Table III-39
Curriculum Changes Made
Within the Past Academic Year
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Type of Change |
Number
of Schools Reporting Changes |
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New Courses Added |
30 |
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Courses Dropped |
14 |
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Added New Programs |
5 |
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Reviewed Total Curriculum |
15 |
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Revised Total Curriculum |
11 |
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Reviewed Specific Curriculum Areas |
24 |
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Revised Specific Curriculum Areas |
16 |
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Taught Experimental/Trial Courses |
39 |
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Other Changes |
10 |
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Alabama Added six new courses, dropped four courses,
and reviewed MLIS curriculum with particular attention to require course content. A new 21 credit hour undergraduate minor
in Information Science will start in the Fall
of 2000. ·
Albany Added one new course and revised the MLIS
curriculum. ·
Alberta Added three new courses, dropped one
course, taught one course on an experimental basis, and reviewed the MLIS program as part of the strategic plan and annual
faculty Advance. ·
British Columbia Added 10 new courses, a
doctoral program, a joint masters program in Teacher- Librarianship, and a diploma in archival studies. ·
Buffalo Added one course, reviewed the first two
required courses, and is considering adding a joint masters program with communications. ·
California - Los Angeles Added one course,
taught seven courses on an experimental basis, did a total review of the MLIS program, and replaced the
qualifying exam with a juried publishable paper for the Ph. D. program. A revision
of the Ph. D. program is also under construction. ·
Clarion Added a field requirement for the
undergraduate degree. ·
Clark Atlanta Did a total curriculum review of
the MSLS; three courses were taught on an experimental basis. ·
Dalhousie Added two new courses, dropped two
courses, did a total curriculum review of the MLIS, and removed the language requirement. ·
Dominican Added two courses, reviewed the Health
Sciences Curriculum, and taught three courses on an experimental basis. ·
Drexel Added three new courses, dropped 11
courses and taught one on an experimental basis. Drexel also reviewed
the Ph. D. program and the portfolio student assessment. ·
Emporia Added two new courses for the new
Information Management Certificate, added a B.S. in Information Resource Studies, did a total curriculum review
of the MLIS, and taught one experimental course. ·
Florida State Added 11 new courses, dropped
three courses and taught three on an experimental basis. ·
Hawaii Taught two courses on an experimental
basis. ·
Illinois Added three new courses, taught 23 courses
on an experimental basis, and dropped two courses. ·
Indiana Taught seven courses on an experimental
basis, added one course, and replaced a general management course with MIS and new MLS specific
courses. ·
Iowa Dropped one course, taught one course on an
experimental basis, reviewed an also revised several courses. ·
Kent State Taught one course on an experimental
basis, and reviewed the MS degree in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management, as well as the
Interdisciplinary degree involving five schools at KSU. ·
Kentucky Taught two courses on an experimental
basis and did a total curriculum review. ·
Louisiana Taught one course on an experimental
basis. ·
Maryland Taught 12 courses on an experimental
basis. ·
McGill Dropped two courses, reviewed the
required courses for the MLIS degree, taught one course on an experimental basis, and started a
January entry for MLIS students. ·
Michigan Added seven new courses. ·
Missouri Taught 17 courses on an experimental
basis. ·
Montrιal Added a new masters program in
September 1998, and added some minor changes to a few course descriptions and contents. ·
North Carolina
Central Added two new courses, and taught one course on an
experimental basis. ·
North Carolina - Chapel Hill Added three new
courses and taught 11 on an experimental basis. ·
North Carolina - Greensboro Taught six courses
on an experimental basis added four new courses, dropped one course, did a COA review and site
visit for the MLIS. ·
North Texas Added five new courses, dropped two
courses, added a certificate of Advanced Study in Digital Image Management, reviewed and revised
the core courses, and taught two courses on an experimental basis. ·
Oklahoma Added one new course, reviewed the
directed readings, directed research, research for masters thesis, and special problems, revised
the special projects course, and taught one experimental web-based course. ·
Pittsburgh Taught seven courses on an
experimental basis. ·
Pratt Added one new course. ·
Puerto Rico Added one new course, added the
certificate program in August 2000, approved on an experimental basis, and six certificate programs were
approved ·
Queens Taught eight courses on an experimental
basis, and reviewed and revised the core curriculum. ·
Rhode Island Added two courses, dropped two
courses, taught three courses on an experimental basis, revised the core curriculum. ·
Rutgers Conducted a complete curriculum review. ·
St. Johns Taught two courses on an experimental basis. ·
San Jose Reviewed the curriculum, taught three
courses on an experimental basis, and examined courses to determine which would work best in
various distance and on-site settings. ·
South Carolina Taught five courses on an
experimental basis, did a total curriculum review, and specifically reviewed the area of Technology within
the curriculum. ·
South Florida Taught nine courses on an
experimental basis and added three courses to the required core. ·
Southern Connecticut Added three new courses and
is in the process of reviewing the curriculum to retire outdated courses and develop new
courses in under supported areas. ·
Southern Mississippi Taught two courses on an
experimental basis and began the hybrid in-person/online course delivery in the Spring of 2000. |
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Syracuse Added seven courses, taught a Summer
Institute which consisted of 27 courses, and did a total curriculum review of the MLS. ·
Tennessee Taught one course on an experimental
basis, reviewed the school media endorsement, and new state standards were implemented. ·
Texas Did a total curriculum review of the MLS. ·
Texas Womans Added a dual MLS and Health
Science, reviewed the required courses for consistency among instructors, taught seven courses on
an experimental basis. ·
Washington Taught 16 courses on an experimental
basis, added 13 new courses, dropped 16 courses, planned for the new undergraduate and Ph.D.
programs, and is conducting an on-going review and revision of the MLIS degree. ·
Wayne State Dropped the advanced practicum, and
reviewed all of the elective courses. ·
Western Ontario Added two courses, reviewed and
revised specific areas within the curriculum, and taught five courses on an experimental basis. ·
Wisconsin-Madison Added one new course, taught
several topics courses, and is continuing to review the MLIS courses. ·
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Added a Doctoral
Seminar: Issues in Educational and
Media Technology, which is a seminar
course for the Multidisciplinary Ph.D. program. They also taught three courses on an experimental basis. |
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