- 8.10.3 COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
SCIENCES (CIS)
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- CIS 600 Proseminar in Communication and
Information Sciences. One hour *Required.
- The course is part of orientation
for all students in the PhD program. It must be taken during the
first semester of study. As an introduction to relevant research and
teaching practices, this course allows students to hear
presentations by faculty and advanced doctoral students.
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- CIS 601
Proseminar in Pedagogy. One hour *Required.
- The course is part of orientation
for all students in the PhD program. It must be taken during the
second semester of study. It introduces the students to teaching
techniques in communication and information studies.
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- CIS 602
Colloquium in Communication and Information Sciences. One hour
*Required.
- The course is part of orientation
for all students in the PhD program. It must be taken during the
third semester of study. The course is designed to allow doctoral
students to learn about research being conducted within the College
and to make formal presentations of their own research.
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- CIS 603
Communication Research Methods.* Three hours.
- The course is a PhD core
requirement. Topics are a survey of quantitative and qualitative
methods in communication and information sciences. The course
provides detailed study of research methods appropriate to the PhD
specializations.
- *PhD
program
core course.
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- CIS 604 Mass
Communication Theory.* Three hours.
- This course is a PhD core
requirement for students specializing in mass communication. The
course is a survey of the development of theories of mass
communication and provides a detailed study of the theoretical
foundation of each student's specialization.
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- CIS 605
Cultural, Critical, and Rhetorical Theory. Three hours.
- This is a PhD core requirement
for students specializing in Cultural, Critical and Rhetorical
studies. The course is a survey of the development of theory
development in these areas.
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- CIS 606
Knowledge and Information Theory. Three hours.
- This is a PhD core requirement
for students specializing in Information Studies. The course is a
survey of theoretical developments in the study of knowledge and
information.
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- CIS 607 Theory
Construction and Epistemology. Three hours.
- This course is designed to provide
detailed study of the philosophical foundations of theory
construction and current issues in theories of the nature of
knowledge.
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- CIS 618
Advanced Topics in Library Management. Three hours.
- Prerequisite:
LS 508 or permission of the instructor.
- Thorough study of all aspects of
the organization and administration of libraries and information
centers.
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- CIS 619
Seminar in Education for Librarianship. Three hours.
Pass/fail.
- Study of the major issues in
library education. Among the topics considered are theories of
education, the university environment, special characteristics of
education for the professions, library school faculty, students, and
curricula.
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- CIS 620
Advanced Materials and Programming for Youth. Three hours.
- Prerequisite:
LS 521 or
LS 522.
- Special topics in materials,
programs, and services for children and young adults. May be taken
more than once.
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- CIS 632 School
Media Centers. Three hours.
- Develops a philosophical and
functional background of the school media program as an integral
part of the teaching-learning process.
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- CIS 642
Advanced Instructional Design. Three hours.
- Prerequisite:
LS 542.
- Thorough study of the human and
environmental factors that impinge upon the instructional design
consultation process. Selected steps in the instructional design
process are emphasized.
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- CIS 650
Seminar in Communication. Three hours.
- Topics vary but may be research in
broadcast news, libel and privacy, communication management,
organizational communication, international communication, or
another area appropriate for advanced study and original research.
Emphasis is on specific topics outside the main topic areas, but the
course supports the PhD specializations and coincides with the
research needs of students and the expertise of the directing
faculty member. Depending on the interests of participants and on
the topic of the seminar, students may conduct research individually
or may work together on research projects. May be repeated.
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- CIS 651
History of Libraries. Three hours.
- Covers the history of the
institutions that preserve and disseminate the records of
intellectual progress.
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- CIS 652
Seminar in Cultural Critical and Rhetorical Studies. Three
hours.
- The examination of a wide range of
mediated texts through the intersecting perspectives of cultural,
critical and rhetorical analysis.
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- CIS 653
Descriptive Bibliography. Three hours.
- Examines the intellectual
objectives served by descriptive bibliographies and introduces the
methods and problems of bibliographical description of printed books
of the hand- and machine-press periods. Emphasis is on the
examination and historical analysis of books as physical objects.
Primarily for students interested in the history of books, special
collections, rare book cataloging, and humanities reference work.
