Spring 2018
Course DetailsInstructor
Dr. Yong-Mi Kim Course Experience As a "digital native," I had the advantage of learning basics of coding with HTML and CSS as a tween and teen on now-long-outdated platforms like Neopets, Xanga, and LiveJournal, as well as other coding skills when I ran webites and blogs for a job after college. I have grown up alongside the internet and seen the importance of being informed as the internet and technology is constantly changing. Thanks to this course, I have gained a better understanding of the infrastructure of databases, learned the basics of using programming languages like R, and understood more about the realities of "big data." These skills and concepts are an essential part of being an information professional in the digital era. ALSC Competencies At the time of this course, I was the Youth Librarian at the Herman and Kate Kaiser Library. II. Reference and User Services: II.4, II.7 III. Programming Skills: III.3 V. Outreach and Advocacy: V.8 VI. Administrative and Management Skills: VI.2, VI.3, VI.5, VI.7 VII. Professionalism and Professional Development: VII.2 |
Samples of CourseworkLearning how to use the programming language R with the software RStudio was a key part of this class. For this concept assignment, I had to interpret data from an assigned dataset. I had never dreamed that I would be able to analyze data in this way. While it was complex, I felt quite accomplished at being able to complete this task.
This assignment and others related to "Big Data" helped me achieve the competency in the category of Professionalism and Professional Development, VII.2: "Stays informed of current trends, emerging technologies, issues, and research in librarianship, child development, education, and allied fields."
One of the big projects from this class was using HTML to build our own simple website. A key piece of learning how to code is paying attention to directions and details, as this assignment demonstrated. Below is a gallery of screenshots of this website because the website is not hosted on any internet-connected page. It exists as a set of interlinked files saved to a specific drive or location (such as a Google Drive folder or folder on a laptop hard drive).
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Course Description from Syllabus
Introduction to the theory and application of information and communication technologies including hardware, software, systems analysis, and the nature of functionality of networks; social, technical, and organizational influences on the use and users of information technology.
Student Learning Objectives from Syllabus
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Introduction to the theory and application of information and communication technologies including hardware, software, systems analysis, and the nature of functionality of networks; social, technical, and organizational influences on the use and users of information technology.
Student Learning Objectives from Syllabus
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Utilize communication technology tools such as Excel, Access, HTML5, CSS, and R.
- Design and implement database and networked technology.
- Understand and apply emerging communications technology such as predictive modeling and big data analytics to the real world.
- Produce various information visualizations using R.