| source UCLA (X) |
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department Information Studies (X) |
Lecture, one hour; discussion, one hour; laboratory, two hours. Designed for first-year undergraduate students. Introduction to bibliographic and information resources that encompass both general and specialized materials. Specifically designed to facilitate knowledgeable use of UCLA libraries and efficient retrieval of information. Letter grading.
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Seminar, one hour. Discussion of and critical thinking about topics of current intellectual importance, taught by faculty members in their areas of expertise and illuminating many paths of discovery at UCLA. P/NP grading.
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Lecture, five hours. Designed for undergraduate students. Exploration of social, economic, cultural, ethical, and structural aspects of information, and issues that are critical, emergent, and dominant in society as information proliferates globally via networks and computer-mediated communication. Letter grading.
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Lecture, five hours. Designed for undergraduate students. Examination of information technology in society, including Internet, World Wide Web, search engines (e.g., Google, Yahoo, Lycos), retrieval systems, electronic publishing, and distribution of media, including newspapers, books, and music. Exploration of many of these technologies, social, cultural, and political context in which they exist, and how social relationships are changing. Letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Limited to 20 students. Designed as adjunct to lower division lecture course. Exploration of topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities and led by lecture course instructor. May be applied toward honors credit for eligible students. Honors content noted on transcript. P/NP or letter grading.
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Tutorial (supervised research or other scholarly work), three hours per week per unit. Entry-level research for lower division students under guidance of faculty mentor. Students must be in good academic standing and enrolled in minimum of 12 units (excluding this course). Individual contract required; consult Undergraduate Research Center. May be repeated. P/NP grading.
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Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Designed for sophomores/juniors/seniors. Open to M.L.I.S. students and to graduate students from other schools/departments. Interdisciplinary introduction to literacy as a historical, social, and political issue. Topics include culture and literacy, historical development of literate societies, social definitions of illiteracy, literacy campaigns, literacy as a national and local policy issue. Letter grading.
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Lecture, one hour; discussion, one hour; laboratory, two hours. Designed for sophomores/juniors/seniors. Not open for credit to M.L.I.S. students. Introduction to bibliographic and information resources that encompass both general and specialized materials as well as relevant research methodologies in social sciences, physical sciences, and humanities. Specifically designed to facilitate knowledgeable use of libraries and efficient retrieval of information. Letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. Introduction to bibliographical and research tools and methods for students with interests in ethnic groups. Sections on other ethnic groups may be added. Offered in collaboration with several centers for ethnic studies. May not be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. Introduction to bibliographical and research tools and methods for students with interests in ethnic groups. Sections on other ethnic groups may be added. Offered in collaboration with several centers for ethnic studies. May not be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
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(Same as Chicana and Chicano Studies M112.) Lecture, four hours. Introduction to bibliographical and research tools and methods for students with interests in ethnic groups. Sections on other ethnic groups may be added. Offered in collaboration with several centers for ethnic studies. May not be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. Introduction to bibliographical and research tools and methods for students with interests in ethnic groups. Sections on other ethnic groups may be added. Offered in collaboration with several centers for ethnic studies. May not be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
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(Same as Jewish Studies M111E.) Lecture, four hours. Introduction to bibliographical and research tools and methods for students with interests in ethnic groups. Sections on other ethnic groups may be added. Offered in collaboration with several centers for ethnic studies. May not be repeated for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed for juniors/seniors. Selected topics or issues related to social, cultural, economic, or political aspects of information and information systems. Consult "Schedule of Classes" for topics and instructors. May be repeated once for credit with topic change. P/NP or letter grading.
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Seminar, three hours. Limited to 20 students. Designed as adjunct to undergraduate lecture course. Exploration of topics in greater depth through supplemental readings, papers, or other activities and led by lecture course instructor. May be applied toward honors credit for eligible students. Honors content noted on transcript. P/NP or letter grading.
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Tutorial, one hour. Limited to juniors/seniors. Supervised individual research or investigation under guidance of faculty mentor. Culminating paper or project required. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. Letter grading.
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Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Examination of processes by which information and knowledge are created, integrated, disseminated, organized, used, and preserved. Topics include history of communication technologies, evolution of literacy, development of information professions, and social issues related to information access. Letter grading.
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Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Service learning course that serves as forum to discuss, learn, and understand ethical challenges of multicultural information society that shape societal, professional community, and individual views and impact professional practice, decision making, and public policy. S/U grading.
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Lecture, four hours. Requisite: course 200. Publishing and book trade history, with particular reference to libraries and book collecting, changing aspects of book production and distribution within setting of cultural history. Letter grading.
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Seminar, four hours. Investigation of concept of intellectual freedom, information policy issues, civil liberties and civil rights, censorship, and other restraints on access to information. Letter grading.
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Discussion, four hours. Basic understanding of scholarly process and familiarity with World Wide Web and digital libraries assumed. Designed for master's and doctoral students in communication, education, English, information studies, management, and sociology. Survey of current issues in electronic publishing. Topics include history of publishing, digital libraries, scholarly communication, economics, perspective of publishers, universities, and librarians, uses and users of electronic documents, electronic books; new genres in electronic communication, visions of future. Letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. Legal and policy concerns of networked technologies from international perspective. Emphasis on jurisdictional issues, freedom of expression, intellectual property, privacy, security, equity, and electronic commerce in online environment. S/U or letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. History and development of international organizations and programs in library and information science. Identification of key issues in international exchange of information. Introduction to comparative method as procedure for study and research. Letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. Preparation: one inferential statistics course. Survey of current theory, method, and empirical studies at intersection of scholarly communication and bibliometrics, seeking to understand flow of ideas through published record, whether in print, electronic form, or other media. Letter grading.
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Seminar, four hours. Analysis of social evolution of information-oriented societies. Historical factors and current trends explored through discussion of selected international and domestic issues. Implications for information policy. S/U or letter grading.
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