All Courses at the Faculty of Information
Below is the course directory, a searchable list of courses offered by the Faculty of Information, including course descriptions, pre-requisites, co-requisites and other relevant information.
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Librarianship is a service profession that conceives of knowledge, in all its aspects, as fundamental to the human condition. People and communities exist at the heart of the discipline and at the heart of professional practices. They are the focus of our research and the clients of our practitioners. They come to us as unique […]
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Infrastructures are ecologies of numerous systems, each with unique origins and goals, which are made to interoperate by means of standards, socket layers, social practices, norms, and individual behaviours. This course (INF1324H — Critical Infrastructures) examines how information infrastructures form, how they change, and how they shape (and are shaped by) social and cultural forces. […]
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The course is worth 1 FTE and spans terms 5 and 6 in the executive delivery option of the Information Systems and Design (ISD) Concentration. It comprises a student’s 8 month work placement project in their current place of employment in the area of information systems and design and the completion of a number of […]
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The purpose of this course is to prepare students to hone their professional identity, professional communication skills, and professional learning capacity. Learning to become a capable workplace professional is as important as competence in one’s field of study. Characteristics of the capable workplace professional include: engaging in reflective practice to aid learning and to solve […]
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The Joy of Information introduces students to a positive Information Science by focusing upon information in contexts that are perceived as joyful, sublime, upbeat, creative, interesting, pleasurable, and fun. In doing so, it intentionally brackets and places aside information experiences associated with negative or quotidian states such as work, problems, pain, conflict, boredom, everyday routines, […]
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The proposed course (INF2195H — Special Topics in Information Studies: Libraries, Archives, Museums: Intersections and Tensions) will compare the traditions, theories, and perspectives of LAMs, focusing on: the evolution of LAMS from the early modern period to the present day; key concepts of library science, archival studies and museum studies; professional ethics and values across […]
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INF2196H (fall 2019): Special Topics in Information Studies: PersonaI Recordkeeping and Private Papers This course (INF2196H — Special Topics in Information Studies: Personal Recordkeeping and Private Papers) is a discussion of archival theories and methods of acquiring, appraising, arranging, describing, making accessible, and promoting the records of individuals and communities. Analysis of traditional and innovative […]
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This course (INF1323H — The Information Experience) focuses upon information’s human dimension. Newcomers to LIS develop sharpened vision to discern “the red thread of information in the social texture of people’s lives” (Bates, 1999). To that end, INF1323 introduces information behaviour, that is, the many ways in which human beings interact with information, in particular, […]
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Within the context of human activity, both individual and institutional, an exploration of epistemological and ontological approaches to creating, organizing, preserving, and accessing information and knowledge. This course (INF1321H — Representing, Documenting, and Accessing the Cultural Record) focuses on the design and evaluation of tools and techniques used in support of curatorship, stewardship, discovery, and […]
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Wholesale broadband access and regulatory appeals in the Canadian telecommunications industry: An institutional analysis
Daniel J Mackwood
Not just roleplay: How rules shape identity exploration and community creation in LARP and tabletop games
Vinca Sachi Merriman
Monsters and machines: Reframing horror video games through representations of technology
Chelsea Russell
Molding makers: An ethnography of an academic makerspace
Jess Whyte
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INF2332H — Information Behaviour Information behaviour is used to describe the many ways in which human beings interact with information, in particular the ways in which people seek and utilize information. An understanding of information behaviour is central to work in the information professions and knowledge-based industries. Practically speaking, an understanding of information behaviour helps […]
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INF2331H — The Future of the Book This course considers the history and possible futures of books in a digital world. In this course “the book” is interpreted broadly, meaning not just an object with covers and pages, but also an evolving metaphor for conceptual frameworks for knowledge, and a metonym that brings together many […]
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INF2330H — Information Ethnography Ethnography is the study and systematic recording of human cultures. A theoretical framework for inquiry and an associated set of research methods, ethnography originated in Anthropology, spread across the social sciences, and is now popular within Information Studies and its associated professions. This course adapts ethnography to the study of information […]
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INF2325H — Launching Information Ventures Entrepreneurship is key to economic growth and the development and launch of new products and services is one of the most important means of creating new jobs, building wealth, and effecting social change. This course focuses on a specific type of entrepreneurship where resources are very limited, almost nonexistent and […]
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Remix encapsulates the confluence of critical thinking and creativity in cultural production in particular and in creative endeavors more generally. This course enables students to examine the place of remix in contemporary society against the backdrop of legal constraints, moral and cultural challenges, political and economic vested interests, and the rise of participatory culture and […]
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INF2313H — Introduction to Service Science Service science is a new, interdisciplinary field that combines social science, business, and engineering knowledge needed for individuals and organizations (private, public, or nonprofit) to succeed in the shift to the service and information-based economy. This course will investigate the nature of services, the need for interdisciplinary approaches to […]
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INF2312H — Art Librarianship in Theory and Practice Art and design research has been revitalized by the revisionist impulse of visual culture analysis, which seeks to embed creativity within sociological and historical contexts. In response, art librarians must empower users to explore inter-disciplinary search tools that explore traditional aesthetic literature in relation to cultural studies. […]
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