GSLIS Policies governing WISE courses are different than those governing regular, on-site, courses. Please be sure to read the WISE Guidelines and Policies if you are considering enrolling in a WISE course.
Course descriptions and details
Course descriptions for WISE courses currently offered to Simmons GSLIS students are below. Please read the following information for an explanation of the categories used for the course description records:
Course number: every WISE course will be assigned a number in the LIS 540s.
Course title: the course title is the title given by the host institution.
Class number and Class section: like the course title, these are assigned by the host institution. For registration purposes you will use the Simmons-assigned LIS450 number; however, once you are in the course, you will most likely find it identified by the host institution's class number.
Faculty: the faculty member teaching the course is associated with the host institution, not with Simmons GSLIS.
Credit hours: as assigned by host institution. If a course is offered at three credit hours through WISE, students do not have the option to take it as a four-credit course.
Class description: as listed in the host institution's catalog
Seats: host institutions choose how many seats to make available to WISE consortium members. Because the courses are listed within the host site's semester's course offerings, the majority of seats are for that site's students. However, if those seats don't fill, more slots may become available.
Delivery is either "synchronous" or "asynchronous." If it is synchronous, it means that there is at least one time period in which all students are required to log in at the same time; "asynchronous" means that no such requirement exists. Please note any synchronous requirements.
Start/End Dates: the starting and ending dates indicate the timeframe in which the course will run. As noted in the guidelines, GSLIS students enrolling in WISE courses must adhere to the the host institution's academic calendar even when it falls outside of the GSLIS academic calendar.
Start/End Time/Days of the Week will be noted in cases where the delivery mode is synchronous. If this is the case, each student is responsible for being aware of the Time Zone in which the course is offered.
Last Add Day: for registration purposes.
Residency Start Date/End Date/Location: some programs require all students enrolled in their courses to complete a residency requirement (e.g., one day or one week at the host institution). If so, the information will be listed here.
Class Disclaimer: host sites use this space to convey comments and notes to students registering from other institutions.
Spring 2010 WISE Courses
- Advanced Information Technology Tools: Web 2.0
- Applied Economics for Information Managers
- Applied Information Security
- Copyright
- Female Voices in Historical Narratives
- Information Seeking and Using: Understanding How Young People Use Electronic Information
- Information Visualization
- IT Security Architecture
- Managing Information Systems Projects
- Seminar in Archives and Records Management: Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
- Seminar in Information Science: Web 3.0 and Emerging Trends
Spring 2010 WISE Course Descriptions
Advanced Information Technology Tools: Web 2.0
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Advanced Information Technology Tools: Web 2.0 |
| Class Number: | Libr246-13 |
| Course Tool: | Other |
| Faculty: | Meredith Farkas |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Web 2.0 with an emphasis on online communities, collaboration tools,
branding, user experience and lifestreaming. Social software is rapidly changing the way we all work and play
online. Social technologies have turned the web into a participatory medium (Web 2.0) where everyone can add
their own creativity and knowledge to the whole. It is also opening up new opportunities for reaching out to
patrons and providing library services in the online medium. This course is focused on developing the skills
and knowledge necessary to evaluate, implement and maintain social software tools. We will examine the social
technologies that define Web 2.0 and how libraries can capitalize on these tools to improve communication
between the library and its patrons, build online communities, and better share information professionally.
Many social software tools are quite easy to get started with. It takes mere minutes to create a blog or a
wiki and start adding content to them. This has led many libraries to dive into these technologies without
properly planning for their ongoing use and maintenance. Blog posts must be made engaging so that people will
read them. Wikis must be made inviting so that people will contribute. While the technologies are not
difficult to learn, the challenge is to make them effective, engaging and useful in your library. This course
will focus on social software best practices, highlighting successful examples and discovering what makes
them so effective. This course will involve a significant amount of hands-on experience with the technologies
as well as frequent reflections on how to apply what you've learned in a professional setting. You will have
the opportunity to explore social software from an academic standpoint and a practical standpoint;
understanding how communities form through these tools and how you can capitalize on them in a library
setting.
