LIBR 204-05
Information Organizations and Management
Fall 2007 Greensheet
Jo Bell Whitlatch
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Office Phone: 650-326-0505
Office Hours: Face to face and phone meetings by appointment
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Students must self-enroll for this course on Blackboard between August 1 and August 27, 2007. You will be required to use a password access code. The code will be provided to you via the MySJSU Messaging system.
Course Description
Identifies distinguishing characteristics, culture and relationships of information organizations. Emphasizes theories that examine the interaction between human beings and the organizations in which they work.
Course Prerequisites: Students will have completed the new student technology workshop and have the specified minimum hardware and software plus a high speed Internet connection to participate fully in the course.
Course Objectives
Student Learning Outcomes
- To understand the theory, principles and practices of management in libraries;
- To introduce analytical and strategic planning processes and skills;
- To increase your understanding of the roles and activities of managers and leaders in information agencies;
- To introduce the portfolio as a means of performance assessment;
- To apply your knowledge of group dynamics and processes to work on a team project;
- To examine issues related to managing information staff and services in a diverse society;
- To increase your knowledge of the professional and research literature of management; and
- To increase your self-evaluation skills.
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 Text
- Evans, G. W., Ward, P. L. & Rugaas, B. (2000). Management Basics for Information Professionals. New York: Neal-Schuman.
Readings are assigned throughout the class. They are in either the required text or from online sources. (The textbooks are available for purchase online at the SLIS eBookstore: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/books/index.php. Funds generated by the sale of textbooks support SLIS scholarship funds.)
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 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
Assignments
These are the general assignments for the course. Please see course outline for each week and the assignments on the Blackboard Web page for specific assignment details. Assignment due dates are found in the course Blackboard. All assignments are due by midnight of the due date.
| Number | Assignment | % of Points (400 total) |
| 1 | Organizational Environment | 10% |
| 2 | Strategic Plan (Team Project) | 20% |
| 3 | Evaluation & Training of Library Staff | 20% |
| 4 | Evaluation of Programs & Services | 20% |
| 5 | Portfolio Assessment | 15% |
| 6 | Course participation | 15% |
Course Calendar
Course meeting dates:
- September 14, 2007 – Room 304, Clark Hall (9 AM to 5 PM, Friday)
- November 30, 2007 - Room 304, Clark Hall (9 AM to 5 PM, Friday)
All course work to be completed by December 9, 2007
Grading
Everyone begins the class with a grade of “B”, the standard grade for graduate level work. Students who complete the assignments, use the class Blackboard site, attend the face to face class meetings, and participate in the discussions will receive the B provided the quality of written work meets the standard of rigorous scholarly work for the University. Above standard work is defined as clearly displays one of more of the following criteria:
- Originality in the approach to the assignment
- Greater depth of analysis that the written assignment expects
- Critical evaluation readings by comparing them to other authors or sources
- Ability to organize information for themselves and others plus create tools for life long learning and knowledge retrieval
Penalties are also assessed in the following situations:
- Errors in spelling, grammar and syntax will be subject to a grade penalty.
- Evidence of plagiarism will result in a grade of F for the course.
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
Penalty for late or missed work – Automatic 5% deduction
Other Relevant Information
Attendance at the all day classes is vital to success in this course because a number of cooperative learning/group activities will occur in class and a great deal of material will be covered during each class session. Participation in online group projects, in class and in Blackboard discussion forums is required. Check Blackboard regularly for updates.
General Expectations
All students must:
- Have the minimal home computing environment as described at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/ecommunication/homecomputing.htm
- Enroll in the course in Blackboard to receive communications from the instructor by the first day of the term.
- Complete the online survey after enrolling in the class.
- Submit all assignments electronically. The following scheme is recommended for the files: [Course Number]_[Student’s Last Name]_[Name of Assignment]. Example: If the students last name is Smith use 204_Smith_organizational_environment.doc.
- Consecutively number pages of assignments with the student’s name and the name of the assignment in the footer of each page.
- Type or key coursework using Microsoft Word, double-spaced and in 12 point font.
- Use a current virus protection program to scan all assignments before they are submitted electronically to Blackboard and to the instructor.
- Use The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth edition, as the official style manual for formats, citations, and bibliography. Please see http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/resources/apa.htm for a list of sources providing assistance.
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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