Open Classes Course List
Fall 2024 Course List
The list of fall 2024 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 Fall 2024 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 Fall 2024 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 Fall 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 July 8th, 2024 at 8 am Pacific, and then we will get in touch with you to confirm whether space is available.
MLIS and MARA Electives
Fees for MLIS and MARA classes are $541 per unit. Courses will run 3 units unless specified.
Semester runs 08-21-24 to 12-09-24.
MS Informatics Electives
Fees for Informatics classes are $592 per unit.
Check INFM course dates listed for each class.
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 287-10 | AI in the Library (2 units) Runs from Aug. 12 – Oct. 16 |
| INFO 287-11 | Innovation and Participatory Practice in Libraries (to include Maker Spaces) |
| INFO 287-13 | Hyperlinked Library: Emerging Trends, Emerging Technologies CLOSED |
| INFO 287-19 | Feel the Learn: the library advancing virtual reality |
| INFO 287-20 | AI, Data and Ethics CLOSED |
| Developing and Managing Information Systems and Web Applications | |
|---|---|
| INFO 240-10 | Web Design and Programming CLOSED |
| INFO 240-11 | Web Design and Programming CLOSED |
| INFO 246-10 | PHP/Javascript |
| INFO 246-11 | Python (2 units) Runs from Aug. 26 – Oct. 19 |
| INFO 246-13 | XML |
| INFO 246-14 | Text/Data Mining |
| INFO 246-15 | Graphic Design for Librarians (2 units) Runs from Oct. 7 – Nov. 29 CLOSED |
| INFM 204-10 | Human-Centered Design (2 units) Runs from Sept. 9 – Oct. 7 Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirements |
| Information Assurance, Big Data, Informatics, and Information Visualization | |
|---|---|
| INFM 202-10 | Information Security Overview* (1 unit) Runs from Sept. 9 – Oct. 7 Note: INFM classes are $592 per unit, INFM Tech. Competency Requirement |
| INFO 246-12 | Big Data Analytics and Management CLOSED |
| INFO 287-12 | Problem Solving with Data, Part One (2 units) Runs from Oct. 7 – Dec. 8 |
| INFO 287-17 | Collecting and Analysing Data for Evidence Based Decisions |
| 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 281-13, -14 | Intercultural Communication (2 units) Runs from Aug. 21 – Oct. 16 Section -13 is CLOSED |
| INFO 281-15 | Emerging Technologies and Impacts on the Information Experience (1 unit) Runs from Sept. 5 to Oct. 3 CLOSED |
| INFO 281-16 | Exploring the Digital Content Services Lifecycle (1 unit) Runs from Oct. 17 to Nov. 14 |
| INFO 281-17 | Cultural Competence for Information Professionals |
| INFO 281-19 | Teaching Life Skills in the Public Library (1 unit) Runs from Aug. 21 – Sept. 18 CLOSED |
| INFO 282-11 |
Marketing your Skills in a Networked World (2 units) Runs from Sept. 30 – Nov. 22 |
| INFO 282-12 | Grant Writing CLOSED |
| INFO 282-13 | Project Management (2 units) Runs from Aug. 21 – Oct. 16 |
| INFO 282-14 | Social Crisis Management: The Expanding Role of the Information Professional (2 units) Runs from Sept. 9 – Nov. 4 |
| INFO 282-15 | Sustainability (2 units) Runs from Oct. 1 – Nov. 13 CLOSED |
| INFO 283-10 | Marketing of Information Products and Services |
| Managing, Preserving, and Curating Digital Assets, Records, and Other Cultural Heritage Artifacts | |
|---|---|
| INFO 256-10 | Archives and Manuscripts CLOSED |
| INFO 256-11 | Archives and Manuscripts CLOSED |
| INFO 256-12 | Archives and Manuscripts CLOSED |
| INFO 259-10 | Preservation Management CLOSED |
| INFO 259-11 | Preservation Management CLOSED |
| INFO 282-10, -16 | Digital Asset Management Section -10 is CLOSED |