View Syllabus http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/246.farkas/246fa08gs.htm
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/26/2010 End: 5/17/2010 |
Applied Economics for Information Managers
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Applied Economics for Information Managers |
| Class Number: | IST 619 |
| Course Tool: | BlackboardCE |
| Faculty: | Ian MacInnes |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Economic principles relevant to management of information functions in organizational contexts. Core micro-economic concepts applied to the marketplace for information products and services. Financial tools used for managing information systems and networks.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/19/2010 End: 5/12/2010 |
Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 2-3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
Applied Information Security
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Applied Information Security |
| Class Number: | IST 522 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Faculty: | Giordano |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course will explore the areas of information security policy, technology, and management from an applied perspective. Students will explore how computer security, network security, and information security combine to form a security architecture. A layered approach to threats and vulnerabilities will be used to evaluate technologies, security countermeasures, and their implementation. Students will be required to review and evaluate security policies and technologies and will develop an Information Security Management Plan. public policy, ethical issues, programming, and evaluation of services.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/19/2010 End: 5/12/2010 |
Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 2-3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid. ** UPDATED SYLLABUS WILL BE ADDED WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE **
Copyright
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Copyright |
| Class Number: | IST 600 |
| Course Tool: | BlackboardCE |
| Faculty: | Jill Hurst-Wahl |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Once a legal backwater that interested only specialists and attorneys, copyright law issues are now considered central to the nation's information infrastructure. With the advent of digital technologies, copyright law has become more complex than ever, as longstanding rules and concepts have now been questioned amidst the advent of TiVo, Napster, Kazaa, and the DVD. This course is designed to provide information professionals with a firm foundation in the fundamental rules of American copyright law, and will equip such professionals with the tools to make informed decisions about copyright issues that occur in the workplace. While the course is optimized for librarians and library science candidates, its content is relevant for information professionals working in any field.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/19/2010 End: 5/12/2010 |
Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 2-3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
Female Voices in Historical Narratives
| Home School: | Rutgers University |
| Class Name: | Female Voices in Historical Narratives |
| Class Number: | 17:611:543 |
| Course Tool: | eCollege |
| Faculty: | GraceAnne DeCandido |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: From picture books to teen novels, from history to folktale, this course will examine the voices of women and girls as they tell their own stories and as stories are told about them. We will work from a list of titles, most published within the past five years, and will read and discuss some of them together and some as individual projects. The emphasis in the course will be on reading widely and on intense engagement with the texts. Students will have the opportunity to create book lists, book talks, and/or Web pages to explore their interpretations of this literature. Prerequisites: experience in a children's literature course is strongly recommended; your own reliable Internet account; and the hardware and software required for an online course (see Technical Requirements at http://ecollege.rutgers.edu). Sessions: this course is offered online asynchronously; class runs late January 19th through May 10th.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/19/2010 End: 5/10/2010 |
| Prerequisites: | LIS-481 and LIS-483 |
Class Disclaimer: eCollege is the web-based course delivery system you will use for your Rutgers online course. You can access the portal here: http://eCollege.Rutgers.edu Click on Technical Requirements on the left to make sure you have the hardware and software you need for our online classes. During the week prior to the start of classes, you will receive an e-mail with your Rutgers course and login information. Like on-campus courses, online courses are not available until the first day of class. Once you have received your username and password, however, you can log into eCollege to go through the tutorial listed in "Special Courses", which is located in the Academics tab (located on the top left of the screen when you log into eCollege).
Information Seeking and Using: Understanding How Young People Use Electronic Information
| Home School: | Rutgers University |
| Class Name: | Information Seeking and Using: Understanding How Young People Use Electronic Information |
| Class Number: | 17:611:545 |
| Course Tool: | eCollege |
| Faculty: | TBA |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Librarians and teachers are often called upon to select and recommend websites, CD-ROMs, and other electronic information resources for young people, a task that can be very difficult without an understanding of what aspects of these resources appeal to and repel young users. This course is intended to facilitate that evaluation and recommendation process by helping you to understand how young people interact with and evaluate digital information. This is a significant amount of reading in this course, requiring you to read the foundational works dealing with young people and electronic information, including works from library science, information science, and gender studies. Major assignments will include a related research project and a Web-based annotated bibliography of recommended websites for young people. Prerequisites: experience in a children's literature course is strongly recommended; your own reliable Internet account; and the hardware and software required for an online course (see Technical Requirements at http://ecollege.rutgers.edu). Sessions: this course is offered online asynchronously; class runs January 19th through May 10th.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/19/2010 End: 5/10/2010 |
Class Disclaimer: eCollege is the web-based course delivery system you will use for your Rutgers online course. You can access the portal here: http://eCollege.Rutgers.edu Click on Technical Requirements on the left to make sure you have the hardware and software you need for our online classes. During the week prior to the start of classes, you will receive an e-mail with your Rutgers course and login information. Like on-campus courses, online courses are not available until the first day of class. Once you have received your username and password, however, you can log into eCollege to go through the tutorial listed in "Special Courses", which is located in the Academics tab (located on the top left of the screen when you log into eCollege).
