[Asis-l] New Courses at Syracuse University's iSchool

[John David Ross]

Fall Semester Courses of Interest - Syracuse University School of Information Studies

Many of these class offerings are new for Fall 2013. Video intro for each class available at: http://ischool.syr.edu/current/whatsnew.aspx

Leadership for Global Engagement
Becoming a leader in a global context requires an understanding of the differences that exist across cultures. Multicultural leaders are able to navigate gracefully as they interact with people from different backgrounds because of their cultural awareness. These individuals possess a valuable asset because they are able to adapt to the different contexts where they operate.

Globalization, Culture, & IT
Learn about globalization and what it means for an enterprise to span multiple cultures, for the IT infrastructure supporting them, and for your career. Learn by being part of a global class, which brings together students and professors from SU and the IT University in Copenhagen, Denmark. The blended course model includes lectures, discussions and group assignments that span the Atlantic.

Library & Info Services to Students with Disabilities
This course will provide a number of strategies to help develop programs and services, provide adequate facilities, and select appropriate resources and technologies to help meet the needs of students with disabilities.

NEXIS Class
Get ready to "Invent the Future" in NEXIS Class. This course is an exploration of emerging and experimental technologies, including: social network analysis, open source hardware, 3D printing and more.

Adding Game Layers to the Real World
In this class, students will explore different ways of taking game design elements and applying them to real world contexts.The course will start with reward-based gamification, which uses points, levels, achievements, and badges to encourage engagement. It will then move into meaningful gamification, where game elements are used to help participants find deeper meaning in non-game contexts. The course will wrap up with a look at augmented reality, where game interface elements are superimposed over real-world images to provide information and raise interest. This is not a programming course, and students will work on the design of game layers instead of implementation. No prior experience is required.

Social Media and Online Community Management
#CMGRclass is taught by Kelly Lux (@kellylux) and Jen Pedde (@jpedde), Syracuse University Adjunct faculty and co-founders of Twitter #CmgrChat. In this course, students will build a strong foundation in the theory and practice of community building and learn to integrate social media into all levels of business. The course is taught online and utilizes Twitter, Google+, Google Hangouts and blogs to deliver course content and connect students and faculty.

Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder management is the art and techniques of managing the competing interests that always exist among a group of people to help them meet their common goal. This course is for any student who is aiming to work as a consultant, manager, entrepreneur, or in the “C-Suite” (CIO, CFO, etc.), and in a variety of contexts: non-profit, corporate, small business, government, or advocacy. This course will help students learn to identify, conceptualize, strategize, and acquire the skills to successfully coordinate multiple, competing stakeholders in a project or organization. If you expect to work with other people in the future, this course is for you.

The Organization and Management of Special Collections
“The Organization and Management of Special Collections,” appeals to students interested in library, museum and cultural heritage preservation studies. Its grounding concept is the perspective that a book is an artifact. To reinforce that idea, the class meets in the Special Collections Research Center of Bird Library at SU for the first six weeks. Students get to view and discuss many of the rare-book treasures there, and each student will focus on one book for the course term for the development of research and presentations.

What's the Big Idea
“What’s the Big Idea” is the name for IDS 401. It is the first of three courses introducing students to the iSchool’s entrepreneurship minor. (The other classes are Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, Idea to Startup, and Student Sandbox.) This course is for students who want to start technology-based businesses or even those who may just have business ideas, and who want explore everything that is involved in getting an idea off the ground, from initial concept to business implementation.

Natural Language Processing
Natural Language Processing, courses IST 400/664, shows students how to use one of the great tools of data science. NLP converts text from unstructured to structured data, where it can be used in data analysis. The course examines the linguistics of text as well as takes a survey look at how text information can be used in other applications. In both classroom and lab sessions, the course looks at a natural language processing tool kit, including how to use the language “Python” and as a project, analyzing the data of Twitter tweets.

Leading and Securing Cyber Enabled Organizations
Do cyber and modern technologies change traditional leadership principles? That is the core question answered in IST 700, a distance-learning course focused on leadership and contemporary information security issues. The course is designed for those who are managers, or those who are contemplating moving into management, in the information and security fields. Coursework involves critical thinking and analysis for career professionals. It offers perspectives on leadership, decision-making, and the dynamics of organizations, as illustrated by real-world issues in the public and private sectors. Key components are online discussions, where students learn from each other; and a self-designed final paper on the topic of leading and security.

Data Admin Concepts & Database Management
This is an introductory course to database management systems (DBMS). We will be covering a wide range of database-related topics such as data modeling, data normalization, structured query language (SQL). We will also learn some of the cutting-edge database technologies such as NoSQL. This course is designed to give students a solid foundation for DBMS, and practical skills to design and use databases. There will be many hands-on exercises in classes, weekly labs and class projects.

Storytelling
This course is designed for librarians and educators, entrepreneurs, community-based organizations, and anyone who embraces storytelling as an essential part of information delivery in the 21st century. The course begins with the oral tradition, historical significance, and research supporting storytelling to show the evolution of storytelling in the modern world. Students will gain experience in various techniques and digital tools for story creation.
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