Spring 2020

Important Dates

Pre-Registration Advising Week: October 28- November 3 
Registration begins: November 4
Classes begin: January 8
Last Day to Late Register: January 14
MLK Holiday: January 20
Masters Comp Exam: March 6
Spring Break: March 9-March 15
Spring Holiday: April 10
Masters Papers due: extended until April 24
Dissertations due to Graduate School: April 13
Classes end: April 24
Reading Days: April 29 and May 2. 
Exam Days: April 27, 28, and 30. May 1, 4, and 5. 
Spring Commencement/Degree award date: May 10 

Current and Previous Syllabi

Spring 2020 Registrar's Calendar 

 

Monday/Wednesday

Time

Course information and call numbers
9:05-11:50am (Wednesday only) 

 

10:10-11:25

INLS 541-001: Information Visualization; #7425; Hemminger, Bradley; Course Website; MA 0307

INLS 613-001 Text Mining; #7426; Arguello, Jaime; Course Website; MA 0001
10:10-12:55 (Monday only)

INLS 789-001: Big Data, Algorithms and Society; #11422; Tufekçi, Zeynep; Course Website; MA 0014
10:10-12:55 (Wednesday only) 

INLS 625-001: Information Analytics; #10854; Rajasekar, Arcot; Course Website; MA 0014

INLS 690-147: The Library as Literary Classroom; #7412; Hughes-Hassell, Sandra; Course Website; MA 0214 (3 credits) 
11:15-12:30 (Monday only) 

 
11:15-12:30

INLS 570-001: Fundamentals of Programming Information Applications; #11264; Capra, Robert; Course Website; MA 0208
12:20-1:35

INLS 385-001: Information Use for Organizational Effectiveness; #7316; Jarrahi, Mohammad; Course Website; GS 1374 - Genome Sciences Building 1374

INLS 512-001: Applications of Natural Language Processing; #7333; Haas, Stephanie; Course Website; MA 0001
12:20-3:05 (Wednesday only)

INLS 843-001: Seminar in Public Libraries; #13080; Flaherty, Mary Grace; Course Website; MA 0303
1:25-2:40

INLS 501-001: Information Resources and Services; #7300; Melo, Marijel; Course Website; MA 0208

INLS 570-002: Fundamentals of Programming Information Applications; #13048; Capra, Robert; Course Website; MA 0304

INLS 582-001 Systems Analysis; #7366; Mazur, Lukasz; Course Website; MA 0307

INLS 697-001 Information Science Capstone; #7299; Jones, Paul; Course Website; MA 0014
2:30-5:15 (Monday only) 

INLS 384-001: Information and Computer Ethics; #7375; Martin, Carol; Course Website; MA 0001

INLS 490-285: Financial Information Literacy; #15175; Ogburn, Joyce; Course Website; Manning 001 (1.5 credits, course meets January 13, 27, Feb 10, 24, March 16, 30, and April 13, 20) 
3:35-4:50

INLS 151-001: Retrieving and Analyzing Information; #7298; Roscoe, Emily; Course Website; MA 0307 
3:35-4:50 (Wednesday only) 

INLS 201-601: Foundations of Information Science Recitation; #13037; Finley, Charlene; Course Website; MA 208
4:00-5:00 (Wednesday only) INLS 770-001: Health Informatics Seminar; #7398; Potenziani; Course Website; HSL 227
5:45-7:30 (Wednesday only)  INLS 490-281: Digital Health Innovations and Impact; #13043; Mercy, Corey; Course Website; Health Sciences Library (HSL) 333 (1.5 credits, meets January 8-March 18) 
5:45-8:30 (Monday only) 

INLS 509-001: Information Retrieval; #7289; Arguello, Jaime; Course Website; MA 0001

INLS 523-001: Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications; #7368; Lee, Adam; Course Website; MA 0208

INLS 585-001: Management for Information Professionals; #7434; Bhansali, Divya; Course Website; MA 0304
5:45-8:30 (Wednesday only)

INLS 582-002: Systems Analysis; #10818; Sharmin, Selina; Course Website; MA 001

INLS 581-001: Research Methods Overview; #7363; Clemens, Rachael; Course Website; MA 214

INLS 623-001: Database Systems II: Intermediate Databases; #7321; Chamarty, Ramanarao; Course Website; MA 208
7:00-8:15 INLS 151-002: Retrieving and Analyzing Information; #7379; Maneiro, Heather; Course Website; MA 0014
Tuesday/Thursday

Time

Course information and call numbers

9:30-10:45

INLS 073-001: Smart Cities: # 7422; Rajasekar, Arcot; Course Website; MA 0304

INLS 500-001: Human Information Interactions; #7297; Gibson, Amelia; Course Website; MA 0307

