II Examines critical information design factors impacting effective Internet strategies and website implementation. Gives students a project manager's perspective of multimedia development, user interface design, content management, intellectual property rights and personalization practices. This course explores methods of finding, storing, retrieving, analyzing, synthesizing and communicating information within a larger context of varied theoretical frameworks. Working in teams, students analyze information structures and processes as these operate within organizations. Applied Research Research Methods Discusses research as a formalized inquiry stressing the variety of forms inquiry may take when addressing various types of problems.
Participants learn to locate resources, analyze research and formulate research problems.
Design and implementation of a small-scale study familiarizes students with common data collection and analytical approaches. This course delivered via the Web for online students and via email and videoconferencing for onsite students. Writing for Research Introduces students to the format and style of research writing. Readings of research-based articles from the field of information management enable students to become familiar with the underlying structure and special requirements of effective research presentation. Students review articles and other students' writings and critiques.