Open Classes Course List

Overview

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
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

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Developing and Managing Information Systems and Web Applications
INFO 240-10, 11 Web Design and Programming Section -10 is 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

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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

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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
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
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

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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
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

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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
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

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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)
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
INFO 220-10 Legal Resources
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

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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
INFO 263-10 Materials for Children
INFO 265-10 Materials for Young Adults
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

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Courses Covering Specific Library Environments
INFO 230-10 Issues in Academic Libraries
INFO 232-10, -11 Issues in Public Libraries Section -10 is CLOSED
INFO 233-10 School Library Media Centers
INFO 281-20 Indigenous Cultural Institutions and Practices of Librarianship

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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

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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

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*New course offered for the first time in spring 2025, or new instructor for this class. No prior course syllabus available.

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