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  Information Systems Minor:
• Overview
• Admissions
• Curriculum
• Academic Policies

Overview

The minor is designed for undergraduate students who wish to develop knowledge and skills in the use and design of information systems. It provides students with an understanding of computing, networking, multimedia, electronic information resources and the Internet that can be used to solve problems in a variety of contexts.

The minor complements the student's major field of study by offering knowledge, skills and experience using these technologies and will require 15 hours of credit to complete.

Admissions

Undergraduate students who are seniors, juniors, or have completed the first semester of their sophomore year may apply during the formal application period at the beginning of each semester.

Participation is limited, and admission will be competitive. Criteria for admission include the candidate's academic record, work and extracurricular experience, and substantive thinking about the role of information systems in his or her major field. Candidates from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds are sought. Level of prior computer experience is not a criterion for admission.

The application for Fall 2008 is due Feb. 29, 2008.To apply for admission, students must fill out an application form [note: Word document] and attach your saved application form and the following items in an email (PDF preferred; Word documents acceptable) to minor@ils.unc.edu:

• A current résumé, including information about work experience and/or extracurricular activities
• A brief essay (100-300 words), discussing the role of information (its creation, communication, storage, and/or transmission) in a particular application area or in society at large, and the candidate's reason(s) for pursuing the major in information science

APPLICATIONS ARE ONLY ACCEPTED THROUGH EMAIL; NO PAPER APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED.

Questions can be addressed to the Undergraduate Student Services Manager, School of Information and Library Science, 100 Manning Hall, CB#3360; minor@ils.unc.edu; 919/962-7601.

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Curriculum

INLS 200 : Retrieving and Analyzing Information

INLS 261 : Tools for Information Literacy

Note: If an understanding of the bulk of the skills taught can be demonstrated, an elective course dealing with information systems relevant to the student's interests may be substituted. The elective may be a course in his or her own discipline, INLS 1xx courses, or simply a course of use/interest to the student that is relevant to the minor. The elective must be approved by SILS.

INLS 382 : Information Systems Analysis and Design

INLS 523 : Introducation to Database Concepts and Applications

one elective

Suggestions for electives (must be individually approved by SILS):

• INLS 490 , Selected Topics

• INLS 510 , Natural Language Processing

• INLS 520 , Organization of Information

• INLS 560 , Non-numeric Programming for Information Systems Applications

• INLS 525 , Records Management

• INLS 512 , Applications of Natural Language Processing

• INLS 509 , Information Retrieval

• INLS 574 , Introduction to Local Area Networks

• INLS 578 , Protocols and Network Management

• Information-systems related courses in other schools and departments

Click here to see an information systems minor flier.

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