Open Classes Course List
Spring 2025 Course List
The list of Spring 2025 courses below includes all MLIS and MARA electives offered. Some INFM courses are available in Open Classes.
Note: Enrollment is based on space availability and is not guaranteed. Some of the classes below might already be filled.
As you explore these courses, we encourage you to read the course syllabus. (Click on the course title to view the syllabus.) Note that in some cases, the syllabus may be from a previous semester, as the Spring 2025 syllabus is not yet available. Also, some courses are new, and thus there are no previous syllabi available. When viewing a course syllabus from a previous semester, please note that the instructor for the Spring 2025 Open Class may not be the same instructor in the sample syllabus we have linked to from a previous semester. Check the iSchool Schedule of Classes for spring Special Session, for any mandatory Zoom web conferencing dates, which will be added before Open Classes registration.
The course syllabus includes a brief course description, along with details regarding assignments, technology requirements, grades, course calendar, workload expectations, student learning outcomes, and textbooks. If any live synchronous class sessions are required, they will be noted on the syllabus.
Students who enroll in MLIS and MARA Open Classes electives do not need to complete any core course prerequisites prior to enrolling. Students requesting INFM courses through Open Classes need to meet the INFM required tech competency before requesting classes.
If you are interested in a specific course, we invite you to complete a sign-up form, which will be available starting Dec 2, 2024 at 8 am Pacific, and then we will get in touch with you to confirm whether space is available. Request period will close on Jan. 2, 2025 at 5 pm Pacific.
MLIS and MARA Electives
Fees for MLIS and MARA classes are $541 per unit.
Semester runs 01-21-25 to 05-23-25.
MS Informatics Electives
Fees for Informatics classes are $592 per unit.
Check INFM course dates listed for each class on the INFM Session I and Session II schedules from our website.
Students requesting INFM courses through Open Classes need to meet the INFM required technology competency, before enrolling in an INFM Open Class: Applicants are required to demonstrate a strong technical foundation by having completed coursework and/or work experience with either 1) HTML5 and CSS, 2) a programming language, or 3) in information systems.
Transferring Open Classes into a Future Degree or Certificate
A maximum of 9 units can transfer into a future MLIS or MARA degree, including:
- MLIS and MARA electives taken in iSchool Open Classes
- SJSU World Languages Classes
- Units from outside institutions
- Only 6 of these 9 units can be INFM classes (Prospective MARA students should review the electives approval process for the MARA program.)
A maximum of 3 units taken in Open Classes can be transferred into a future Post-Master’s Certificate or Digital Assets Certificate.
INFM classes taken in Open Classes cannot transfer into a future MS in Informatics because of the cohort nature of the MS Informatics program.
Choose courses in any of the following areas:
- Emerging Trends in the Profession
- Developing and Managing Information Systems and Web Applications
- Information Assurance, Big Data, Informatics, and Information Visualization
- Leadership and Management
- Managing, Preserving, and Curating Digital Assets, Records, and Other Cultural Heritage Artifacts
- Information Organization and Retrieval
- Information Intermediation and Instruction
- Library Services for Children and Young Adults
- Courses Covering Specific Work Environments
- Research and Program Evaluation
- Language and Culture for Information Professionals
| Emerging Trends in the Profession | |
|---|---|
| INFO 282-11 | Emerging Future Technology Issues and Trends |
| INFO 287-15 | Problem Solving With Data – part two (2 units) Runs from April 9th – May 7th |
| INFO 287-16 | Collecting and Analysing Data for Evidence-Based Decisions |
| INFO 287-17 | Design Thinking (2 units) Runs from January 27th – March 23rd |
| INFO 287-18 | AI, Data and Ethics |
