This course will provide a foundation for navigating and engaging with the information-rich world. Students will define and assess information in order to address real-world situations; map their information landscape and effectively engage with information systems as well as human sources of information; develop a practice of critical and ethical information use; and conceptualize, apply, and examine the strategies for information and knowledge management, production, and dissemination. Students will examine the societal impact and implications of information and information privilege to explore the applications and consequences of information, in addition to examining data practices and methods. This will provide students with an opportunity to strengthen their research and information literacy skills, reflect in an informed and critical manner, and give them the tools to successfully make ethical, evidence-based decisions in the academic and professional context.

ILS 10000 Introduction To Information Studies

Introduction To Information Studies

Introduces concepts of the management of data throughout its lifecycle. Understanding different types of data and their functions. Managing data in the context of a particular discipline or profession. Finding and evaluating data purposefully. Using data ethically and responsibly. Creating and sharing data for reuse, accountability, and enhancement. Making decisions and communicating using data, including data analysis and visualization. Protecting and archiving data.

ILS 10300 Introduction To Data Lifecycle Management

Introduction To Data Lifecycle Management

This course will provide students with a framework of information search skills and problem-solving they can utilize in their area of study and in everyday life. It will also incorporate technology literacy components with active learning. Class sessions will consist of lecture, group discussion, demonstrations, and in-class activities and out-of-class activities. The course is intended for first-semester freshman students. Department permission required.

ILS 17500 Information Strategies For Hospitality & Tourism Management

Information Strategies For Hospitality & Tourism Management

This course is for prospective Purdue undergraduate researchers who are interested in conducting undergraduate research or creative endeavors. Purdue students who have not already started an independent research project with a research mentor will learn valuable skills to market themselves to individuals and research programs. Throughout the course, students will develop components for a final application packet to submit to a research team or program they choose. Department permission required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

ILS 18000 Preparing For Your Undergraduate Research Experience

Preparing For Your Undergraduate Research Experience

This is an interdisciplinary foundational course that combines theory and practice to teach students in and about digitally mediated culture. Accordingly, this course fosters a critical understanding of the digital and its implication for the development of a technologically driven society. Students will be introduced to digital inquiry and critical practice and explore the ways that the digital transforms knowledge acquisition and production across the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Students will engage in readings and activities that help them form substantive perspectives on the digital formulations and practice through digital technologies and tools. Students will also experiment with digital methods and tools by building a digital project. This course places an emphasis on engaged learning through online and in-class discussion, digital activities, and collaborative work.

ILS 20100 Introduction To Digital Humanities

Introduction To Digital Humanities

This course provides an introduction to Ethical, Legal Social Issues (ELSI) in Data Science. Students will be introduced to interdisciplinary theoretical and practical frameworks that can aid in exploring the impact and role of Data Science in society. This is a writing intensive course. Students will work individually and on collaborative assignments. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

ILS 23000 Data Science And Society: Ethical Legal Social Issues

Data Science And Society: Ethical Legal Social Issues

Over the course of a year-long research experience, SPIRaL undergraduate researchers engage in original research to investigate how information literacy - in its many forms - can inform real-world solutions to contemporary information challenges, such as mis/disinformation. In the first half of the semester, SPIRaL students will explore the information literacy literature to build a foundation for our research this year. In this early part of the semester, students will be introduced to the different views scholars have of information literacy, the various research approaches they employ, and the range of real-world information challenges information literacy researchers attend to with their research. Students will use the insights from the existing information literacy and information challenges research to inform the research study they will carry out over the year. In second part of the fall semester, students will commence original research that addresses a need or gap in the literature. Students will apply data collection methods and reflect on the affordances of qualitative research approaches in pursuing knowledge about information literacy's role in addressing information challenges. Across this year-long research experience, the SPIRaL research team will aim to: 1. expand what is known about the role information literacy can play in addressing significant information challenges in the world, and 2. enrich the information literacy research community by welcoming new and passionate undergraduate researchers into this work.

