as XML) systems technologies, and user interface technologies. Students learn through building components of digital libraries collaboratively.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 652 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 552 [Min Grade: C]) and INFO 653 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 658 Information Architecture 3.0 Credits
Introduces fundamental concepts, methods and theories in Information Architecture for virtual, physical, and hybrid worlds. Focuses on organization, representation, and navigation of conceptual space. Topics include foundations, Web design, cognitive aspects, search, interaction design, knowledge organization, and user experience.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 652 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 552 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 660 Cataloging and Classification 3.0 Credits
Introduces and provides intensive practice in the fundamentals of library cataloging and classification with primary focus on modern printed materials, but also includes reference to other media. Instruction on critical reading, interpretation, and use of current professional standards and documentation for the creation of MARC records. Encompasses discussion of relevant historical and theoretical issues in the construction of contemporary bibliographic databases.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 522 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently) or INFO 510 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 661 Cataloging Special Materials 3.0 Credits
Introduces and provides intensive practice in the fundamentals of descriptive cataloging for non-print materials (e.g., audio/visual, electronic, graphic, sound, three-dimensional) and special print materials (e.g., archival/manuscript collections, books printed before 1800, serials, sheet music). Explores emerging trends and practices.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 660 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 662 Metadata and Resource Description 3.0 Credits
Introduces the critical roles played by metadata for resource description and discovery. Provides instruction on application and implementation of current metadata schemes and tools. Provides practice in creating metadata records, analyzing the usage of metadata elements and vocabulary schemes, and evaluating the metadata quality of digital repositories.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 622 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 660 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 663 Library Technical Services 3.0 Credits
Focuses on management, policy, and organizational issues related to the administration of technical services in libraries. Includes acquisitions, copy cataloging, original cataloging, serials control, circulation, and preservation. Emphasizes management in an automated environment where traditional methods are being supplanted by new technologies and related organizational changes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 660 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 664 Library Automation 3.0 Credits
Provides an overview of information technology applications in library settings, focusing on underlying concepts and management issues.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 665 Collection Management 3.0 Credits
Introduces the basic steps of collection management, including community analysis, planning, policy preparation, selecting & acquiring materials, evaluating, preserving and publicizing collections. Explores a variety of related issues, including the impact of user expectations, publishing trends, electronic access, resource sharing, and outsourcing, on collection management.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 511 [Min Grade: C], INFO 521 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)INFO 520 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 666 Serial Literature 3.0 Credits
Provides an overview of serial publishing, including selection, acquisition, handling, and bibliographic control of serials. Covers current trends in serials management, including organization of serials work, manual and automated methods of serials control, resource sharing, and issues in serials public service.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 667 Research Collections 3.0 Credits
Examines the work of subject specialists in large libraries with multinational collections in history, literature, the social sciences, and area studies. Surveys acquisition arrangements, resource-sharing plans, and collection evaluation techniques. Introduces foreign and international resources, including national and trade bibliographies, government documents, archival collections, and microforms, in both English and foreign languages.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 515 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 520 [Min Grade: C] and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 668 History of the Book 3.0 Credits
Examines the history of written knowledge representation through manuscripts, books, digital media, and other forms in western culture, from the classical age to the present day. Topics include cultures of reading, social impact of texts, methods of production, distribution, and classification, and historical influences such as church, state, and economy.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C]) and INFO 520 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 669 Special Collections 3.0 Credits
Provides an overview of special collections environments and focuses on the skills required of information professionals in such environments. Special collections can include both modern and historical collections of printed materials, manuscripts, artifacts, art works, audio and visual materials, and digital materials. The unique aspects of collection management, acquisitions, reference, and cataloging and arrangement for special collections are considered, along with print and digital exhibitions, publications, and outreach.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 672 Resources in the Humanities 3.0 Credits
Studies the major information resources in the fields of religion, philosophy, the performing arts, the visual arts, language, and literature. Emphasizes user needs, bibliographic organization of the materials, collection building, and the provision of reference and information services.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 673 Resources in Social Sciences 3.0 Credits