Information Visualization
| Home School: | The University of Pittsburgh |
| Class Name: | Information Visualization |
| Class Number: | LIS 2690 |
| Course Tool: | Blackboard |
| Faculty: | Sherry Koshman |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This course focuses on the visual design, structure, and organization of information as applied to library and information environments and web site design. Topics include visualization literacy, usability research, theories of visual perception and cognition, visualization models, visual analytics, and data graphics. The emphasis is on user and task-centered design for developing and evaluating visualization-based tools for various types of data. Practical work with visualization technologies will be included.
| Seats: | 5 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/6/2010 End: 4/30/2010 |
IT Security Architecture
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | IT Security Architecture |
| Class Number: | IST 700 |
| Course Tool: | BlackboardCE |
| Faculty: | Bernard and Grasso |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: 3 credit on-line graduate level course that introduces information technology (IT) Security Architecture concepts and practices, using an organization-wide enterprise architecture as context. The purpose of an IT security architecture is to ensure proper levels of information confidentiality, integrity, and availability are provided for an organization's information and data. The course will show that the implementation of an IT security architecture is based on a Security Architecture Framework that has eight areas to address enterprise and system-level security requirements: information security governance, operations security, personnel security, information and data security, systems security, application development security, infrastructure security, and physical security (Bernard and Ho, 2008).
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/19/2010 End: 5/12/2010 |
Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 2-3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
Managing Information Systems Projects
| Home School: | Syracuse University |
| Class Name: | Managing Information Systems Projects |
| Class Number: | IST 645 |
| Course Tool: | BlackboardCE |
| Faculty: | Robert Emborski |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Project management as a professional discipline in information and communication technology. Introduction to roles, activities, methods, and tools. Critical review and application of principles. Additional work required of graduate students.
| Seats: | 3 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/19/2010 End: 5/12/2010 |
Class Disclaimer:Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, any required residencies, possible synchronous sessions, and academic calendars. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 2-3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
Seminar in Archives and Records Management: Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Seminar in Archives and Records Management: Encoded Archival Description (EAD) |
| Class Number: | Libr 284 |
| Course Tool: | Angel |
| Class Section: | 01 |
| Faculty: | Lori Lindberg |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: This class will cover in-depth Encoded Archival Description (EAD), the evolving standard for the presentation of archival descriptive information on the World Wide Web. At the completion of this class students should be able to: * Explain the origins of SGML/XML and the concept of a Document Type Definition (DTD). * Understand the concept of text markup and how it enables text to be viewed on the Internet with the use of a browser, along with basic client-server concepts. * Explain the history of EAD, its development, and significance for the archival community. * Identify the structure of the EAD DTD, its element composition and other aspects, and how those elements relate to the individual components of an archival finding aid. * Identify tools developed to aid in the encoding process. * Identify consortia and individual institutions that have utilized EAD to markup and post their finding aids online. * Markup a simple finding aid for viewing on the Internet. View Syllabus http://slisapps.sjsu.edu/gss/ajax/showSheet.php?id=210
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/26/2010 End: 5/17/2010 |
Class Disclaimer: Students agree to the course parameters of the host institution, including but not limited to: course management tools, grading, possible synchronous sessions, academic calendars and technology requirements posted at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm. Students are expected to meet deadlines as outlined in course syllabus and to contribute to class participation. Please allow 2-3 weeks for grade processing after the end date of the course. Check that this delay will not interfere with deadline dates at your school for graduation or financial aid.
Seminar in Information Science: Web 3.0 and Emerging Trends
| Home School: | San Jose State University |
| Class Name: | Seminar in Information Science: Web 3.0 and Emerging Trends |
| Class Number: | Libr 287-10 |
| Course Tool: | Angel |
| Class Section: | 10 |
| Faculty: | Ellyssa Kroski |
| Credits: | 3 Credit Hours |
Class Description: Coming soon.
| Seats: | 2 |
| Delivery: | Asynchronous |
| Date: | Start: 1/26/2010 End: 5/17/2010 |