ILS 23500 SPIRaL, Part I: Commencing Information Literacy Research

SPIRaL, Part I: Commencing Information Literacy Research

Over the course of a year-long research experience, SPIRaL undergraduate researchers engage in original research to investigate how information literacy - in its many forms - can inform real-world solutions to contemporary information challenges, such as mis/disinformation. The second semester of SPIRaL builds upon the work completed in the previous semester. We will spend the first half of the semester analyzing the data collected last semester. We will then present our research approach, findings, and implications in various scholarly venues.

ILS 23600 SPIRaL, Part II: Conducting Information Literacy Research

SPIRaL, Part II: Conducting Information Literacy Research

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) plays an important role in many disciplines as a tool for data management, query, visualization, and analysis. It can be used for natural resource management, environmental studies, agriculture, as well as social and political studies. This course will introduce students the basic knowledge about GIS, including the fundamental concepts of GIS, data models and management strategies, as well as some basic spatial analysis skills. Practical work will be introduced and completed using Esri ArcGIS Pro software. Permission of department required.

ILS 25000 Introduction To Geographic Information Systems

Introduction To Geographic Information Systems

This course is for current Purdue undergraduate researchers to hone skills necessary for successfully reflecting on and completing the experience. During this course, students will utilize their research experience to apply skills such as managing time with a research project, communicating your research, utilizing Purdue Libraries' resources, and providing feedback to peer researchers. Students will deliver research pitches about their own project and provide critiques to others' pitches. Department permission required.

ILS 28000 Understanding Your Undergraduate Research Experience I

Understanding Your Undergraduate Research Experience I

Intensive study on specific topics in information or data science that are not otherwise covered by courses currently offered at Purdue. Plan of Study and assessment method are agreed upon by faculty and student prior to course registration. Permission of instructor required.

ILS 29000 SPIRaL:Algorithms&Democracy II

SPIRaL:Algorithms&Democracy II

ILS 29000 Tech& Mis/Disinfomation-Honors

Tech& Mis/Disinfomation-Honors

ILS 29000 SPIRaL: Algorithms&Democracy I

SPIRaL: Algorithms&Democracy I

ILS 29000 Art Survey Research Project

Art Survey Research Project

Study of selected topics varying from semester to semester, from the practice of information and data sciences. Topics may include data management and organization, digital scholarship, data visualization, computer languages for data and information science, information literacy, archival literacy, and emerging trends in information and data science. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

ILS 29500 Introduction To GIS

Introduction To GIS

ILS 29500 Truth & Trust Evaluating Info

Truth & Trust Evaluating Info

ILS 29500 Disrupting Authority

Disrupting Authority

ILS 29500 Intro Of Research Essentials

Intro Of Research Essentials

Study of selected topics varying from semester to semester, from the practice of information and data sciences. Topics may include data management and organization, digital scholarship, data visualization, computer languages for data and information science, information literacy, archival literacy, and emerging trends in information and data science.

ILS 29500 Intro To Digital Humanities

Intro To Digital Humanities

ILS 29500 Foundations Intro Data Mgmt

Foundations Intro Data Mgmt

Information and information systems shape our beliefs, influence decision-making, define our collective knowledge, and are integral to being an informed, responsible, and engaged citizen in our modern world. This course will examine the intricate relationship between information and society to better understand how information ecosystems, constituted by various technologies and practices, shape and are shaped by individual identities, structures of power, and ethical considerations/human values. Using an interdisciplinary and team-based approach, students will gain essential skills to navigate their information-rich world.

ILS 30000 Information, Culture, And Society

Information, Culture, And Society

Data are everywhere. Data permeates every aspect of our lives, from journalistic reporting to workplace projects to artificial intelligence applications. This course covers the basics of the data research lifecycle, including locating and managing datasets, along with applying different methods and tools a to craft compelling stories about data. Students will learn the difference between data and information and how to transform raw data into information to be communicated to a wider audience. This course offers unique skills for students from any discipline who want to discover the world of data.

ILS 30100 Data Foundations, Tools, And Applications

Data Foundations, Tools, And Applications

In our current moment, often known colloquially as the "Information Age," the veracity of information is of incredible importance, yet we see the viral spread and consumption of "bad" information: misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. These three forms of information are spread globally regarding every event. Even though more people have access to information sources than ever before, we still are living in the age of mis/dis/malinformation.

