LIBR 204-13
Information Organizations
Fall 2008 Greensheet
Wayne Disher
E-mail
Phone: 951-765-2441
Office Location: Hemet Public Library or Online
Office Hours: One Hour before class and/or by arrangement
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Students should self-enroll on the Blackboard page for this course before the first day of class with the access code provided by your instructor.
Course Description
This 3 unit course offers a survey of the field of organizational management, and aims to help you understand and apply theory in a variety of areas, including: leadership; work attitudes and motivation; group dynamics; organizational communication; organizational structure and design; and organizational culture. Emphasis is placed on management theory and practice as applied to the library and information center setting. Successful completion of this course is a required element in the Master of Library and Information Science program.
Course Objectives
- Introduce the student to basic leadership and management principles, concepts, theories, and functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling, and evaluating;
- Apply the fundamental principles of planning, management and marketing/advocacy;
- Design training programs based on appropriate learning principles and theories;
- Demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations;
- Evaluate programs and services on specified criteria;
- To acquaint the student with real life managerial situations and equip students with the tools necessary to better analyze and respond to them;
- Apply the fundamental principles of planning, management and marketing/advocacy;
- Introduce the student to the basic elements of an electronic portfolios and the purposes by which one collects authentic evidence to demonstrate competence in the field of librarianship.
LIBR 204 supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- apply the fundamental principles of planning, management and marketing/advocacy;
- design training programs based on appropriate learning principles and theories;
- demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for group work, collaborations and professional level presentations;
- evaluate programs and services on specified criteria.
In addition, this section supports the following SLIS Core Competencies:
- Compare the environments and organizational settings in which library and information professionals practice;
- Use service concepts, principles and techniques that facilitate information access, relevance, and accuracy for individuals or groups of users;
- Contribute to the cultural, economic, educational and social well-being of our communities.
Textbooks and Readings
There is no text, however reading assignments are assigned on the Blackboard.
Course Requirements
Complete LIBR 203: Online Social Networking: Technology and Tools
This is a mandatory 1 unit course that introduces students to the various e-learning tools used in the SLIS program, including Blackboard, Elluminate and Second Life. This course must be completed by all new SLIS students within the first 4 weeks of their first semester. If you have questions about this course, e-mail Debbie Faires or Dale David.
For more information, see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/classes/coursedesc.htm
Assignments
Basically there will be six assignments modeled after the SLIS’s ePortfolio. Each of your assignments will comprise a section of your personal portfolio. The final two sections of your portfolio account for the largest portion of your grade. See the course Blackboard under Assignments for more detailed information.
Expectations
Passing this course is a required component of the SLIS program. The demands of this class are intense. Our class meetings will be packed with information and activity, and you are expected to participate. You will be doing a great deal of reading and writing between class meetings. Additional assignments and group work may be completed in class and online. See the assignment sheet for more information.
Course Calendar
A complete calendar of due dates and course lectures is available on the Blackboard.
Grading
Papers and assignments are due as listed on the Assignments page. I do not accept late papers. Additionally, due to the fact that I am an adjunct faculty member, and my schedule is such that I can not predict if I will be available in the future, I do not allow students to take an incomplete in this class.
Letter grades are assigned using the standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale below. If you do the assignments as outlined on the assignment sheet and explained in class, you will maintain a B grade. If you submit sub-standard work, you will receive a sub-standard grade (B- or below). If, however, you submit above-standard work, you will receive an above standard grade (B+ or better). I define above standard work as that which clearly displays several of the following criteria:
- Originality in the approach to the assignment;
- Greater depth of analysis than the written assignment calls for;
- Overall treatment of the assignment above & beyond what the written assignment calls for; or
- Superior organizational and/or written skills in the presentation of the material.
Grading Scale
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale is utilized for all SLIS courses:
| 97-100 | A |
| 94-96 | A- |
| 91-93 | B+ |
| 88-90 | B |
| 85-87 | B- |
| 82-84 | C+ |
| 79-81 | C |
| 76-78 | C- |
| 73-75 | D+ |
| 70-72 | D |
| 67-69 | D- |
| Below 67 | F |
In order to provide consistent guidelines for assessment for graduate level work in the School, these terms are applied to letter grades:
- C represents Adequate work; a grade of "C" counts for credit for the course;
- B represents Good work; a grade of "B" clearly meets the standards for graduate level work;
- A represents Exceptional work; a grade of "A" will be assigned for outstanding work only.
Students are advised that it is their responsibility to maintain a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0.
Due Dates and Late Assignments
Due dates are not negotiable. As a rule, I do not accept late assignments. If extraordinary circumstances prevail, however, an accepted late assignment will receive a penalty of at least one half of a grade.
Academic Integrity
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct.
Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability,
please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires
that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center
(DRC) to establish record of their disability.
No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/
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Phone: 408-924-2490
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