LIBR 204-04
Information Organizations and Management
Spring 2006 Greensheet
Mary Holland Phone: 408-721-4755
Office Hours: Via phone or e-mail Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
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Students will be able to self-enroll in the Blackboard course site between January 10-24. Students will need an access code, which will be sent to all registered students by the instructor on January 10, 2006 via MySJSU.
Course Description
This class is concerned with the theory and practice of the management of Libraries and Information Centers. The focus of the course will be on tactical and practical issues facing managers today, and on strategies for coping with them. Students looking for an exclusively theoretical presentation should consider taking another section.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are:
- To introduce students to basic management principles, concepts, and theories;
- To encourage students to apply critical thinking and evaluation skills to management concepts and practices;
- To acquaint students with the roles of managers and the basic management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling and evaluating;
- To acquaint students with current issues facing libraries today;
This course supports the following SLIS goals and objectives:
- Information management, including the selection, organization, storage, retrieval, dissemination and utilization of information resources;
- The principles and practices of management as specifically applied to information environments;
- One or more specialized aspects of information management;
- Learning to evaluate and utilize relevant research studies from a variety of disciplines;
The SLIS Objectives are found at: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/mission.htm
Textbooks
Required Text
Evans, G. E., Ward, P. L. and Rugaas, B. (2000). Management Basics for Information Professionals. New York: Neal-Schuman.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.), Washington, D.C: Author.
Recommended Texts
Assignment-specific readings and presentations will be posted on Blackboard. Some will be from Evans, et al., while some will be from other sources. When possible, they will be available via Blackboard, others you will have to retrieve yourself.
Course Requirements
Complete the New Student Technology Course
This is a mandatory short, self-paced online course on Blackboard that must be completed by all new SLIS students before orientation. The access code for this course will be sent to new students via MySJSU by June 27. If you have questions about this course, e-mail Debbie Faires or Dale David.
For more information, see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/blackboardintro.htm
Course Meeting
There will be one full day lecture, from 9am to 5 pm, on Jan. 27 in San Jose. Attendance is required. Please be prompt.
Assignments
There will be 3 assignments for this class, for a total of 100 points. Summaries of the assignments are below. Details of the final assignments, with any applicable readings and supportive materials, will be discussed in the lecture and posted on Blackboard.
- Assignment 1: Budgeting Problem (30 points)
Due Feb. 17, 2006
Details and files for this assignment will be available on Blackboard on Jan. 27.
This assignment requires basic familiarity with Microsoft Excel. - Assignment 2: Copyright and Fair Use (40 points)
Due Apr. 7, 2006
Students will write a research paper on issues of fair use in certain specified types of libraries. Details of the assignment will be available on Blackboard. Length: 10-20 pages.
This assignment fulfills the SLIS writing competency requirement for this course. - Assignment 3: Librarian Job Performance (30 points)
Due May 12, 2006
Students will write a paper on librarian job performance criteria. Details of the assignment will be posted on Blackboard. Length: 6-15 pages.
Expectations
I expect:
- All students must have the minimal home computing environment as described at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm, and must also have the computer skills mandated by SLIS. Students demonstrating an inability to satisfy these requirements during the class will be referred to the SLIS office.
- Students enrolled in the course will receive an e-mail from the instructor via MySJSU with the password for Blackboard course access. Students must add themselves to Blackboard to access the complete course assignments, and must do so before the start of the semester.
- All students will complete the online survey after enrolling in the class.
- All students will submit all assignments electronically via the Blackboard Assignment Manager. The following scheme is required for the files: [Course Number]_[Student’s Last Name]_[Assignment Number]. Example: If the student’s last name is Smith: 204_Smith_Assgn1.doc Failure to utilize this format will result in point deductions.
- All students will use a current virus protection program to scan all assignments before they are submitted electronically to Blackboard and to the instructor.
- Assignments will be submitted by the midnight of the due date. All assignments submitted after midnight on the due date will be subject to a minimum grade penalty of one grade. Assignments that would earn an A will receive a B, etc. Assignments turned in more than a week after the due date will not be accepted.
- There will be no make-up assignments or re-submission of incorrect assignments since this is unfair to students who have completed the assignments correctly and on time. The instructor does not review draft assignments.
- All papers will use The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth edition, as the official style manual for formats, citations, and bibliography. Failure to use the APA format correctly will result in extensive point deductions.
All research papers will be typed or keyed using Microsoft Word, double-spaced and in 12 point font. Requirements for any work submitted using Microsoft Excel will be covered in the mandatory lecture. - Errors in spelling, grammar and syntax will be subject to point deductions at the instructor’s discretion.
- All assignments submitted must be the student’s own work. Sources must be properly cited in papers as specified in class. The San Jose State University regulations governing plagiarism will be enforced. Those regulations may be found at:
- SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf
Evidence of plagiarism will result in a grade of F for the course. - SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
Grading
All students begin this course with the grade of “B”, the standard grade for graduate level work. If students attend the class on Jan. 27th, complete the assignments on time, and have a quality of written work meeting the standard of the university, they will receive a “B”. Errors in spelling, grammar and syntax will be subject to a grade penalty. Originality in approaches to the assignments, greater depth of analysis and demonstrated ability in critical thinking will create work above standard and the grade will reflect this.
Grading Scale
The grading scale for this course is:
| 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+ |
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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