INLS 509-002: Information Retrieval; #10805; Wang, Yue; Course Website; MA 0208

INLS 572-001: Web Development; # I7396; Boone, Joan; meets 1/9/2020-2/25/2020; Course Website; MA 0001 (1.5 credits) 

INLS 573-001 Mobile Web Development; #7397; Boone, Joan; meets 2/27/2020-4/23/2020; Course Website; MA 0001 (1.5 credits) 
9:30-10:45 (Tuesday only) 

INLS 201-001: Foundations of Information Science; #7296; Shaw, Ryan; Course Website; MA 0209
9:30-10:45 (Thursday only) 

INLS 161-001: Tools for Information Literacy; #7291; Bergquist, Ronald; Course Website; MA 0209 
9:30-12:15 (Thursday only) INLS 490-186: A Digital Gazetteer of North Carolina; #14151; Shaw, Ryan; Course Website; Manning 303 (3 credits) 
11:00-12:15

INLS 385-002: Information Use for Organizational Effectiveness; #7423; Bergquist, Ronald; Course Website; MA 0307 

INLS 490-278: Programming for Data Analysis; #13042; Dasgupta,Sayamindu; Course Website; MA 0014 (3 credits) 

INLS 725-001: Electronic Health Records; #7377; Mostafa, Javed; Course Website; MA 304
11:00-12:15 (Thursday only) 

INLS 161-602: Tools for Information Literacy Recitation; #13034; Suresh, Anusha; Course Website; MA 0208
11:00-1:45 (Tuesday only) 

INLS 697-002: Information Science Capstone; #7376; Winget, Megan; Course Website; MA 0208

INLS 783-001: Library Instruction and Pedagogy; #13078; Rawson, Casey; Course Website; MA 0001
11:00-1:45 (Thursday only)

INLS 781-001: Proposal Development; #11371; Rawson, Casey; meets 1/9/2020-2/25/2020; Course Website; MA 0001 (1.5 credits) 
12:30-1:45

INLS 523-002: Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications; #7395; Chernoff, Eric; Course Website; MA 0307

INLS 560-001: Programming for Information Professionals; #7362; Dasgupta, Sayamindu; Course Website; MA 0014

INLS 697-003: Information Science Capstone; #11613; Jarrahi, Mohammad; Course Website; MA 0304
12:30-3:15 (Thursday only) 

INLS 556-001: Introduction to Archives and Records Management; #7294; Anthony, Denise; Course Website; MA 0208

INLS 690-074: Information Science @ Work: #7431; Jones, Paul; Course Website;MA 0214
2:00-3:15 

INLS 690-087: Child and Adolescent Development for Librarians; #13072; Sturm, Brian; meets 2/27/2020-4/23/2020; Course Website; MA 0304 (1.5 credits) 

INLS 781-002: Proposal Development; #11372; Sturm, Brian; meets 1/9/2020-2/25/2020; Course Website; MA 0304 (1.5 credits) 
2:00-3:15 (Thursday only)

INLS 161-604: Tools for Information Literacy Recitation; #13036; Suresh, Anusha; Course Website; MA 0001

INLS 201-602: Foundations of Information Science Recitation; #13038; Post, Colin; Course Website; Peabody 220
2:00-4:45 (Tuesday only)

INLS 513-001: Resource Selection and Evaluation; #7292; Flaherty, Mary Grace; Course Website; MA 0208

INLS 520-001: Organization of Information; #7293; Winget, Megan; Course Website; MA 0307 

INLS 755-001: Archival Appraisal; #7346; Tibbo, Helen; Course Website; MA 0014
2:00-4:45 (Thursday only) INLS 690-230: Disability Informatics and Information; #13627; Gibson, Amelia; Course Website; MA 303
3:30-4:45 (Tuesday only) 

INLS 201-603: Foundations of Information Science Recitation; #13039; Finley, Charlene; Course Website; MA 001
3:30-4:45 (Thursday only) 

INLS 890-259: Applied Bioinformatics for Organizations and Operations; #7427; Robasky, Kimberly; Course Website; HSL 333
3:30-6:15 (Thursday only) 

INLS 757-001: Principles and Practices of Archival Description; #7349; Anthony, Denise; Course Website; MA 0304

INLS 882-001: Research Issues and Questions II; #7301; Lee, Christopher; Course Website; MA 214
5:45-8:30 (Tuesday only)

INLS 382-001: Information Systems Analysis and Design; #7295; Brown, Ron Course Website; MA 0001

INLS 418-001: Human Factors in System Design; #7415; Mosaly, Prithima; Course Website; MA 208

INLS 520-002: Organization of Information; #7365; Winget, Megan; Course Website; MA 0307

INLS 690-270: Data Mining: Methods & Applications; #11389; Wang, Yue; Course Website; MA 014 (3 credits) 
5:45-8:30 (Thursday only)

INLS 382-002: Information Systems Analysis and Design; #7380; Urquhart, Ryan; Course Website; MA 0001

