In the Master of Information program at the Faculty of Information, I teach graduate students in the Library and Information Science concentration. Below you will find a list of my courses, syllabi, course evaluations, and reading guides.
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See also Writings on Teaching in Library and Information Science |
Masters Level courses (with syllabi and teaching evaluations)
At the Faculty of Information my teaching is centered on the Library and Information Science concentration. The courses I teach are listed below, along with some related documentation.
- INF1323: The Information Experience [ONLINE, synchronous version, Fall 2020] (Teaching evaluations: Section 1 / Section 2 / Section 3)
- INF2330: Information Ethnography (syllabus) (Fall 2012 teaching evaluation) (Summer 2010 teaching evaluation) (Fall 2010 teaching evaluation)
- INF2332: Information Behaviour (syllabus) (Winter 2017 teaching evaluation) (Winter 2012 teaching evaluation)
- INF2305: Special Topics - The Joy of Information
- INF1005/6: Information Workshop - The Liberal Arts Hobbies (syllabus) (Winter 2012 teaching evaluation)
- INF1005/6: Information Workshop - Information and Contemplation (syllabus) (Winter 2020 teaching evaluation) (Winter 2021 teaching evaluations 1005/1006)
- INF1300: Foundations of Library and Information Science (Fall 2015 teaching evaluation, Section 1/Section 2) (Fall 2016 In Our Time project)
- INF1310: Introduction to Reference (Fall 2012 teaching evaluation) (Winter 2010 teaching evaluation) (Fall 2008 teaching evaluation)
dOCTORAL lEVEL courses
I have also offered two courses in our doctoral program:
- INF3001: Information Research - Foundations
- INF3002: Contemporary Issues in Information Studies
Reading Guides from reading courses
Occasionally, I offer Reading Courses with small groups of motivated students. Here are the Reading Guides that accompany those courses, for learners who wish to engage these topics independently.
- The Work of Marcia J. Bates (PDF)
- The Serious Leisure Perspective (PDF)
- Reading Guide to Information Behavior (website)