| INFO 284-10 | Tools, Services, and Methodologies for Digital Curation CLOSED |
| INFO 284-11 | Curating Exhibitions from Archival Collections (2 units) Runs from Aug. 26 – Oct. 20 |
| INFO 284-12 | Enterprise Content Management & Digital Preservation CLOSED |
| INFO 284-13 | Reference and Information Services in Archives* |
| INFO 284-14 | Medieval Manuscripts: Genres (2 units) Runs from Aug. 28 – Oct. 16 CLOSED |
| MARA 204-10 | Management of Archives, Records Management and Information Governance Programs* |
| MARA 211-10 | Access, Storage and Retrieval of Records and Information |
| MARA 284-10 | Digital Forensics for Archivists |
| MARA 287-10 | Developing an Information Governance Strategy |
| Information Organization and Retrieval | |
|---|---|
| INFO 247-10 | Vocabulary Design |
| INFO 248-10, -11, -12 | Beginning Cataloging and Classification CLOSED |
| INFO 248-13 | Beginning Cataloging and Classification |
| 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 287-14 | Classifications Schemes (1 unit) Runs from Aug. 21 – Sept. 18 |
| INFO 287-15 | Serials (1 unit) Runs from Oct. 9 – Nov. 6 |
| INFO 287-15 | Linked Data* |
| Information Intermediation and Instruction | |
|---|---|
| INFO 210-10, -13 | Reference and Information Services, General (3 unit version) Section -10 is CLOSED |
| INFO 210-11 | Reference and Information Services, General (3 unit version) CLOSED |
| INFO 210-12 | Reference and Information Services, General (3 unit version) CLOSED |
| INFO 210-14 | Reference Collections in the 21st Century (1 unit) Runs from Oct. 23 – Nov. 19 CLOSED |
| INFO 210-15 | Reference in the Age of AI and Google (2 units) Runs from Aug. 21 – Oct. 15 CLOSED |
| INFO 220-11 | Digital Humanities |
| INFO 220-14 | Older Adults* (2 units) Runs from Oct. 6 – Nov. 30 |
| INFO 221-10 | Government Information CLOSED |
| INFO 234-10 | Intellectual Freedom Seminar CLOSED |
| 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 |
| Library Services for Children and Young Adults | |
|---|---|
| INFO 260A-10 | Programming and Services for Children CLOSED |
| INFO 261A-10 | Programming and Services for Young Adults |
| INFO 265-10 | Materials for Young Adults |
| INFO 267-10 | Materials for Early Adolescence CLOSED |
| INFO 269-10 | Early Childhood Literacy CLOSED |
| INFO 271A-10 | Fantasy CLOSED |
| Courses Covering Specific Library Environments | |
|---|---|
| INFO 220-12 | Medical and Health Sciences Librarianship |
| INFO 220-13 | Visual Resources Curation and Arts Librarianship (2 units ) Runs from Aug. 21 – Oct. 16 CLOSED |
| INFO 230-10 | Issues in Academic Libraries |
| INFO 232-10, -11 | Issues in Public Libraries CLOSED |
| INFO 233-10 | School Library Media Centers |
| INFO 281-12 | Global Principles – Local Libraries (2 units) Runs from Aug. 26 – Oct. 20 |
| INFO 281-18 | Indigenous Cultural Institutions and Practices of Librarianship |
| Research and Program Evaluation | |
|---|---|
| INFO 285-10 | Historical Research Methods CLOSED |
| INFO 285-11, -13 | Action Research CLOSED |
| INFO 285-12, -18 | Historical Research Methods Section -12 is CLOSED |
| INFO 285-14 | Literature Review Research Methods CLOSED |
| INFO 295-15 | Evaluating programs and Services CLOSED |
| INFO 285-16 | General overview of the frequently used research methods in library and information practice |
| INFO 285-17 | Unobtrusive Research: Analyzing Existing Data/Content |
| MARA 285-10 | Research Methods in Records Management and Archival Science |
| 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. |
*New course for fall 2024, Instructor TBA, or no prior course syllabus available for this instructor.