INFO 4997 - Practical Training in Information Science

Fall, Spring. 0.25 credits. S/U grades only (no audit).

Primarily for: undergraduate INFO majors whose application to affiliate has been approved and who require work authorization for an employer other than Cornell.

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This independent study course offers IS majors (i.e., undergraduates whose applications to affiliate with the IS major have been approved) an opportunity to reflect on concepts from information science as they were encountered and applied in a recent internship. Students write a short paper describing their work experience and how it connects to the educational objectives of the information science major.

Outcome 1: Analyze societal implications involving information technology.

Outcome 2: Apply basic principles of information science to reason about information in the world.

Outcome 3: Understand the challenges and opportunities in information Science.