1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. Questions? More information available at: www.ils.unc.edu Contact:
Barbara Wildemuth or
Correnthia Hill