INF 388L : Professional Experience and Project
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Instructor Description
As the culminating experience of the MSIS program, INF 388L allows every student to apply their unique skillsets and learnings to a professional project that is focused on a real-world problem or initiative. The course is designed to support your capstone journey throughout the semester as you work on your project with your project Field Supervisor. As an asynchronous course, students and instructors communicate via Canvas and various discussion prompts. Progress in the course is measured through updates and documents submitted directly to Canvas. During the semester, time is allotted for 1-on-1 meetings between student and instructor, and for small group meetings, as needed. Summary of Course Goals 1. Deliver a professional-level project/solution to showcase your knowledge, skills, and abilities. 2. Take direction and feedback from a supervisor working in your applied field of study. 3. Strengthen communication and presentation skills. 4. Manage expectations around project goals, schedule, and deliverables.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing; Completion of at least twenty-one semester hours of coursework in the graduate program in information studies.
Instructor | Topic Title | Year | Semester | Syllabus |
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John Neumann Andrea Baer | 2025 | Spring | ||
Carla Criner | 2024 | Fall | Syllabus | |
John Neumann | 2024 | Summer Whole | ||
John Neumann | 2024 | Spring | Syllabus | |
Jacek Gwizdka | 2024 | Spring | Syllabus | |
Carla Criner | 2023 | Spring | Syllabus | |
Carla Criner | 2023 | Summer Whole | Syllabus | |
John Robert Bautista | 2023 | Fall | Syllabus | |
Yan Zhang | 2023 | Spring | Syllabus | |
Soo Young Rieh | 2022 | Fall | Syllabus | |
Carla Criner | 2022 | Summer 9 Week | Syllabus | |
Carla Criner | 2022 | Spring | Syllabus | |
Yan Zhang | 2022 | Spring | ||
Carla Criner | 2021 | Spring | Syllabus | |
Randolph Bias | 2021 | Fall | Syllabus | |
Loriene Roy | 2021 | Summer 9 Week | Syllabus | |
Ying Ding | 2021 | Spring | Syllabus |
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