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Last revised 7/25/05

Course Syllabus for IRLS 608
Planning and Evaluation of Library and Information Centers

 

Link to Course Outline

Fall 2005 Instructor:

William C. Welburn


 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The planning/evaluation cycle as an approach to assessing various library and information organizations.  Specific attention given to organizational environments and cultures, value creation, planning and design of library and information organizations, and the practical importance of measurement and evaluation, resource allocation, and human resources management.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the semester, students will gain exposure to:

  1. Basic organizational theory and applications to library and information organizations
  2. Managing the practice of library and information professionals
  3. Critical issues in human resources management, value creation and planning, and the role of evaluation in library and information organizations


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REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS

Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal.  Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (Jossey-Bass, 2003)

Joan E. Conger.  Collaborative Electronic Resource Management : From Acquisitions to Assessment  (Libraried Unlimited, 2004)

Manager's Toolkit: The 13 Skills Managers Need to Succeed (Harvard Business School Press,  2004)

Supplemental Readings:

Supplemented textbooks are recommended but not required.  Other readings as assigned.

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COURSE OUTLINE

I.  Why We Work Together: Creating Organizational Value and Purpose
II.  Reframing Organizational Behavior
III. Structuring Work and Planning in Library and Information Organizations
IV. Managing People
V.  Resource Allocation and Evaluation
VI.  Shaping Organizational Culture in Libraries and Information Centers
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COURSE POLICIES

Academic Code of Integrity

Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity. 'The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.' If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask an Instructor.

Accommodating Disabilities

The University has a Disability Resource Center. . If you anticipate the need for reasonable accommodations to meet the requirements of this course, you must register with the Disability Resource Center and request that the DRC send me, the Instructor, official notification of your accommodation needs as soon as possible. Please plan to meet with me by appointment or during office hours to discuss accommodations and how my course requirements and activities may impact your ability to fully participate.

Assignment Policies

Incompletes

The 1997-8 University of Arizona General Academic Manual, p.23 reads

The grade of I may be awarded only at the end of a semester, when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed. The grade of I is not to be awarded when the student is expected to repeat the course; in such a case the grade of E must be assigned. Students should make arrangements with the instructor to receive an incompete grade before the end of the semester ...

If the incomplete is not removed by the instructor within one year the I grade will revert to a failing grade.


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GRADING

Proposal (Group Project) -- 30 points (30%)
Research Paper ------------ 40 points (40%)
Response Papers (4) -------20 points (20%)
Class Participation ----------10 points (10%)

Late written assignments will be dropped the equivalent of a full letter grade.
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CONTACTING ME

I can be reached in person at SIRLS Rm. 10, by phone (520-299-1417), or by email (wwelburn@u.arizona.edu)

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