LIBR 204-12
Information Organizations and Management
Fall 2007 Greensheet
Elisabeth Leonard
E-mail
AIM: salemmba
Phone: 336-760-7109
Office Hours: I am available Thursdays in Elluminate from 11-12 PST, or by appointment.
| Greensheet Links Textbooks and Readings Course Requirements |
Resources Blackboard Blackboard Tutorials SLIS eBookstore |
We will be using Blackboard as the main venue for the course. Please enroll between August 17 and 23rd. You will obtain the access enrollment code through a message I’ll send you via MySJSU.
Course Description
Identifying distinguishing characteristics, culture and relationships of information organizations. Emphasizes theories examining the interaction between human beings and the organizations in which they work.
Course Prerequisites: Complete the New Student Technology Workshop
Course Objectives
Student Learning Outcomes
- Compare management theories, principles and practices;
- Develop understanding of and disposition toward leadership, regardless of job title, in the work environment;
- Demonstrate the development of analytical thinking;
- Apply analytical and strategic planning processes and skills;
- Identify the roles and activities of managers;
- Understand portfolios as a means of performance assessment;
- Experience and assess working in teams;
- Know issues of diversity in the workplace;
- Prepare and post a resume and use the services of the SJSU Career Center;
- Review and use the professional and research literature of management.
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.
Textbooks and Readings
Stueart, Robert D. and Moran, Barbara B, 2007. Library and Information Center Management: Seventh Edition (Library and Information Science Text Series), 7th edition. ISBN13: 9781591584063, ISBN10: 159158406X.
Go to SLIS eBookstore.
Course Requirements
Complete the New Student Technology Workshop
This is a mandatory short, self-paced online workshop on Blackboard that must be completed by all new SLIS students before the first day of classes. The access code for this course will be sent to new students via MySJSU. 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
Primary Requirements
The primary course requirements are that students will:
- have access to the computing environment as described at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm
- use Blackboard and refer to Tutorials as needed at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/blackboard/
- submit assignments via Blackboard
- read tutorials to participate in collaborative sessions in Blackboard’s Chat (Java Plug-in is required) & Elluminate http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/software/elluminate/students/
- create an e-Portfolio account in Plone and post one assignment there http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/plone/
Course Calendar
- Discussion: weekly
- Electronic Portfolio (resume): due Week 2
- SWOT analysis: draft due Week 4.
- Strategic directions: draft due Week 6.
- Goals, objectives, action plan: draft due Week 8.
- Final strategic plan with cover letter: due Week 10
- Program or service proposal: due Week 12
- Analytical essay: due Week 14
- Philosophy of Management and Leadership: due Week 15
Assignment Due Dates
(Details are subject to change with fair notice.)
Assignments must be submitted before 11:59 pm on the date due. Assignments submitted up to one week after the due date will be subject to a 10% grade penalty. Assignments more than a week late will not be accepted.
| Class participation/weekly discussion forums | 30% |
| Program or service proposal | 20% |
| Strategic planning (group assignment) | 20% |
| Analytical essay | 20% |
| Management and leadership philosophy | 5% |
| Electronic portfolio | 5% |
Assignments
- Class participation/Weekly Discussion of the Course Topics (30%)
I will provide discussion topics each week. Your engagement with the topics and with your fellow students will deepen your knowledge. Some ways of demonstrating engagement include:- Identifying an aspect of the topic as significant to you with your explanation of why you see it as significant
- Evaluating an argument critically and comparatively [Note: “critically” doesn’t always mean “negatively”; perhaps “logically” is a better synonym]
- Providing an effective synthesis of multiple resources, arguments, or points of view
- Taking an existing discussion in a new direction
- Bringing “real life” experience into class discussions
- Helping to create a learning community by inclusive remarks and questions and by bringing fellow students into the discussion.
- Electronic Portfolio (5%) Due Week 2
SLIS has decided to use a portfolio as evidence of achievement of competency in the 14 core areas, and demonstration of the development of a professional philosophy and a professional growth plan. A content management server (named Plone) has been set up to support your e-Portfolio. You are asked to familiarize yourself with the software (see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/plone/ for tutorials), to create a personal site and publish your resume on it, then provide information on how to access it. - Strategic Planning for Change – Group Exercise (20%)
You will join a group of 3-5 classmates. Your task will be to select an information organization one of your classmates is familiar with as your target for strategic change. Four products are required: a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis; a paper describing three strategic directions for your organization based on the SWOT analysis and current trends in library management (with a discussion of reasons for these directions citing supportive literature); a set of goals and objectives, with an action plan for one of these strategic directions; a cover letter explaining and presenting the final product.
Due dates
SWOT analysis: draft due Week 4.
Strategic directions: draft due Week 6.
Goals, objectives, action plan: draft due Week 8.
Final plan with cover letter: due Week 10
Each section builds on the last, so each time you submit a part of the strategic plan, include the work you’ve already submitted (the obvious exception will be for the first portion of the plan, the SWOT analysis!). You may find that you want to make changes to your work as you go, which is perfectly fine. Your grade will be determined based on the product you submit on week 10. - Program or service proposal (20%) Due Week 12
Select a library or information agency that you are somewhat familiar with and describe it (you can use information from your strategic plan for this assignment). Describe a program or service that you, as a manager, would like to see introduced in that organization. Refer to your text as needed and specifically note such things as strategic goals, staffing, assessment, marketing, fiscal and technology requirements in writing the proposal. - Analytical Essay (20%) Due Week 14
For any of the management or leadership topics we have studied or that interest you and were not covered in sufficient depth, locate 5-6 current (last 3-5 years) substantive research or theoretical articles on the topic, synthesize the information in the articles in a manner that would be of interest and value to fellow professionals, and provide information on why you believe the information is important/useful and how you think it can be used by professionals in the field. The articles need not come from library science. You may find relevant literature in business, education, or other disciplines. The rule is to make sure the material you select is relevant to the course and that it is substantive or theoretical. If you have questions, just ask me to review the material you are considering. - Philosophy of Management and Leadership (10%) Due Week 15
Write a one or two page essay describing your philosophy of management and leadership. Describe how you would like to be managed and how you would like those working for you and with you to describe you as a manager and as a leader. Describe the kind of organizational culture you would find most supportive as a worker or as a manager and what you can do as a manager AND as a leader to create that kind of culture. Discuss any changes that have occurred in your philosophy of management as a result of taking this course. Remember that management and leadership are not the same things, so address them separately.
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.
Late Assignments
Assignments submitted up to one week after the due date will be subject to a 10% grade penalty. Assignments more than a week late will not be accepted.
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://www.sjsu.edu/senate/S07-2.htm.
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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