Studies major information resources in the social sciences, including history, geography, political science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, demography, economics, and education. Emphasizes bibliographic organization, collection building, user needs, and reference service.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 674 Resources in Science and Technology 3.0 Credits
Studies major information resources in pure and applied sciences, including the physical and biological sciences, engineering and technology, and interdisciplinary subjects. Emphasizes bibliographic organization, collection building, user needs, and reference service.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 675 Resources in the Health Sciences 3.0 Credits
Introduces students to the information needs encountered in the health sciences, and the sources and services designed to meet them. Students learn to access, retrieve, analyze and present information from a variety of sources including databases of several types. Teaching the steps in evidence-based practice, and surveys broadly the provision of health information services.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 677 Resources in Business 3.0 Credits
Focuses on meeting user needs for specific types of business information using strategies for identification, evaluation, selection, and use of specific sources. Sources include topical dictionaries and directories; indexes and abstracts; and numeric and full-text databases. Emphasizes the use of value-added print and electronic resources to meet user needs for information related to companies, industries and markets; corporate and international finance and investments; economic and demographic statistics; and one or more of the following topics: accounting, human resources, insurance and risk management, intellectual property, information systems, operations and logistics.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 678 Competitive Intelligence 3.0 Credits
Focuses on the analysis of existing information in order to uncover hidden knowledge about the environment internal and external to (or competing with) an organization. Examines how to analyze and integrate various types of information (patents, financial, production, market); how to use the new knowledge in strategic, tactical and operational decision-making; how to produce reports; and the ethics of competitive intelligence.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 643 [Min Grade: C] and (INFO 624 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 674 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 675 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 677 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 680 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 681 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 679 Information Ethics 3.0 Credits
Presents the philosophical foundations of applied ethics and technology with primary focus on the uses and abuses of information, human moral agency in relation to new information and communication technologies, and the meaning of social responsibility in the global information society, including the concepts of global information justice and human rights.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 680 US Government Information 3.0 Credits
Studies the nature of United States federal government documents and techniques for their acquisition, organization, and use.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 511 [Min Grade: C], INFO 521 [Min Grade: C], INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently) or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 681 Legal Research 3.0 Credits
Introduces the fundamentals of legal research, including sources and research strategies.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 682 Storytelling 3.0 Credits
Provides an overview of the study and practice of storytelling in face-to-face and digital environments. Familiarizes students with a wide range of print and digital storytelling resources from a variety of world cultures. Focuses on oral presentation and organization skills.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 683 Resources for Children 3.0 Credits
Acquaints prospective professionals with the resources published for use by and with children in grades K to 8. Provides an opportunity to develop basic standards for evaluation of resources. Includes recent research concerning children and the central role of resources in the development of their reading/viewing/listening interests and tastes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 684 Resources for Young Adults 3.0 Credits
Acquaints prospective professionals with the materials intended for use by and with young adults. Provides an opportunity to develop basic standards for evaluation of materials and to learn about recent research concerning young adults and their information needs, reading interests, tastes, and development.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 510 [Min Grade: C], INFO 522 [Min Grade: C], INFO 511 [Min Grade: C], INFO 521 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently)
INFO 688 Instructional Role for the Information Specialist 3.0 Credits
Examines the instructional role of the information professional. Emphasizes the planning, implementation, and evaluation of instruction for the purpose of information education.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 701 Career Integrated Education I 3.0 Credits
This course provides relevant off-campus employment for students wanting to strengthen their work skills. It is particularly useful for students changing careers, for international students hoping to gain work experience in the U.S., and for students seeking to work abroad.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 702 Career Integrated Education II 3.0 Credits
This course is a continuation of INFO 701. It provides relevant off-campus employment for students wanting to strengthen their work skills. It is particularly useful for students changing careers, for international students hoping to gain work experience in the U.S., and for U.S. students seeking to work abroad.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 701 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 710 Information Forensics 3.0 Credits
Focuses on the principles and practices of the forensic investigation and analysis of information in modern organizations and distributed information systems. Includes studies of information processes, events, time measurement, casual factors, information volatility, technical and procedural forensic methods, rules of evidence and case law.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 712 Information Assurance 3.0 Credits
