LIBR 204-07
LIBR
204-19
Information Organizations and Management
Fall 2008 Greensheet
Lisa K. Hussey
E-mail
Office Hours: By Appointment
| Greensheet Links Textbooks and Readings Course Requirements |
Resources Blackboard Blackboard Tutorials SLIS eBookstore |
Students must self-enroll for this course on Blackboard. The access code for this course will be sent via the SJSU messaging system a few days prior to the start of the course. The course will be open for enrollment at the time the access code is sent.
Course Description
Identifying distinguishing characteristics, culture and relationships of information organizations. Emphasizes theories examining the interactions between human beings and the organizations in which they work
Course Prerequisites: Students must have the specified minimum hardware and software plus a high speed Internet connection to participate fully in the course.
Course Goal
The goal of this course is to prepare professional librarians and information professionals to work effectively within a larger organization and to assume managerial responsibilities within their unit.
Course Objectives
- Define specific terms used in business management and information organization management
- Explain concepts used in business management and information organization management
- Conduct a successful literature search, including print, electronic and Internet resources, in the area of business management and information organization management
- Work successfully both in a collaborative way and in an individual way in a work team environment
- Make an effective business presentation
Course Topics:
- Management Development: An Historical Overview
- Management Theory
- The Planning Process within the Organization
- Organizational Structure
- Organizational Culture
- Staffing the Organization
- Leadership
- Directing/Leading in the Organization
- Principles of Financial Control
- Change Management in Libraries & Archives
- Conflict & Resolution in the Organization
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.
See the competencies at
http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/competencies.htm
Textbooks and Readings
Required Reading
- Stueart, R. D., & Moran, B. B. (2007). Library and information center management, 7th ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
Other readings will be available through the databases or via electronic reserve.
Go to SLIS eBookstore.
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
Course Assignments, Due dates and Wight in relation to final course mark:
| Class Participation | Each week | 10% of course mark |
Written Assignments
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Due Monday, Sept 15th Due Monday, Oct 13th Due Monday, Nov 10th |
45% of course mark |
| Leading Discussion | Due as assigned | 10% of course mark |
| Final Project | Due Tuesday, Dec 9th | 35% of course mark |
Course Schedule [week-by-week]:
| Aug 25th | Introduction Overview of Management |
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| Sept 2nd | Historical Overview of Management | Chapter 1 |
| Sept 8th | Management Theory | Chapter 2 & 13 |
| Sept 15th | Organizational Structure | Chapters 8 & 9 Weick, K. E. “Educational Organizations as Loosely Coupled Systems.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 21, p. 1-19 |
| Sept 22nd | Organizational Communication | Chapter 16 |
| Sept 29th | Organizational Cultrue | Chapter 7 |
| Oct 6th | Staffing & Personnel Management | Chapter 10 & 11 |
| Oct 13th | Staffing & Personnel Management. Cont. | Chapter 12 & 17 |
| Oct 20th | Planning & Decision Making |
Chapter 4 & 5 |
| Oct. 27th | Fiscal Management | Chapter 19 |
| Nov 3rd | Leadership | Chapter 14 & 15 |
| Nov 10th | Evaluation | Chapter 18 & 6 Hennen, T. J. “Great American Public Libraries: The 2005 HAPLR Rankings.” American Libraries 36, No. 9 (October, 2005), p. 42-48. |
| Nov 17th | Change Mangement | Chapter 3 |
| Nov. 24th | Conflict Mangement and Resolution | Smith, K. K., & Berg, D. N. (1998). Sources of paradox in group dymanics. In Paradoxes of Group Life, p. 62-83. Volkan, V. (1997). Ethnic tents: Descriptions of large group identity & Chosen trauma: Unresolved mourning. In Blood Lines: From ethnic pride to ethnic terrorism, p. 19-29, 33-49 |
| Dec 2nd | Wrap Up | Chapter 20 |
Assignments
All assignments are expected to be written at a graduate level. Points will be taken for grammatical errors and typos. Students are free to use whatever style manual [APA, Chicago, Turabian, MLA, etc] they prefer. The only requirement is to be consistent throughout each assignment. All papers are to be double-spaced and in 12pt font.
Written assignments are due by 11:59pm on the date assigned. Assignments may be turned in the digital drop box or via email. Late assignments will automatically be marked down 10%.
Participation
Students are expected to participate in each class session. Participation grade will be based on contribution to the discussion board. Students will be expected to contribute postings of substance each week to the discussion for that week. The postings do not have to be long, but they do have to contribute. Postings stating “I agree” or “That sounds interesting” do not count towards participation. Opportunity for participation for each week ends when the new lecture and discussion questions are posting.
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.
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/
One Washington Square - San José, California USA, 95192-0029
Phone: 408-924-2490
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