School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University

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L547: The Organizational Information Resource
Summer 1996
Tuesday, Thursday, 9:00-11:45 AM
Room 001

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Course Requirements

To receive a passing grade in this course, you must turn in all of the assignments and the term project and do your presentation. You cannot pass this course without doing all of the assigned work, however, turning in all of the work is not a guarantee that you will pass the course. Grades of "I" (Incomplete) may be assigned in this course after discussion with the instructor, but, depending on the circumstances, there will be a penalty applied at the discretion of the instructor.

All papers and assignments must be word processed, unless otherwise indicated, and must be handed in on the dates specified in this syllabus. If you cannot hand in a paper or assignment or cannot deliver a presentation on the date it is due, it is your responsibility to discuss your situation with the instructor, preferably in advance. Given that your reasons or problems are legitimate, arrangements for the completion of the outstanding work can be made; this will occur, however, at the discretion of the instructor. There will be a penalty for work turned in after the assigned date, and this will also be applied at the discretion of the instructor.

Your written, web-based and oral work will be evaluated according to four criteria; it must:

• Be clearly written or presented;

• Demonstrate a degree of insight into the concepts, issues, and trends in both the areas you investigate in the assignments and in the course content;

• Demonstrate a degree of originality in your assignments and the term project; and

• Display some familiarity with the appropriate current and/or classic literatures.

What it means to participate in a seminar

This course is run as a seminar, which means that the success or failure of the class depends, to a great extent, on your participation throughout the semester. The class will not be run in a lecture format after the first class and will thereafter involve discussions and active interchanges among the people in the class. This means that you have a greater responsibility to take control of your own education, both in and outside of class. In class, you should be prepared to discuss the topics that are scheduled for each evening. Outside of class, you should make the time to read and think about the material placed on reserve.

Although the syllabus follows a predetermined schedule, the seminar format provides a degree of flexibility which will allow the class to spend more time on those topics that are capturing our interest. The course content can therefore evolve as we begin to explore the concept of OIR and its related issues.

This page prepared by Howard Rosenbaum
Last update: 6.10.96
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