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GSLIS WISE Courses for Fall 07

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Posted by GSLIS, April 12, 2007
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Students who are interested in WISE online courses for Fall 07 registration, please read on.

GSLIS is a member of the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE), a consortium made up of fourteen LIS schools. This membership enables GSLIS students the exciting opportunity to take online courses from other leading ALA accredited programs.

The WISE program is open to GSLIS students who have completed 12 semester hours. As a student at a WISE consortium school, you have access to the online courses offered by participating institutions this Summer semester. These online courses are taught by faculty from WISE host schools using course management systems specific to their environment and academic calendar. You may take these courses without having to transfer credits. The guidelines for participation in WISE are found at: http://my.simmons.edu/gslis/courses/curriculum/wise.shtml

If you take a WISE course, you must respect and follow the varying delivery methods, academic calendars, and residency requirements among WISE schools. You must also agree to the course parameters of the host institution including the grading, dates of term and any required residencies. You should choose a course that is appropriate to your plan of study. Because the course is online, you should have a home computer or access to the technology necessary for completion of course. You may take up to six (6) elective credits through the WISE Consortium, but you may not substitute any WISE course for a GSLIS core requirement. Finally, you will be accepted by WISE on a space available basis, determined by the host institution, and with the approval of the WISE coordinators.

Please note: in order to take a WISE course, you must have approval from one of the GSLIS WISE coordinators, Terry Plum or Jen Doyle, and your adviser.

These courses are listed are listed below. They will be listed both on the GSLIS course web site and in AARC soon, but now they are only on the GSLIS course web site.

Remember, enrollment in these courses is by approval of both GSLIS and WISE, and by no means assured. Consider registering for a backup course when you register for GSLIS courses, in case you don’t get in to the WISE course.

If you are interested in applying to take a WISE course, email gsliswise@simmons.edu, with a copy to your adviser, the following information:

Name
Student ID
Phone number
Faculty adviser
Course name
Home school of course

Once approved by GSLIS, you will be notified by WISE that your request has been received. Then WISE will notify you about your standing in the class: either accepted or wait listed. If accepted into the course, your name will be sent to the Simmons Registrar by GSLIS as enrolled in the Simmons version of the WISE course. This process can take a month. You will not be able to register directly into the Simmons GSLIS 5xx WISE course number, since it is a permission-only course. The course numbers are not listed yet, but will be soon.

Caveats: Online courses require substantial time and effort, often in a real time, synchronous, mode. They also require new, course-taking skills of students, and a high level of commitment to the class, to the students who comprise the class and to the faculty member. Students accustomed to the lecture method of delivery with some WebCT discussions are sometimes unprepared for the level of engagement required by an online course. Many students discover this in mid-course, and either drop or are unhappy. Almost all WISE courses turn away students. If you sign up for a WISE course and drop it, another student at another school has been denied the opportunity to take this course. We do not want you to drop WISE courses, so please consider carefully before requesting to be signed up.

Please talk to Jen Doyle, Terry Plum, or your adviser if you have any questions about the expectations of online courses.

Good luck with your course selection.
Terry & Jen

WISE courses – Fall 2007

Non-residency courses: Note that these courses are completely online, with no face-to-face requirement.

Home School: Syracuse University
Class Name: Acquiring, Procuring, and Financing Information Technology
Class Number: IST 600 M001 22186
Course Tool: WebCT
Class Section:
Faculty: Kevin Crowston
Credits: 3 Credit Hours at host school
Class Description: Preparing and negotiating information technology requests, cost-benefit analysis, and budget alternatives. Financing options for information processing and telecommunications projects, preparing requests for proposals or other procurement alternatives, negotiating with vendors, acquisition strategies.
Seats: 3
Delivery: Asynchronous
Start Date: 8/27/2007
End Date: 12/14/2007
Start Time:
End Time:
Time Zone:
Days of Week:
Last Add Day: 8/13/2007
Residency Start Date:
Residency End Date:
Residency Location: No Residency
Syllabus Link: Syllabus Coming Soon…
Prerequisite Syllabus Link:
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.