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- CIS 654
History of the Book: Print Culture and Society. Three hours.
- Examines the book as a cultural
artifact and explores the impact of print culture on communication
and knowledge/information production in Europe and the United
States. Topics include orality and literacy, reading, authorship,
copyright, markets and distribution, and the future of books in a
digital age.
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- CIS 655
History of the Book: Book as Artifact. Three hours.
- Examines the book as a physical
artifact, as the material embodiment of text. Topics include the
transitions between hand production and mechanical production,
methods of bookmaking, printers and publishers, the alphabetic code,
paratext, letterforms and typography, paper, page formats and
layouts, illustrations, bindings, and other semiotic systems and
bibliographic signifiers, as well as the purpose of the book with
special emphasis on the relationships between meaning and physical
form and the complex conventions of the book.
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- CIS 656
Electronic and Contemporary Publishing. Three hours.
- Focuses on both scholarly and
commercial networked digital publishing within the context of the
information cycle and information chain from the vantages of
contemporary publishing and communication. The course is concerned
with the numerous and varied problems/opportunities of electronic
publishing and the accompanying paradigm shifts.
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- CIS 657
Processes and Effects of Communication. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of how
communication works and its effects on audiences.
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- CIS 659
Special Topics in the History of the Book. Three hours.
- Studies in specialized topics.
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- CIS 660
Database Analysis and Design. Three hours.
- In-depth coverage of database
design techniques. Topics include requirement specifications, data
models, schemas, and implementation considerations.
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- CIS 661
Digital Libraries. Three hours.
- Prerequisites:
LS 560 or currently taking.
- Prepares students to develop
digital libraries, exploring the issues associated with creating,
operating, and maintaining digital libraries; analyzing electronic
library programs in the U.S. and assessing their impact on
education, scholarship and research.
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- CIS 662
Knowledge Management. Three hours.
- Prerequisites:
LS 560 or currently taking.
- Covers theories and practices of
knowledge management, analyzing how knowledge is created, shared and
synthesized; conditions that inhibit or enhance information sharing,
including competitive intelligence; and technological tools and
systems, including case studies.
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- CIS 663
Communication Technologies. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of the advent of
communication technologies and their impact on communication and
society.
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- CIS 664
Communication Institutions. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of the
development and management of communication institutions and their
place in society.
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- CIS 665
Communication Message Analysis. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of
communication messages, their antecedents, and their potential
effects.
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- CIS 666
Information Policy. Three hours.
- Explores key federal
information policies and related legislative/regulatory
activities. Focuses on relationships between public policy
evolution and the spread of information technologies; emphasizes
social, economic, and equity impacts and mitigating
circumstances.
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- CIS 667
Persuasion. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of the
persuasive function of communication through theoretical and/or
strategic approaches.
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- CIS 668
Communication as Entertainment. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of the
entertainment function of communication and its uses for audience
information, recreation, and education.
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- CIS 669 Visual
Communication. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of visual
communication in its various forms, intended uses, and potential
effects.
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- CIS 671 Public
Opinion. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of the formation
and expression of public opinion and its relation to communication.
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- CIS 672 Media
History. Three hours.
- Historical investigations of
communication through descriptive, evaluative, critical, and/or
archival approaches.
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- CIS 673
Political Communication. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of
political communication theory, research, practice, and/or
criticism.
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- CIS 674
Communication Law and Policy. Three hours.
- Study and analysis of public policy
concerning the expression of communication, as articulated by the
various branches of government and/or society.
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- CIS 690
Practicum in Teaching Library and Information Studies. Three
hours.
- Designed to give doctoral
students interested in a teaching career extensive teaching
experience under the direct supervision of one or more faculty
members. The goal is to assume responsibilities for a course.
Cannot be applied to the minimum 48-hour course requirement.
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- CIS 697
Directed Research. Variable Credit.
- Original research not related to
the dissertation, conducted under the direction of a graduate
faculty member.
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- CIS 698
Independent Study. Three hours. Pass/fail.
- Prerequisite: Doctoral standing.
- Study of a topic in librarianship
under faculty direction. Not part of dissertation research.
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- CIS 699 Doctoral Dissertation.
Variable credit. Three-hour minimum.
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