Undergraduate Programs in Information Science/Systems Barbara Wildemuth, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, SILS Beth Dye, Undergraduate Student Services Manager, SILS Welcome Introduce myself Introduce Beth Dye (if present), Correnthia Hill Introduce any faculty present Goals: To provide overview of the major in information science and minor in information systems To answer any questions about the programs, prior to applications being due Tapping the vast reservoir of human knowledge --Louis Round Wilson, founder, 1931

What is information science? Content Content People Technology Working together People Technology Purpose of the major: To develop knowledge and skills related to the cognitive, social, technological and organizational roles of information in all its forms Three foundations/pillars: Content: the substance of the information being created, communicated, stored, and/or transformed People who interact with the content; they may be creators of information, recipients of information, or intermediaries in the communication process Technology used to support the creation, communication, storage, or transformation of the content. They need to WORK TOGETHER to be effective Information science helps us understand how to make all three components work together

BSIS Requirements INLS 40, Retrieving and Analyzing Information (prerequisite) INLS 50, Tools for Information Literacy INLS 55, Information Use for Organizational Effectiveness INLS 60, Information Systems Analysis and Design INLS 156, Introduction to Database INLS 92, Emerging Topics in Information Science Four electives in information science

Additional Opportunities Independent study (INLS 90) IS Internship (INLS 91) If you have an idea that is not already covered in the curriculum, You can propose an independent study. Can be a project or oriented toward reading Develop proposal Identify a faculty advisor Complete the independent study May enroll in an internship as an elective Must be involved in work related to information science – applying what you learn in the classroom Must be supervised by an information professional at the work site Work with faculty supervisor to connect classroom and work site Attend seminars with others participating in an internship

More Opportunities Honors thesis (INLS 99) Circulating International Program If you are academically qualified, you can participate in the honors program as a senior Two-semester series First semester: research methods course, used to develop proposal for thesis Second semester: conduct research and write an honors thesis If successful, you graduate with honors Circulating International Program Fall 2005 – UNC; Fall 2006 – Singapore Cooperative venture Royal School of Lib. & Info. Science, Denmark Temasek Polytechnic Institute, Singapore This fall, one course CIP-only, plus other SILS courses Perfect for interacting in a meaningful way with people from another country/culture More details to come in the next few weeks (prior to registration)

BSIS Graduates Where Doing what Accenture NORTEL Bank of America Progress Energy Doing what IT analyst Network support specialist Information architect Database administrator Web editor Commencement, May 2004

Minor in Information Systems INLS 40, Retrieving and Analyzing Information (prerequisite) INLS 50, Tools for Information Literacy INLS 60, Information Systems Analysis and Design INLS 156, Introduction to Database One elective in information science Information systems is a subset of information science Overview/purpose of the minor: To develop knowledge and skills related to the use and design of information systems Two components Information fluency: to understand what information is available that is pertinent to major field of study How to access that information How to evaluate and use that information Computer fluency: to understand the tools available for finding and manipulating the information available Tools for understanding information Tools for displaying/distributing information These two types of literacy augment education in the major area

Questions? More information available at: www.ils.unc.edu Contact: Barbara Wildemuth (wildem@ils.unc.edu) or Correnthia Hill (hillcb@email.unc.edu)