INF X91D INF 391D Topics in Doctoral Inquiry in Information Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Topics in the theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of information studies. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the information studies doctoral program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Uses and Users of Information. The role of information in society; societal policies for handling information; the uses and users of information.
Topic 2: Organizing and Providing Access to Information. Organization, storage, preservation, retrieval, dissemination, and delivery of information.
Topic 3: Administration of Information Resources. Administration of systems of people, procedures, and technologies for organizing and providing access to information.
Topic 4: Disciplinary Development of Library and Information Science. Past, present, and prospective future of library and information science; international and comparative aspects of library and information science.
Topic 5: Research and Writing Seminar. In-depth study of a current subject or issue in library and information science. Additional prerequisite: Information Studies 391D (Topic 1, 2, 3, or 4) (or Library and Information Science 391D {Topic 1, 2, 3, or 4}).
Topic 6: Directed Readings.
Topic 7: Directed Research.
Topic 8: Introduction to Doctoral Research and Theory I. Foundations of inquiry in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and a review of theories and methods of inquiry in information studies in particular.
Topic 9: Doctoral Research and Theory II. Epistemological concepts and processes of theory generation and testing in information studies, with special attention to research methods and specific problems of interest to the student.
Topic 10: Survey of Information Studies. An overview of the major ideas, concepts, and theories of information studies.
Topic 11: The Research Enterprise. An overview of the nature and purposes of research, and common methods and methodologies in information studies.
Topic 12: Disciplinary Foundations for Information Studies. An overview of concepts, results, and perspectives from philosophical, social science, humanistic, design, and technological disciplines that provide important underpinnings for information studies.