Home School: Syracuse University
Class Name: Enterprise Architecture
Class Number: IST 600 M001 20079
Course Tool: WebCT
Class Section:
Faculty: Scott Bernard
Credits: 3 Credit Hours at host school
Class Description: Enterprise Architecture is a 3-credit graduate level distance learning course that uses an integrated strategy, business, and technology planning approach to introduce the basic concepts and techniques associated with enterprise architecture (EA). This includes the management of information technology (IT) resources in the context of an organization-wide business and technology governance process and operating environment. Please note that this is not a course on IT systems development, web/application programming, database development, or network design. The course focuses on understanding how IT resources can best be leveraged to support an organization’s strategic goals and business requirements. Basic proficiency is developed in working with EA frameworks and documentation techniques using Dr. Bernard’s EA3 Cube™ framework and Living Enterprise™ repository approach that are applicable in both the public and private sectors (see page 6). The Federal government is a leading practitioner of EA, and related policy is covered including the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996; E-Government Act of 2002; OMB Circulars A-11 and A-130; the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF); the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA); and the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DODAF). Students will participate in a class-wide project that reinforces EA concepts through the development of EA documentation for a real or fictitious enterprise, and the posting and linkage of that documentation in a web-based EA repository.
Seats: 3
Delivery: Asynchronous
Start Date: 8/27/2007
End Date: 12/14/2007
Start Time:
End Time:
Time Zone:
Days of Week:
Last Add Day: 8/13/2007
Residency Start Date:
Residency End Date:
Residency Location: No Residency
Syllabus Link: Syllabus Coming Soon…
Prerequisite Syllabus Link:
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.

Home School: Rutgers University
Class Name: The Fact of the Matter: Informational Literature for Middle and High School
Class Number: 17:611:540
Course Tool: eCollege
Class Section:
Faculty: Enola Romano
Credits: 3 Credit Hours at host school
Class Description: Informational or nonfiction literature is often overlooked in studies of youth literature. In this course, a new addition to our Youth Literature and Technology Certificate Program, we will consider the many literary qualities of nonfiction literature published for children aged ten to eighteen. You will have the opportunity to read both good and bad examples of nonfiction literature and examine how the review media evaluate such books. We will examine a variety of types of nonfiction, and by the end of the semester the class as a whole will work collaboratively online to develop a list of best nonfiction books.
Seats: 3
Delivery: Asynchronous
Start Date: 9/4/2007
End Date: 12/21/2007
Start Time:
End Time:
Time Zone: United States - Eastern
Days of Week:
Last Add Day: 9/4/2007
Residency Start Date:
Residency End Date:
Residency Location: No Residency
Syllabus Link: Syllabus Coming Soon…
Prerequisite Syllabus Link:
Class Disclaimer: This course is part of our Youth Literature Online Certificate Program, a 15 credit post-degree online course of study for librarians, teachers, and others concerned with preserving and passing on the rich literary heritage to children and young people in a technological age. This is not a course within the Rutgers MLIS program; however with permission of an adviser MLIS students may take the class for credit towards their degree. The class is offered online asynchronously.

Home School: The University of Maryland
Class Name: Introduction to Strategic Information Management
Class Number: INFM 620
Course Tool: Blackboard
Class Section: 0101
Faculty: Dr. Bruce Dearstyne
Credits: 3 Credit Hours at host school
Class Description: Defining and identifying strategic information in an organization. Characteristics of strategic information management, including the principles, practices, issues, and programs involved with the strategic management and protection of information in organizations. This is a WebCT course that is being taught online.
Seats: 3
Delivery: Asynchronous
Start Date: 8/29/2007
End Date: 12/20/2007
Start Time:
End Time:
Time Zone: United States - Eastern
Days of Week:
Last Add Day: 8/15/2007
Residency Start Date:
Residency End Date:
Residency Location: No Residency
Syllabus Link:
Prerequisite Syllabus Link:
Class Disclaimer: Posted syllabus is from a previous semester.