| Developing and Managing Information Systems and Web Applications | |
|---|---|
| INFO 240-10, 11 | Web Design and Programming CLOSED |
| INFO 240-12 | Web Design and Programming |
| INFO 246-10 | Building Web Applications with PHP and JavaScript |
| INFO 246-11 | Python (2 units) Runs from January 27th – March 22nd |
| INFO 246-12 | Information Visualization CLOSED |
| INFO 246-13 | APIs (1 unit) Runs from January 23rd – February 20th |
| INFO 246-14 | Math for Machine Learning (1 unit) Runs from January 27th – March 9th |
| INFO 251-10 | Web Usability |
| Information Assurance, Big Data, Informatics, and Information Visualization | |
|---|---|
| INFM 201-10 | Informatics Technology Foundations (2 units) Runs from January 13th – March 9th Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement |
| INFM 202-10 | Information Security Overview (1 unit ) Runs from February 3rd – March 3rd Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement. |
| INFM 202-11 | Information Security Overview (1 unit) Runs from February 3rd – March 3rd Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement. |
| INFM 204-10 | Human Centered Design (2 units) Runs from March 10th – May 12th Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Students are required to attend ONE of the following Zoom seminars: Tuesday, April 29th, 6-7pm PT Wednesday, April 30th, 6-7pm PT |
| INFM 204-11 | Human Centered Design (2 units) Runs from March 10th – May 12th Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement Students are required to attend ONE of the following Zoom seminars: Thursday, May 1st, 6-7pm PT Friday, May 2nd, 6-7pm PT |
| INFM 203-10 | Big Data Analytics and Management (2 units) Runs from March 10th – May 12th. Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement |
| INFO 287-14 | Cybersecurity |
| Leadership and Management | |
|---|---|
| INFO 275-10 | Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities |
| INFO 275-11 | Library Services for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities CLOSED |
| INFO 281-12, -13 | Intercultural Communication (2 units) Runs from January 23rd – March 20th |
| INFO 281-14 | Civic Literacy (1 unit) Runs from January 27th – February 24th CLOSED |
| INFO 281-15 | Open Access (1 unit) Runs from January 23rd – February 23rd |
| INFO 281-16 | Cultural Competence for Information Professionals |
| INFO 281-17 | Serving Homeless Populations in Public Libraries (1 unit) Runs from January 28th – February 25th CLOSED |
| INFO 281-18 | Global Principles – Local Libraries (2 units) Runs from January 27th – March 23rd |
| INFO 281-19 | Fostering Accessibility in the Library (1 unit) Runs from February 25th – March 25th CLOSED |
| INFO 281-21 | Adult Services (2 units) Runs from March 3rd – May 5th |
| INFO 282-13 | Change Management (1 unit) Runs from February 3rd – March 2nd |
| INFO 282-14 | Political Advocacy (1 unit) Runs from January 23rd – February 20th |
| INFO 282-15 | Information Vendor Landscape (2 units) Runs from January 23rd – March 20th |
| INFO 282-16 | Project Management (2 units) Runs from January 23rd – March 20th CLOSED |
| INFO 282-17 | Knowledge Management (1 unit) Runs from February 3rd – February 28th |
| INFO 282-18 | Grant Writing |
| INFO 282-19 | Crisis Management Planning, Communications and Deployment (2 units) Runs from January 27th – March 23rd |
| INFO 282-20 | Wellbeing and Librarianship (1 unit) Runs from March 3rd – March 28th CLOSED |
| Managing, Preserving, and Curating Digital Assets, Records, and Other Cultural Heritage Artifacts | |
|---|---|
| INFO 256-10, -12 | Archives and Manuscripts CLOSED |
| INFO 256-11 | Archives and Manuscripts CLOSED |
| INFO 259-10 | Preservation Management CLOSED |
| INFO 282-10, -12 | Digital Asset Management Section -10 is CLOSED |
| INFO 284-10 | Encoded Archival Description (EAD) |
| INFO 284-11 | Digitization and Digital Preservation CLOSED |
| INFO 284-12 | Digital Curation CLOSED |
| INFO 284-13 | History of Books (2 units) Runs from January 29th – March 26th CLOSED |
| INFO 284-14 | History of Libraries in the US (2 units) Runs from March 5th – May 12th CLOSED |
| INFO 284-15 | Managing Photographic Collections CLOSED |
| INFO 284-16 | Film Collections and Archives |
