Linking Course Objectives and Work to Core Competencies
This is intended to be an aid to students in constructing and maintaining the portfolio. Suggestions on how to improve clarity are welcome. As additional/updated course objectives become available, I will update these documents.
I have placed the MLS courses under the eight Competency Areas based on major content components. Some courses are listed under more than one area. For details (topics) under each competency area please see http://www.southernct.edu/ils/alacorecompetencies/
A large grain approach to the portfolio is to link whole courses to the eight competency areas. A smaller grain (and more meaningful) approach is to link components of a course to the specific topics under each competency area. For example, 1. Foundations of the Profession / 1I. How to communicate effectively in speech and writing you might place papers that were landmarks in your program in that they demonstrate major leaps in your effective academic writing, noting what about each paper makes it significant for each applicable competency topic.
Projects in one course may end up taking in specific topics of multiple competency areas. Where a course or course project contributed significantly to a specific topic within more than one competency area, please do note the portion of the project that contributed to each specific topic.
To go to submitted course objectives, click on the competency area under which a course is listed.
COMPETENCY AREAS:
1. Foundations of the Profession
- ILS 503 - Foundations of Librarianship
- ILS 517 - History of Children's Literature
- ILS 518 - History of Books and Printing
- ILS 599 - Introduction to Archival and Museum Work
2. Information Resources
- ILS 504 - Reference and Information Resources and Services
- ILS 511 - Materials for Children
- ILS 512 - Materials for Young Adults
- ILS 514 - Materials and Services for Adults
- ILS 519 - Collection Development
- ILS 535 - Resource Sharing and Library Networks
- ILS 615 - Humanities - Literature and Sources
- ILS 616 - Social Sciences - Literature and Sources
- ILS 617 - Science-Technology - Literature and Sources
- ILS 618 - Business Information - Literature and Sources
- ILS 619 - Medical Bibliography and Libraries
- ILS 620 - Legal Bibliography and Libraries
- ILS 621 - Government Publications
3. Organization of Recorded Knowledge and Information
- ILS 506 - Information Analysis and Organization
- ILS 530 - Information Systems Analysis and Design
- ILS 531 - Indexing and Abstracting
- ILS 582 - Library Science Practice
- ILS 606 - Advanced Cataloging and Classification
4. Technological Knowledge and Skills
- ILS 501 - Introduction to Information Science and Technology
- ILS 532 - User-Centered Database Design and Development
- ILS 534 - Library Automation
- ILS 535 - Resource Sharing and Library Networks
- ILS 538 - Computer-Mediated Communications
- ILS 539 - Multimedia Interface Design
- ILS 599 - Web 2.0
- ILS 570 - Utilizing Instructional Media
- ILS 642 - Management of Electronic Resources and Services
- ILS 650 - Preservation of Library Materials
- ILS 651 - Preservation of Digital Media
- ILS 655 - Digital Libraries
5. Reference and User Services
- ILS 504 - Reference and Information Resources and Services
- ILS 514 - Materials and Services for Adults
- ILS 515 - Library Service to Special Groups
- ILS 521 - Children's Services in the Public Library
- ILS 522 - Young Adult Services in the Public Library
- ILS 537 - Information-Seeking Behavior
- ILS 575 - Instructional Design Principles
- ILS 582 - Library Science Practice
- ILS 593 - Reader's Advisory Services
- ILS 604 - Advanced Reference Materials and Services
- ILS 642 - Management of Electronic Resources and Services
- ILS 655 - Digital Libraries
- ILS 656 - Information Architecture
- ILS 693 - Issues in School Library Media Centers
- ILS 695 - Online Information Retrieval
- EDU 566 - Media Utilization and Curriculum
6. Research
- ILS 680 - Evaluation and Research
7. Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
- ILS 575 - Instructional Design Principles
8. Administration and Management
- ILS 542 Management Information Systems in Libraries
- ILS 560 - College and University Libraries
- ILS 561 - Public Libraries
- ILS 562 - School Library Media Centers
- ILS 564 - Special Libraries and Documentation Centers
- ILS 565 - Library Management
- ILS 566 - Library Personnel Management
- ILS 568 - Library Public Relations
- ILS 582 - Library Science Practice
- ILS 642 - Management of Electronic Resources and Services
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