Home School: San Jose State University
Class Name: Seminar in Contemporary Issues: Digital Copyright
Class Number: LIBR 281
Course Tool: Blackboard
Class Section: 11
Faculty: Mary Minow
Credits: 3 Credit Hours at host school
Class Description: This course examines digital copyright and gives students a legal and policy framework to evaluate the myriad of copyright scenarios librarians face today. Copyright issues permeate the library’s digital environment, from virtual reference to full-text book scanning projects to library Web site design. In order to participate in the active debate about fair use, digital rights management systems, database legislation and the like, librarians need to be well versed in both the newest interpretations and the basics of copyright law.
Seats: 2
Delivery: Asynchronous
Start Date: 8/23/2007
End Date: 12/10/2007
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End Time:
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Last Add Day: 8/21/2007
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Residency Location: No Residency
Syllabus Link: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/281.minow/281fa06gs.htm
Prerequisite Syllabus Link:
Class Disclaimer:

Home School: San Jose State University
Class Name: Seminar in Library Management: Competitive Intelligence
Class Number: LIBR 282
Course Tool: Blackboard
Class Section: 11
Faculty: Amelia Kassel
Credits: 3 Credit Hours at host school
Class Description: This course introduces students to the field of competitive intelligence (CI) research and covers CI processes, issues, research techniques, and a wide variety of resources for continuing study. We will discuss the role of information professionals and skilled librarians who are particularly well suited for working in competitive intelligence environments. CI is defined as the process of ethically collecting, analyzing, and disseminating accurate, relevant, specific, timely, foresighted and actionable intelligence. [Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) http://www.scip.org]
Seats: 2
Delivery: Asynchronous
Start Date: 8/23/2007
End Date: 12/10/2007
Start Time:
End Time:
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Last Add Day: 8/21/2007
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Residency Location: No Residency
Syllabus Link: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/287.kassel/287su06gs.htm
Prerequisite Syllabus Link: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/244.kassel/244sp07gs.htm
Class Disclaimer:

Home School: The University of Illinois
Class Name: Theological Librarianship
Class Number: LIS 590
Course Tool: LEEP
Class Section: TL
Faculty: Carisse Berryhill
Credits: 2 or 4 Credit Hours at host school
Class Description: Provides an overview of the contexts, materials, services, and issues characterizing theological librarianship. Course activities include readings, online discussions, writing assignments, and a weekly two-hour live session. Students interact with a number of librarians currently working in the field. Students enrolled for 4 hours complete an additional term project.
Seats: 5
Delivery: Synchronous
Start Date: 8/22/2007
End Date: 12/7/2007
Start Time: 4:00
End Time: 6:00
Time Zone: United States - Central
Days of Week: Wednesday
Last Add Day: 12/12/2007
Residency Start Date:
Residency End Date:
Residency Location: Champaign, IL
Syllabus Link: http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/syllabi/FA06LIS590TL.html

Note: This course requires a brief residency in Pittsburgh

Home School: The University of Pittsburgh
Class Name: Records & Knowledge Management
Class Number: 2220
Course Tool: Blackboard
Class Section: 19247
Faculty: Cox, Richard
Credits: 3 Credit Hours at host school
Class Description: Introduction to the essentials of records and knowledge management in diverse organizational settings. Organizational theory and how this relates to the history and development of record keeping systems, electronic records management and the advent of new technologies, and the place of records and knowledge management in the information professions. Theoretical principles, methodologies, and practical administration of archives, records, and other information sources from print to oral (encompassing explicit and implicit knowledge) contributing to the management of knowledge necessary for organizations and society.
Seats: 5
Delivery: Asynchronous
Start Date: 8/27/2007
End Date: 12/15/2007
Start Time:
End Time:
Time Zone:
Days of Week:
Last Add Day: 9/7/2007
Residency Start Date:
Residency End Date:
Residency Location: Residency in Pittsburgh, PA. Dates TBA.
Syllabus Link: Syllabus Coming Soon…
Prerequisite Syllabus Link:
Class Disclaimer:

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