Describes how to protect an organization's information resources and assets within national and international context. Topics include organizational policies and assurance requirements, relationships between assurance and security, and information assurance planning assessment and management.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 714 Information Systems Auditing 3.0 Credits
Discusses modern principles and practices of information systems and technologies auditing. Topics include IT governance, information systems risks and controls, the audit process, auditing standards, legal and ethical issues, auditing of IT development and planning assessment and management process, auditing standards, legal and ethical management, and forensic auditing.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 720 Data Mining in Bioinformatics 3.0 Credits
Provides an introduction to data mining in bioinformatics, focusing on methods and applications in biological datasets. Topics include: DNA/protein sequence analysis and alignment techniques, data mining approaches to protein and gene expression analysis, and life science database management.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 605 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 731 Organization & Social Issues in Healthcare Informatics 3.0 Credits
Presents an overview of sociotechnical issues in healthcare informatics, focusing on patient care and biomedical research settings. Deals with the human, social, and technological aspects of healthcare IT. Focuses on the role of information professionals in applied healthcare IT settings.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 648 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 732 Healthcare Informatics: Planning & Evaluation 3.0 Credits
Introduces planning and evaluation of healcare informatics applications. Through critical reading, students learn the planning and evaluation cycle and become familiar with quantitative and qualitative methods and measures. Through lectures and assignments, students select a healcare problem, formulate a problem statement, select evaluation methods and measures and write a proposal.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 648 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 740 Digital Reference Services 3.0 Credits
Presents an overview of digital reference services with hands on experience. Prepares students to become managers of digital reference services by exploring question answering services, developing virtual collections, exploring the state of the art in digital reference, and discussing issues related to digital reference services.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 510 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 522 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 745 Special Libraries and Information Centers 3.0 Credits
Focuses on current issues and future trends affecting and defining special libraries and information centers. Provides an overview of the unique aspects of the social, political and business environments in which special libraries operate with an emphasis on management, operations, services and the distinctive needs of users in different types of special libraries and information centers.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 520 [Min Grade: C] and (INFO 511 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 521 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 750 Archival Access Systems 3.0 Credits
Introduces students to the creation, maintenance, and evaluation of archival access systems. Covers the theoretical concepts that underlie archival description and their evolution into the current set of electronic information systems. Reviews current descriptive standards. Addresses user needs and different formats.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 561 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 751 Archival Appraisal 3.0 Credits
Introduces students to the theory and practice surrounding the core function of selection and appraisal of records and papers enduring value. Focuses on the development of methodologies as well as approaches used in different settings, for different audiences, and for various formats of material.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 561 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 755 Electronic Records Management 3.0 Credits
Presents records management theory and practice from the perspective of the archivist. Covers the transformation of the profession and its practices as it adapts to electronic record keeping. Introduced records management principles and applies them to the contemporary digital office environment. Relates records management concepts to other information management disciplines.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 756 Digital Preservation 3.0 Credits
Explores concepts, principles, and practice for preserving digital information resources. Topics include selection, organization, and access for materials in trusted repositories. Both technological and policy perspectives are addressed.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 780 Special Topics 2.0-12.0 Credits
May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
INFO 782 Issues in Informatics 3.0 Credits
Examines recent developments in a selected informatics area as a case study. Focuses on research results and leading edge application if information technology in practice. Helps students prepare for success in information science and technology fields. Addresses issues and methods for maintaining technical knowledge throughout a professional career.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: (INFO 503 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 530 [Min Grade: C]) and (INFO 532 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 601 [Min Grade: C]) and INFO 605 [Min Grade: C] and (INFO 534 [Min Grade: C] or INFO 614 [Min Grade: C])
INFO 799 Independent Study 2.0-12.0 Credits
Provides individual investigation in special areas of information science and technology not regularly covered in the courses offered. Topic for study must be approved, in advance of registration, by the faculty adviser, the instructor involved, and the associate dean. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
INFO 811 Applied Research Methods 3.0 Credits
Provides an overarching understanding of several applied research methodologies that are relevant to decision makers, practitioners and scholars. Stresses identification of the appropriate research methodology for a given problem, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each. Emphasizes real-world factors associated with the research process.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
INFO 812 Research Statistics I 3.0 Credits