INLS 560-002: Programming for Information Professionals; #7394; Carter, Jason; Course Website; MA 014

INLS 585-002: Management for Information Professionals; #11406; Chowa, Charles; Course Website; MA 0307

INLS 718-001: User Interface Design; #7290; Yu, Fei; Course Website; MA 0208

INLS 733-001: Administration of Public Library Work with Children and Young Adults; #13077; Sturm, Brian; Course Website; MA 0303
Friday

Time

Course information and call numbers
8:00-9:15

INLS 161-601: Tools for Information Literacy Recitation; #13011; Jones, Lawrence; Course Website; MA 0001
10:10-11:25

INLS 161-603: Tools for Information Literacy Recitation; #13035; Jones, Lawrence; Course Website; MA 0208
10:10-12:55pm

INLS 581-002: Research Methods Overview; #10779; Rawson, Casey; Course Website; MA 0001

INLS 737: Information Services in a Diverse Society; #14414; Melo, Marijel; Course Website; MA 0304

INLS 732-001: Children's Literature and Related Materials; #7413; Hughes-Hassell, Sandra; Course Website; MA 0303

 

 

Online Courses

 

Course information and call numbers
WEB

INLS 500-02W; Human Information Interactions; #11409; Bailey, Earl; Course Website

INLS 523-03W: Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications; #7374; Haas, Stephanie; Course Website

INLS 525-01W: Electronic Records Management; #13638; Barnes, Heather; Course Website

INLS 560-03W: Programming for Information Professionals; #7428; Pearson, Stephen; Course Website

INLS 585-03W: Management for Information Professionals; #7411; Haight, Lori; Course Website

INLS 710-01W: Evidence Based Medicine; #7348; Cantrell, Sarah/ Von Isenburg, Megan; Course Website

INLS 712-01W: Introduction to Text Mining; #13074; Campbell, Jeff; Course Website (1.5 credits) 

INLS 714-01W: Introduction to Information Analytics: #11400; Rajasekar, Arcot; Course Website (1.5 credits) 

INLS 722-01W: Introduction to Metadata Architectures and Applications; #13076; Campbell, Jeff; Course Website (1.5 credits) 

INLS 750-01W: Introduction to Digital Curation; #7430; Tibbo, Helen; Course Website

INLS 751-01W: Advanced Digital Curation; #13642; Tibbo, Helen; Course Website

INLS 756-01W: Data Curation and Management; #7364; TIbbo, Helen; Course Website

INLS 765-01W: Information Technology Foundations for Managing Digital Collections; #13943; Lee, Cal; Course Website ( class meets January 9-February 28, 1.5 credits)

INLS 767-01W: Information Assurance; #7438; Pearson, Stephen; Course Website

 

WISE Courses

 

Course information and call numbers
WISE

WISE COURSES:

Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) is a unique and groundbreaking opportunity for students to take online elective Library and Information Science accredited courses from other universities. Students have the opportunity to access distance education courses through WISE member schools who have met the quality bar in online education. As such, students may access courses from a wider base of faculty and research than may be normally available within their home school. WISE students have the ability to select from a wide array of online courses, regardless of their location, and take courses with faculty who are highly regarded in their area of expertise. WISE students pay tuition at their home school at their regular credit hour rate.

Spring 2020 WISE Priority Enrollment: TBA

Thank you for your interest in taking a WISE course!  Below are the courses available to you. Please read the instructions after the list of courses on how to register for a WISE course. 

WISE Course Selections for Spring 2020: 

1.      Library Services to Diverse & Special Populations

2.      Games in Libraries

3.      Knowledge Management

4.      Information Technology Tools and Applications – Adv. Information Visualization

5.      Copyright for Information Professionals

6.      Digital Tools Trends & Debates

7.      Intro to Information Architecture & Interaction Design for the Web

8.      Electronic Resource Management & Licensing

How to Register for a WISE Course: 

  • To register for one these WISE courses go to https://registration.xenegrade.com/wiseeducation
  • If you use the Course Search prior to creating and Account and being logged in, you will see the complete list of courses offered through Wise Education. This list does not represent the Courses available to you. You will see your list after logging in.
  • Use the Create Account link in the upper right corner to start the registration process. If you have an account already, just Sign In.
  • When creating your account, be sure to select UNC Chapel Hill from the Membership Type drop down.
  • After creating an Account or Logging in, use  Course Search on the left menu to view available courses.
  • Select a Course.
  • Use Add to Cart at the bottom.
  • Complete the checkout process.
  • You will receive a confirmation email with your course selections.

Note:  Enrollment in WISE courses is a competitive process as there are not always enough seats available to meet the demand.  All students are initially waitlisted for courses and will be notified of their enrollment status within a couple of weeks.

 

 

1Undergraduate Students Only