This course comprises three skills-based modules: information management (UNIX, directory management and presentation software), web technologies (HTML, digital imaging, file formats and transfer), and networks (protocols, layer model, information security). Prerequisite(s): I Ist 100. Information Studies Courses

I Ist 100 Internet and Information Access (3)

Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web. Information literacy in technology and online information resources. Using, finding, evaluating, and producing information on the Internet. [IL]

I Ist 250/H Social and Community Informatics (3)
This course examines information technology from a social and community informatics perspective. Through appropriate readings in the field of information science, as well as in-class discussions, a field study observation, and community service project, students explore emerging technologies that have implications on individual identity, society, and policy development.

I Ist 301 The Information Environment (3)

Introduction to information science. Definitions and properties of information, production, transfer, classification, formatting, evaluation, and use. Role of information organizations including the print and electronic publishing, traditional and digital libraries and archives. [IL]

I Ist 361 Web Development (3)

Design and development of producing information for the world wide web. Lectures include the basic program languages for web development and web-authoring software. Design, planning, security, administration and management of web sites will also be examined.

I Ist 395 Internet Practicum (3-6)

The course provides students the opportunity to work as a teaching aide and lab assistant in information science. Students will hold weekly lab assistant hours, monitor and respond to student questions on the class listserv, and provide feedback to the course instructor. May be repeated for credit up to a total of 6 credits with permission of school. Prerequisite(s): a grade of B or higher in I Ist 100 and permission of instructor. S/U graded.

I Ist 402 History of Recorded Information (3)

An introduction to the history of how human beings have created, maintained, and preserved information for personal, official, and cultural purposes. Topics include the development of writing, record keeping, and libraries; the emergence of printing and the history of the book; the evolution of record keeping by organizations, government, and individuals; and the impact of different technologies on the development of print and digital culture.

I Ist 423 Networking Essentials (3)

Covers the fundamentals of computer networking concepts and implementation and the client and server operating systems that run on networked PCs. Special emphasis is placed on network protocols and how they operate at all layers of the networking model. Emphasis also is placed on the interoperability of networks that run on multiple protocols, platforms, and operating systems.

I Ist 424 Hardware and Operating Systems Essentials (3)

Covers the fundamentals of personal computer internal system components, storage systems, and peripheral devices, including problems associated with them and the procedures for servicing them.

I Ist 433 Information Storage and Retrieval (3)

Methods of analyzing, storing, retrieving information and their relationship to perceived costs and benefits in information service.

I Ist 457 Introduction to Legal Research (3)

Examination and analysis of the basic and specialized information sources that provide a structure for legal research. Topics include court reports, digests, annotations, constitutions, Shepard�s citations, loose-leaf reporters, legal encyclopedias and periodicals. Assignments in WESTLAW and LEXIS-NEXIS online databases will provide hands-on familiarity with computer-assisted legal research (CALR).

I Ist 466Z Autobiographies of Writers for Young People: 1844 to the Present (3)

I Ist 466Z is the writing intensive version of I Ist 466/566; only one may be taken for credit.

I Ist 468 Internship in Information Science (3-6)

Supervised field placement in a public or private organizational environment where information exchange takes place. Requires preparation of biweekly reports and a major project. Internships are open only to qualified juniors and seniors who have an overall grade point average of 2.50 or higher. Concurrent registration in I Ist 499 is required. S/U graded.

I Ist 469 Independent Study & Policy (1-3)

Student-initiated research policy under faculty guidance. May be repeated for credit up to a total of 6 credits with permission of school. I Ist 469Z is the writing intensive version of I Ist 469. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. S/U graded.

I Ist 469Z Independent Study & Policy (1-3)

Student-initiated research policy under faculty guidance. May be repeated for credit up to a total of 6 credits with permission of school. I Ist 469Z is the writing intensive version of I Ist 469. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. S/U graded. [WI]

I Ist 473Z The History of Children's Literature (3)

Selected literature for children in English from the beginnings to the early 20th century. Texts are selected to represent different historical periods and diversity of authorial perspectives; the key considerations are the quality of the literature and its historical significance. Attention is given to changing attitudes toward children as reflected in the books provided for them. Writing assignments will range from historical/critical analyses to reader-response essays.

I Ist 499W Senior Seminar in Information Science (3)

Development of professional skills in information science. This course includes development of student presentation skills including interviewing, web development, resume, and oral presentation skills. Prerequisite(s): Information Science major. [OD, WI]