Graduate Courses for Information Management (INFM)

Schedule of Classes: Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer
(Only current and next semester available)

INFM 600 Information Environments (3 credits)
Role and function of information in organizations. Organizational environment and its influence on internal and external communication, organizational structure and management, organizational culture, information flow, organizational identity. Shared mental models and group decision ma king. Differences among types of organizations. Information policy.

INFM 603 Information Technology and Organizational Context (3 credits)
Not open to students who have completed LBSC 690.
Application of communication and information technologies to support work processes, including technology-enhanced communication networks, computer-supported collaborative work, decision-support systems, interactive systems, and systems analysis. Acquisition of information systems and their integration into the organization.

INFM 605 Users and Use Context (3 credits)
Use of information by individuals. Nature of information. Information behavior and mental models. Characteristics of problems, task analysis, problem solving, and decision making. Methods for determining information behavior and user needs. Information access. Information technology as a tool in information use.

INFM 612 Management of Information Programs and Services (3 credits)
Administration of information programs, services, and projects, including the role of leadership in management; developing mission, vision, and goals; providing effective management for results; managing professionals; financial management; and professional conduct and ethical issues.

INFM 613 Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM 603.
Formal process for planning and designing an information technology system, including identifying users and other stakeholders, analyzing work processes, preparing system specifications, conducting feasibility and usability studies, and preparing for implementation. Approaches to analyzing system components and functions. Measurement and evaluation of system performance.

INFM 620 Introduction to Strategic Information Management (3 credits)
Defining and identifying strategic information in an organization. Characteristics of strategic information management, including the principles, practices, issues, and programs involved with the strategic management and protection of information in organizations.

INFM 700 Information Architecture (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM603 or permission of instructor.
Principles and techniques of information organization and architecture for the Web environment. Structured description of digital resources, including data modeling techniques, metadata schemes, and user-oriented navigation systems.

INFM 702 User Interaction with Information Systems (3 credits)
Interactive user interfaces for information systems, including models of human information processing and decision making. Techniques of usability evaluation.

INFM 706 Project Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM 600, INFM 603 and INFM 605; or permission of instructor.
Management of projects through planning and execution of life cycle phases. Includes estimating costs, managing risks, scheduling, staff and resource allocation, team building, communication, tracking, control and other aspects of successful project completion.

INFM 711 Financial Management of Information Projects (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM600,. Pre- or corequisite: INFM612.
Techniques and strategies of planning and executing successful projects. Project budgets, work breakdown structures and scheduling techniques, earned value, tracking and reporting project costs, risk management, best practices, and cost/benefit analysis.

INFM 714 Principles of Competitive Intelligence (3 credits)
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: INFM714 or INFM718W. Formerly INFM718W.
Intelligence process and how to build business advantage by the collection and analysis of the capabilities, vulnerabilities, market positioning and strategic planning of competitors using open source information.

INFM 718 Selected Topics in Information Management (1-3 credits)
Repeatable to 09 credits if content differs.
Selected topics in information management.

INFM 719 Independent Study (1-3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 06 credits if content differs.
Intensive individual study under faculty supervision.

INFM 720 Seminar in Strategic Information Management (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM 600, INFM 603, and INFM 605: or permission of instructor.
Issues, problems, and processes in the strategic management of information and the management of information programs in institutional settings.

INFM 722 Copyright, Privacy, and Security in Digital Information (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM600 and INFM605; or permission of instructor.
Managing copyright, privacy, and security issues in the digital environment in terms of legal standards, social expectations, and technical requirements.

INFM 727 Professional Opportunities for Information Managers (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM 600, INFM 603, and INFM 605: or permission of instructor.
Roles and responsibilities of information managers, including information officers and others in charge of programs, to plan, coordinate, direct, or foster the systematic creation of information systems and services within an organization.

INFM 732 Information Audits and Environmental Scans (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM600 and INFM605. Not open to students who have completed INFM730 and/or INFM731. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: INFM730, INFM731, or INFM732.
Techniques to assess the information needs of an organization to meet its strategic objectives. Methods of identifying information sources and gaps and of scanning the internal and external environment to identify changes that affect the organization. Application of information audits and environmental scans in strategic information management.

INFM 736 Information Management Team Experience (3 credits)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor and department. Corequisite: INFM 737. Required in students's last semester.
Information issues within organizational frameworks. Integrated, team-based, experiential learning opportunity. This is a group independent study.

INFM 737 Solving Problems in Information Management (3 credits)
Corequisite: INFM 736. Required in student's last semester.
In-depth problem analysis and resolution derived from and contributing to INFM 736. Independent study.

INFM 741 Social Computing Technologies and Applications (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM603 and INFM605 or permission of instructor.
Tools and techniques for developing and configuring social computing applications. Theories and paradigms for social computing. Strengths and limitations of different application styles and types. Evolution of applications as responses to social computing challenges. Information and organizational systems co-development.

INFM 743 Development of Internet Applications (3 credits)
Prerequisite: INFM603 or LBSC690 or equivalent.
Mark up languages and methods for manipulating marked-up content. Techniques for adding interactivity to web pages. Installing and running servers. Server-side applications. Application programming interfaces for third-party content and tools. Extension development.