Professor Brown's Summer and Fall 2013 Course Offerings
Beginning Spring 2013, all ILS courses will use Learn 9; login at http://learn-scsu.ct.edu
SUMMER 2013 COURSE OFFERINGS
ILS 300 S7W Literature for Children
Course Description: This course is a critical study of literature for children and includes the study
of folklore, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. This course includes a discussion of
child development as it relates to literature, and the child as reader.
This course fulfills one of the undergraduate requirements for SCSU in the W-course
category.
Required Readings:
- The One and Only Ivan. By Katherine Applegate. Illus. by Patricia Castelao. HarperCollins/Harper. 2012. [required] [available in Kindle Edition]
- A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. By Zeina Abirached. Illus. by the author. Lerner/Graphic Universe. 2012. [required] [available in Kindle Edition]
- Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story behind an American Friendship. By Russell Freedman. illus. Clarion/Houghton. 2012. [required] [available in Kindle Edition]
- In a Glass Grimmly. By Adam Gidwitz. illus. Dutton/Penguin. 2012. [required] [available in Kindle Edition]
- In Darkness. By Nick Lake. Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers. 2012. [required] [available in Kindle Edition]
- local materials
ILS 503 S70 Foundations of Librarianship
Course Description: The development, structure, and function of library/information agencies.
Required Readings and Resources:
- Haycock, K, & Sheldon, B. E. (2008). The portable MLIS: Insights from the experts. Libraries Unlimited. [available in Kindle Edition w/ text-to-speech activated] [required]
- Dority, G. K. (2012). LIS career sourcebook: Managing and maximizing every step of your career. Libraries Unlimited. [available in Kindle Edition w/ text-to-speech activated] [required]
- Tk20 Account [see https://www.southernct.edu/education/tk20 for information on purchasing an account] [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]
- Website for construction of a digital portfolio [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]
ILS 580 S70 Research in Information and Library Science
Course Description: Fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research methods will be studied. Central research findings and research literature of the field are considered. (Formerly ILS 680)
Required Readings:
- Special Project Information:
- Special Project Requirements
- Special Project Formatting
Recommended Readings and Required Resources:
- Wallace, D. P., & Van Fleet, C. J. (2012). Knowledge into Action: Research and Evaluation in Library and Information Science. Libraries Unlimited. [available in Kindle Edition w/ text-to-speech activated] [recommended]
- APA Publication Manual [recommended]
- Tk20 Account [see https://www.southernct.edu/education/tk20 for information on purchasing an account] [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]
- Digital Portfolio [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]; will be reviewed as part of this course
ITC 683 S70 Distance Learning Institute
Course Description: Examination of existing and future innovative approaches to distance learning. Methods,
technologies, and research models will be addressed. 3 credits.
Required Readings:
- Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2012). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education (5th ed.). New York: Pearson. [available in Kindle Edition] [required]
FALL 2013 COURSE OFFERINGS
ILS 503 01 Foundations of Librarianship
Course Description: The development, structure, and function of library/information agencies.
Required Readings and Resources:
- Haycock, K, & Sheldon, B. E. (2008). The portable MLIS: Insights from the experts. Libraries Unlimited. [available in Kindle Edition w/ text-to-speech activated] [required]
- Dority, G. K. (2012). LIS career sourcebook: Managing and maximizing every step of your career. Libraries Unlimited. [required]
- Tk20 Account [see https://www.southernct.edu/education/tk20 for information on purchasing an account] [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]
- Website for construction of a digital portfolio [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]
ILS 537 S70 Information Seeking Behavior
Course Description: How people acquire, store and use information they receive from their environment.
Topics include behavioral, cognitive, and affective aspects of information-seeking.
Applications to information systems and user instruction.
Required Readings and Resources:
- Fidel, R. (2012). Human information interaction: An ecological approach to information behavior.Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. [available in Kindle edition] [required]
- Website for construction of a digital portfolio [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]
ILS 580 01 Research in Information and Library Science
Course Description: Fundamentals of quantitative and qualitative research methods will be studied. Central research findings and research literature of the field are considered. (Formerly ILS 680)
Required Readings:
- Special Project Information:
- Special Project Requirements
- Special Project Formatting
Recommended Readings and Required Resources:
- Wallace, D. P., & Van Fleet, C. J. (2012). Knowledge into Action: Research and Evaluation in Library and Information Science. Libraries Unlimited. [available in Kindle Edition w/ text-to-speech activated] [recommended]
- APA Publication Manual [recommended]
- Tk20 Account [see https://www.southernct.edu/education/tk20 for information on purchasing an account] [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]
- Digital Portfolio [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]; will be reviewed as part of this course
ILS 581 01 School Media Specialist Practice & Seminar
Course Description: A professional work experience in a school media center with a Teacher Education
and Mentoring (TEAM) Program trained school media specialist. Must meet all Department
of Education student teaching requirements. The student teaching experience is completed
in approved Connecticut schools and should include elementary and secondary experiences,
urban and suburban experiences. [Seminar Saturday mornings]
Required Readings and Resources:
- Student Teaching Handbook
- Readings tba
- Tk20 Account [see https://www.southernct.edu/education/tk20 for information on purchasing an account] [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]
- Website for construction of a digital portfolio [required of all MLS and Initial Educator certification students]
Last updated: March 17, 2013