Course Descriptions
INFO 6450 Services and Resources for Children
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Examines the reading and viewing interests of children. Topics covered include a brief overview of developmental psychology, the history of children's literature, developing successful library programmes for children and their caregivers, building the children's library collection, and enhancing children's visual literacy.
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6500 Community-Led Services
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Students will learn how to identify the interests and needs of particular client groups, and how to integrate these needs into the ongoing operations of an information organization. Particular attention will be given to working in the community with socially excluded community members and applying the Community-Led Library Service Model.
PREREQUISITES:
INFO 5530.03
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6513 Business Analytics and Data Visualization
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course provides an introduction to Business Analytics and Data Visualization. It covers the processes, methodologies and practices used to transform the large amounts of business and public data into useful information to support business decision-making. Students will learn how to extract and manipulate data from these systems. They will also acquire basic knowledge of data mining and statistical analysis, with a focus on data visualization. The students will also learn to build and use management dashboards and balanced scorecards using a variety of data design and visualization tools. The course will be made up of a combination of conceptual and applied topics with classes being held in a computer lab. Technologies to be used will be focused on end-user analytics and data visualization and will include state of the art tools for self-serve business analytics
PREREQUISITES:
INFO 5590.03
CROSS-LISTING:
BUSI 6513
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6540 Data Management
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Introduces the theory and practice of managing data, covering technology-driven solutions to the challenges of storing, curating, and retrieving unstructured, semi-structured, and structured data. Topics include tabular data, assessing data management requirements, data models and schemas, relational database management systems, SQL, post-relational DBMSs, Big Data, and visualization.
PREREQUISITES: IT Competencies listed in Admissions Requirements
CROSS-LISTING:
BUSI 6516.03
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
EXCLUSIONS:
MGMT 4540.03
INFO 6550 Bibliometrics and Scholarly Communication
CREDIT HOURS: 3
INFO 6560 Information Resources Management
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Examines information resources management (IRM) theories and methods, including exploration of issues associated with the information marketplace, resource evaluation and acquisition, policies, budget allocation, and vendor and user relations.
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6610 Information Policy
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Explores, in a graduate seminar setting, a range of issues currently facing information professionals and the effect of these issues on policy development. Discusses the roles of all levels of government, the private and not-for-profit sectors, and key individuals in developing policies which affect information creation, control, access, and use. Focuses on Canadian issues, and includes international affairs as appropriate to the information society.
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
EXCLUSIONS:
MGMT 4611.03
INFO 6620 Web Design and Architecture
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Examines the theories, techniques and processes used to create, structure, and deliver electronic text. Topics include writing and design for the web, information architecture, and document analysis for digitization. Focuses on practical experience with HTML and CSS, TEI standards, XML, and XSLT.
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
EXCLUSIONS:
MGMT 4620.03
INFO 6630 User Experience
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Explores how technology affects human use, and examines the process from conception of an idea to design and evaluation, with a particular emphasis on Web-based activities.
CROSS-LISTING:
BUSI 6525.03
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6650 Academic Classes
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Available by arrangement with the Director.
NOTE: Course Details listed here also apply to INFO 6680.
INFO 6681 Geospatial Information Management
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Spatial Information is the air and water that makes mapping and spatial analysis possible. Mobile applications using maps are some of the most popular and often used web-based applications; they are also cloud based which added another layer of management issues. Maps, GIS and the use of spatial information have never been more popular or public. This course addresses the effective management of spatial information. The course covers principles and practices associated with metadata, GIS, licensing, spatial information databases, map libraries and archives, spatial data infrastructures and web-based delivery of products and services, as well as distributed systems such as geolibraries, ‘digital earth’ and the development of the 'spatial cloud'. This course is geared towards the manager who seeks to deploy services associated with spatial information and effectively develop an enterprise approach to managing spatial information. The course will also provide hands-on experience in using GIS and related technologies so as to be able to better understand how to deploy services, especially over the web.
PREREQUISITES:
INFO 5515.03
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
EXCLUSIONS:
MGMT 4681.03
INFO 6682 Human Information Interaction
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course will examine information seeking behaviour in a variety of settings (healthcare, private and public organizations, academic institutions, etc.), individual and group information seeking and use in these contexts, and the theories and models of information seeking behaviour that explore and explain information behaviour.
PREREQUISITES:
INFO 5520.03 and
INFO 5530.03 (recommended)
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6700 Reading Course
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Reading courses are intended to add flexibility to your MI program by providing you with an opportunity to develop a specific interest in the information management field. A reading course will enable you to study an aspect of a topic in greater detail than is possible within an existing course, or study an area not covered by the curriculum. Reading courses also allow you to conduct a research study or special project. Interested students must make an appointment with the SIM Director prior to embarking on a reading course.
PREREQUISITES: MI or combined MI degree students, who have completed at least four three-credit graduate-level courses, with a grade point average of 3.3 (B+) or higher, are qualified to consider a reading course. Interested students must make an appointment with the SIM Director prior to embarking on a reading course.
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6710 Reading Course
CREDIT HOURS: 3
See
INFO 6700.
INFO 6750 Health Sciences Literature & Information Sources
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Introduces students to the concepts and practice of health science librarianship with particular emphasis on the various print and electronic reference sources in the health sciences.
PREREQUISITES:
INFO 5530.03 (Recommended)
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6760 Museums & Community
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course acts as an introduction to the museum profession and the role of museums in society, emphasizing the importance of community partnerships, sharing of knowledge, and the development of educational programming and related initiatives that serve the public. This course offers students the unique opportunity to engage with and learn from museums through assignments and class discussion. Students apply exhibition evaluation frameworks to provide feedback to peers and museum staff during a museum partnership and are given the unique opportunity to reflect on museum site visits and guest lectures from museum professionals. Through analyzing past and existing museum practices, students explore opportunities for change in the development and management of museum collections, exhibitions, and public programming. This course heightens awareness of reconciliation, EDIA, and environmental sustainability in the museum sector. Students will also consider roles and relationships in the galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) sector.
INFO 6800 Archives
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Provides an overview of the issues and practices of archival science, with emphasis on Canadian approaches. Considers principles of acquisition, arrangement, description, reference and use of archival records, along with the management of archives and the relationship between archival work and other divisions of the information professions.
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6810 Managing Information Literacy Instruction
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course introduces selected theories and methods for managing processes designed to educate students, patrons, and clients in information research skills. Concepts covered relate to the design, implementation, evaluation, and management of instructional programs for a wide array of clients/patrons. Lectures and discussions include relevant theories of learning and a consideration of how these approaches may be effectively managed for client instruction.
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM
INFO 6820 Antiracism and Diversity in the Information Professions
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Examines discourses, practices, and understandings of antiracism and ‘diversity’ (and related notions) past demographics or other visible characteristics. Emphasis will be on cultivating a values-based diversity mindset, along with a critical reflection on the choices and values embedded in the design and use of information, its institutions, and its technologies; how these might be translated across different sectors (e.g., libraries, archives, museums, networked organizations, professional associations, and major international organizations active in this area), and across different cultural contexts. Examples of issues addressed include: diversity of professional roles, practices, communities served; antiracist approaches to cataloguing and metadata capture; diversity and antiracist considerations in preservation and digitization; diversity in the workforce; diversity as intellectual freedom; diversity as engine of competitiveness.
INFO 6840 Content Management Systems
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Introduces the requirements and technologies of networked content management systems. Follows the evolution of the digital content and its impact on information dissemination. Examines issues and trends influencing the development and structure of content management.
RESTRICTIONS: MI, MI/JD, MI/MPA, MI/MREM