ILS 33000 The Age Of Mis/Dis/Malinformation

The Age Of Mis/Dis/Malinformation

In the information age, we have witnessed a dramatic resurgence of paranoia and violence, fueled by the very technologies meant to provide access to knowledge and information. In this course, we will uncover conspiracies together, seeking to understand how such strange ideas originate and spread.

ILS 33100 Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy Theories

This course is for current Purdue undergraduate researchers to build upon the previous course and focus on research data collection, presentation, and communication for current Purdue undergraduate researchers. During this course, students will learn and discuss various forms of data and collection practices. Students will develop their own academic poster to present their research project's data and implications. Students are encouraged to present their poster at one of Purdue's undergraduate research conferences near the end of the semester. This course is the second course taken as undergraduate researchers and introduces material at this advanced level. This higher division course is normally scheduled for juniors and seniors. Department permission required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

ILS 38000 Understanding Your Undergraduate Research Experience II

Understanding Your Undergraduate Research Experience II

Study of selected topics varying from semester to semester, from the practice of information and data sciences. Topics may include data management and organization, digitals scholarship, data visualization, computer languages for data and information science, information literacy, archival literacy, and emerging trends in information and data science. Department approval required.

ILS 39500 Understanding Your Resrch Data

Understanding Your Resrch Data

Study of selected topics varying from semester to semester, from the practice of information and data sciences. Topics may include data management and organization, digitals scholarship, data visualization, computer languages for data and information science, information literacy, archival literacy, and emerging trends in information and data science. Department approval required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

ILS 39500 Info 20th & 21st Cent-Honors

Info 20th & 21st Cent-Honors

This course is for current Purdue undergraduate researchers to build on previous courses and focus on continuing their education in graduate or professional school. During this course, students will learn and discuss the various phases of identifying, selecting, applying to and funding graduate or professional school programs. Students will also gain a deeper comprehension of the qualities and skills that make research mentors effective while developing skills they will need to be successful mentees and peer mentors. Students will conduct research to identify potential programs of interest and develop a statement of purpose. Department permission required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

ILS 48000 Beyond Undergraduate Research

Beyond Undergraduate Research

ILS 49000 Research In Bioinformatics

Research In Bioinformatics

ILS 49000 Diplomacy & Dis/Misinformation

Diplomacy & Dis/Misinformation

ILS 49000 Research Peer Mentoring

Research Peer Mentoring

ILS 49000 Undergraduate Research Experie

Undergraduate Research Experie

ILS 49000 DataMgmt In Comp Vision-Honors

DataMgmt In Comp Vision-Honors

ILS 49000 Teaching Hlth Lit In IN-Honors

Teaching Hlth Lit In IN-Honors

ILS 49000 DataMgmt In AI/DeepLrn-Honors

DataMgmt In AI/DeepLrn-Honors

ILS 49000 Escaping Conspiracy Theories

Escaping Conspiracy Theories

ILS 49000 The World In Books: 1100-1800

The World In Books: 1100-1800

ILS 49000 Research In Software Dev

Research In Software Dev

ILS 49000 Tech Justice And Health Info

Tech Justice And Health Info

ILS 49500 Research Peer Mentorship

Research Peer Mentorship

ILS 49500 Info Strategies For Hlth Profs

Info Strategies For Hlth Profs

ILS 49500 Rsrch Methods Rare Bks-Honors

Rsrch Methods Rare Bks-Honors

ILS 49500 R For Molecular Biosciences

R For Molecular Biosciences

ILS 49500 Citizens Academy

Citizens Academy

ILS 49500 Info Skills Hlth Science Profs

Info Skills Hlth Science Profs

ILS 49500 Government Information

Government Information

This course is designed to help you develop essential information skills to support your professional goals and prepare you to succeed in graduate or professional school in the health sciences. Learn how to navigate PubMed and other subject-specific databases, and differentiate between various types of research articles. Become adept at saving, organizing, and annotating articles so you can easily locate them, "cite while you write," and share them with your classmates or research group. Prepare for writing for publication. And avail yourself of the resources and services academic libraries provide, beyond books and journals, to support your coursework and research. Permission from department or instructor required.

