Digital Content

Management

Curriculum

Development

Joan E. Beaudoin

DigCurV

Florence, Italy

May 7, 2013

A Case Study at

Wayne State

University

Contents Background

Curriculum development

Curriculum offerings

Curriculum support

Evaluation

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About WSU’s SLIS

© 2010 Wayne State University

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Curriculum analysis Curriculum review fall 2011

ALA accredited schools/programs

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Concentrations

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Employment outlook The Occupational Outlook

Handbook • Archivists 7%

• Librarians 8%

• Info Systems Managers 17%

• DB Administrators 30%

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Curriculum development List of topics collected from:

• LIS Literature

• Syllabi

• Organizational, project, initiative, etc.

web sites

Content analysis of topics

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Curriculum development Core characteristics:

• Produce (perform tasks)

• Manage (people and resources)

• Analyze (systems and situations)

• Communicate (written and oral)

• Design (creative solutions)

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Curriculum offerings Six core MLIS courses

• LIS6010 Intro to Information Profession

• LIS6080 Information Technology

• LIS6120 Access to Information

• LIS6210 Organization of Information

• LIS7040 Library Admin & Management

• LIS7996 Research in Library & Information

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Curriculum offerings Six specialization electives

• LIS7900 Digital Libraries

• LIS7910 Metadata in Theory & Practice

• LIS7920 Digital Preservation & Curation

• LIS7410 Software Productivity Tools

• LIS7460 DB Concepts & Applications

• LIS7700 Practicum

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Curriculum support Personnel

• 4 FT positions for teaching & technology

• Administrative staff

• Graduate student assistants

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Curriculum support Facilities & Resources

• Digital media lab

• Virtual online lab

• Networked storage space

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Outreach NDSA Student group

Events & workshops

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Evaluation

Based on: • Students in specialization

• Employment with digital curation or preservation responsibilities

• Alumni who contribute to this area

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Joan E. Beaudoin

Joan.Beaudoin@wayne.edu

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