| MARA 210-10 | Records Creation, Appraisal and Retention |
| MARA 249-10 | Management of Digital Data, Information and Records |
| MARA 283-10 | Enterprise Content and Management and Digital Preservation |
| MARA 284-10 | Leadership and Advocacy* |
| MARA 286-10 | Information Assurance |
| Information Organization and Retrieval | |
|---|---|
| INFO 241-10 | The ILS and basic functionality for all library systems (1 unit) Runs from January 23rd – February 19th |
| INFO 241-11 | Current Expansions of the ILS already in play (e-books, social media) (1 unit) Runs from February 27th – March 26th |
| INFO 241-12 | Emerging Technologies that could be core pieces in 3 – 5 years (linked data, the Internet of Things) (1 unit) Runs from April 10th – May 7th |
| INFO 242-10 | Database Management |
| INFO 247-10 | Vocabulary Design |
| INFO 248-10, -11, -12 | Beginning Cataloging and Classification CLOSED |
| INFO 248-13 | Beginning Cataloging and Classification CLOSED |
| INFO 248-14 | Beginning Cataloging and Classification |
| INFO 266-11 | Collection Management |
| INFO 266-12 | Collection Management CLOSED |
| INFO 266-13 | Collection Management CLOSED |
| INFO 281-10 | Metadata CLOSED |
| INFO 281-11 | Metadata CLOSED |
| INFO 287-11 | RDA (1 unit) Runs from January 29th – February 26th |
| INFO 287-12 | Subject Analysis (1 unit) Runs from April 9th – May 7th |
| INFO 287-13 | Library Services in the Digital Age |
| Information Intermediation and Instruction | |
|---|---|
| INFO 210-10 | Reference and Information Services, General (3 unit version) CLOSED |
| INFO 210-11, -15 | Reference and Information Services, General (3 unit version) CLOSED |
| INFO 210-12 | Reference and Information Services, General (3 unit version) CLOSED |
| INFO 210-13 | Reference Collections in the 21st Century (1 unit) Runs from April 7th – May 4th CLOSED |
| INFO 210-14 | Reference in the Age of Google: Marketing, Outreach, Management and Evaluation (2 units) Runs from January 23rd – March 19th CLOSED |
| INFO 220-10 | Legal Resources CLOSED |
| INFO 220-11 | Maps & GIS (2 units) Runs from January 23rd – March 20th |
| INFO 220-12 | Data Services in Libraries |
| INFO 244-10, -11 | Online Searching CLOSED |
| INFO 250-10 | Instructional Design K-12 Focus |
| INFO 250-11, -12 | Instructional Design Non K-12 Focus Section -11 is CLOSED |
| INFO 254-10 | Information Literacy and Learning CLOSED |
| INFO 254-11 | Information Literacy and Learning CLOSED |
| INFO 287-10 | User Experience CLOSED |
| Library Services for Children and Young Adults | |
|---|---|
| INFO 237-10 | School Library Media Materials CLOSED |
| INFO 260A-10 | Programming and Services for Children |
| INFO 260A-11, -12 | Programming and Services for Children CLOSED |
| INFO 261A-10 | Programming and Services for Young Adults CLOSED |
| INFO 263-10 | Materials for Children |
| INFO 265-10 | Materials for Young Adults CLOSED |
| INFO 267-10 | Intellectual Freedom – YA |
| INFO 267-11 | Outreach Services to Children and Teens (2 units) Runs from March 17th – May 9th |
| INFO 267-10 | Materials for Early Adolescence |
| INFO 271A-10 | Fantasy |
| Courses Covering Specific Library Environments | |
|---|---|
| INFO 230-10 | Issues in Academic Libraries |
| INFO 232-10, -11 | Issues in Public Libraries CLOSED |
| INFO 233-10 | School Library Media Centers |
| INFO 281-20 | Indigenous Cultural Institutions and Practices of Librarianship |
| Research and Program Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| INFO 285-10 | Applied Research Methods – Youth Services |
| INFO 285-11, -12 | Action Research CLOSED |
| INFO 285-13, -17 | Historical Research Methods Section -13 is CLOSED |
| INFO 285-14 | Evaluating Programs and Services |
| INFO 285-15 | Applied Research Methods – Survey Methods (especially Library User Surveys) CLOSED |
| INFO 285-16 | Literature Review Research Methods |
| Language and Culture for Information Professionals | |
|---|---|
| SPAN 132-10 | Beginning Spanish (4 units) is offered online by SJSU World Languages for the School of Information. The course can be used toward an MLIS. CLOSED |
*New course offered for the first time in spring 2025, or new instructor for this class. No prior course syllabus available.