University of Maryland, College Park

The iSchool: College of Information Studies


LBSC 888: Doctoral Seminar (Fall 2010): Course Information

What's the course about?

This doctoral seminar provides an introduction to information studies through four lenses: information, people, systems, and environments. The course provides an integrative exploration emphasizing connections among ideas and research across elements of the field.

The philosophy behind the design of this course is discussed in:

Allison Druin, Paul T. Jaeger, Kenneth R. Fleischmann, Jennifer Golbeck, Jimmy Lin, Yan Qu, Ping Wang, and Bo Xie. The Maryland Modular Method: An Approach to Doctoral Education in Information Studies. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2009, in press.

More explicitly, the goals of this course are as follows:

See the syllabus for more details of what will be covered. No textbook is required for this course.

Policies

Academic Integrity

The University of Maryland, College Park has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity, administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code sets standards for academic integrity at Maryland for all undergraduate and graduate students. As a student you are responsible for upholding these standards for this course. It is very important for you to be aware of the definitions and consequences of cheating, fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. Please visit the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council for more information.

Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should: (1) register with and provide documentation to the Disability Support Services office, and (2) discuss any necessary academic accommodation with me. This should be done at the beginning of the semester, within the first three class sessions.

Emergency Preparedness

Information about the status of the campus is available at the campus emergency preparedness website. If the campus is closed, stay safe and do not come to class. Information about possible rescheduling of course activities will be provided via e-mail once the campus has reopened.

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