This course provides the knowledge and tools necessary for conducting and understanding many types of empirical studies in the field of information science. It examines the fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics, and hypothesis testing. It covers analysis of variance and introduces regression. Students gain practical experience with a statistical package such as SPSS.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
INFO 813 Quantitative Methods 3.0 Credits
Introduces research designs and methods of quantitative analysis for various problems in information systems, management of information resources, and scholarly and professional communication. Presents statistical techniques through packaged computer programs.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
INFO 816 Qualitative Research Methods 3.0 Credits
Provides doctoral students with an opportunity to explore and experience qualitative research methods, tools, and techniques, with emphasis on historical, philosophical, and theoretical underpinnings of the qualitative perspective. Concerned with analysis of the social construction and reproduction of human activity. Explores interpretive research methods that try to analyze social sense-making.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
Prerequisites: INFO 811 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 830 Issues in Information Studies 3.0 Credits
This doctoral seminar course examines a current research topic in library information science or information systems. Students may repeat the course in different research topics.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 6 credits
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
Prerequisites: INFO 861 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 863 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 861 Topics in Information Science 3.0 Credits
This course introduces students to the community of practice in information science research by a broad introduction to a common body of knowledge. It helps prepare students to join in the collective work to expand that body of knowledge. It covers a variety of the most important texts and papers in the field of information science. Must have doctoral student status or master student with permission of instructor.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
INFO 863 Topics in Information Systems 3.0 Credits
This course introduces students to the community of practice in information systems research by a broad introduction to a common body of knowledge. It helps prepare students to join in the collective work to expand that body of knowledge. It covers a variety of the most important texts and papers in the field of information systems. Must have doctoral student status or master student with permission of instructor.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
INFO 865 Seminar in Research Methodology 3.0 Credits
Centers around the creation of a research proposal. Emphasizes problem identification, research problem statement, hypothesis construction, ethnographic methods of inquiry, validity, and reliability. Must have doctoral student status or master student with permission of instructor.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
Prerequisites: INFO 515 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 866 Seminar in Information Systems Research 3.0 Credits
Examines interdisciplinary information systems theory and research. Combines quantitative and qualitative methods in such areas as conceptual modeling, simulation, and human factors research. Considers research literature in both experimentation and design. Must have doctoral student status or master student with permission of instructor.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
INFO 891 Twelve-Week School Library and Media Center Field Study 6.0 Credits
Designed to give practical experience to students in managing libraries and media centers. Provides supervised field experience in two selected school library media centers for students without teaching certification. Class discussions are offered online and accompany the on-site experience.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 525 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 892 Six-Week School Library and Media Center Field Study 3.0 Credits
Designed to give practical experience to students in managing libraries and media centers. Provides supervised field experience in a selected school library media center for students who already hold teaching certification. Class discussions are offered online and accompany the on-site experience.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 525 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 893 Practicum I 3.0 Credits
Provides relevant professional experience that will strengthen work skills. Particularly useful for students without prior work experience, career changers, or those exploring possible work environments. Associated academic coursework provides the opportunity to more deeply explore professional issues, and places the practical work experience within the context of larger workplace trends.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
INFO 894 Practicum II 3.0 Credits
Provides relevant professional experience that will strengthen work skills. Particularly useful for students without prior work experience, career changers, or those exploring possible work environments. Associated academic coursework provides the opportunity to more deeply explore professional issues, and places the practical work experience within the context of larger workplace trends.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 893 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 895 Workshop 3.0 Credits
Considers special issues and problems in information science and technology in a series of short courses and workshops.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
INFO 896 Clinical Experience 3.0 Credits
Provides exposure to an approved clinical environment in which healthcare is delivered. Associated academic course work enables students to explore in greater depth a focused topic in health informatics. Required for students who lack prior clinical experience.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: INFO 530 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 605 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 608 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 614 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 648 [Min Grade: C] and INFO 731 [Min Grade: C]
INFO 998 Ph.D. Dissertation 1.0-12.0 Credit
Provides individual work on an approved topic leading to a doctoral dissertation in information science and technology.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
Restrictions: Can enroll if program is PHD.