ILS 51400 Information Skills For Health Professionals

Information Skills For Health Professionals

This course will provide students with a critical overview of the role power, culture, justice and injustice, and oppression have played in the practice and history of cartography. In this hands-on course students will learn the basic GIS skills and techniques that will help them understand place and space through critical theories of race, gender, sexuality, indigeneity, class, ability, colonialism, and the State. We will engage theoretical texts on mapping and social justice to identify how GIS and maps can expose and resist oppression and inequality. Students will apply critical theory through the practice of critical cartography to analyze a course-related topic of their choosing and use GIS tools to create an original project. Students will move away from the traditional research paper and engage with a digital research platform that enhances research impact and scholarship reach while applying such tools to interrogate the power dynamics contained within them. It provides the opportunity to serve as a tool for community collaborations in social activism as a shareable document. This class is designed to offer an interdisciplinary approach to place-based research and its connections to social justice.

ILS 54000 Critical GIS: Theory And Applications

Critical GIS: Theory And Applications

Intensive study on specific topics in information or data science that are not otherwise covered by courses currently offered at Purdue University. Plan of study and assessment is agreed upon by faculty and student before registration. Permission of department required. Permission of instructor required.

ILS 59000 DigiHumanities & PreModStudies

DigiHumanities & PreModStudies

ILS 59000 Intro To Network Analysis

Intro To Network Analysis

ILS 59000 Digital Humanities Capstone

Digital Humanities Capstone

ILS 59000 GIS Capstone Experience

GIS Capstone Experience

ILS 59000 Archival Theory And Practice

Archival Theory And Practice

ILS 59000 Digital And New Media

Digital And New Media

ILS 59000 Spec Collections Librarianship

Spec Collections Librarianship

ILS 59000 New Media And Culture

New Media And Culture

ILS 59000 Independent Study

Independent Study

Intensive study of selected topics varying from semester to semester, from the practice of information and data sciences. Topics may include data management and organization, digital scholarship, data visualization, computer languages for data and information science, information literacy, archival literacy, and emerging trends in information and data science. Permission of the instructor is required for undergraduates.

ILS 59500 Intro To Biological Info

Intro To Biological Info

Intensive study of selected topics varying from semester to semester, from the practice of information and data sciences. Topics may include data management and organization, digital scholarship, data visualization, computer languages for data and information science, information literacy, archival literacy, and emerging trends in information and data science. Permission of the instructor is required for undergraduates. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

ILS 59500 Intro Sys Rev Health Sciences

Intro Sys Rev Health Sciences

ILS 59500 Visual Media For The Workplace

Visual Media For The Workplace

ILS 59500 GIS Humanities & Soc Sci Res

GIS Humanities & Soc Sci Res

ILS 59500 Medieval Mis/Disinformation

Medieval Mis/Disinformation

ILS 59500 GIS Research Methods

GIS Research Methods

ILS 59500 Qualitative Data Mgmt Curation

Qualitative Data Mgmt Curation

ILS 59500 Critical Data Studies

Critical Data Studies

ILS 59500 Geo Data Sci With ArcGIS&Pyth

Geo Data Sci With ArcGIS&Pyth

ILS 59500 Geo Programming & Data Science

Geo Programming & Data Science

This course introduces graduate students to the core theoretical and practical components of Digital Humanities. Students engage key theoretical texts in weekly seminars and practice central methodologies in weekly work sessions.

ILS 63000 Digital Humanities Foundations

Digital Humanities Foundations

This course provides an introduction to the methods, debates, and tools of computational text analysis, specifically crafted for the humanities and social science graduate students.

ILS 65000 Introduction To Computational Text Analysis

Introduction To Computational Text Analysis

Intensive study of selected topics varying from semester to semester, from the practice of information and data sciences. Topics may include data management and organization, digital scholarship, data visualization, computer languages for data and information science, information literacy, archival literacy, and emerging trends in information and data science. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

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