Selected Coursework
Why a tech writer chose Library & Information Science for post-graduate work... (Drexel admissions essay.)
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VIL86 - Advanced Data Architecture & Intelligence
Villanova Spring 2019
The last in a series of three courses that cover business intelligence history, architecture, technology, design, development methods, change management, and maintenance, leading to a Certified Professional in Business Intelligence (CPBI) credential.
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Access 2010: The Missing Manual
MacDonald, M. (2010). O'Reilly.Self Study, May 2017
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INFO660 - Cataloging and Classification
Drexel Spring 2012
Fundamentals of information organization; Interpretation & use of professional standards for creation of bibliographic records; Intensive practice in library cataloging & classification; Governance through detailed standards; Controlled vocabularies.
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Catalog entries for five books following AACR2 and MARC standards. |
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Cataloged books for final project. |
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INFO658 - Information Architecture
Drexel Winter 2012
Concepts, methods & theories in Information Architecture for virtual, physical, & hybrid worlds; Organization, representation, & navigation of conceptual space; User-Centered Design & UX; Techniques for practicing and advocating IA in an organization.
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INFO605 - Intro to Database Management
Drexel Summer 2011
Database design, data manipulation, and data-base integrity; Analysis of data management problems; Entity-relationship model & relational database systems; Commercial query languages; Normalization.
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INFO612 - Knowledge Base Systems
Drexel Fall 2010
Concepts, principles, & techniques of knowledge base systems; Ontologies; Expert systems & case-based reasoning; Data analysis: Categorization, Classification, Clustering; Decision trees; Data Mining.
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INFO530 - Foundations of Information Systems
Drexel Winter 2009
Structure of information systems; Hardware & software concepts; Principles of systems analysis & design, such as data and process modeling; Contemporary application in organizational environments, such as decision systems.
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INFO515 - Action Research and Statistics
Drexel Fall 2008
Quantitative & qualitative research methods; Sampling strategies; Data collection; Descriptive statistics & surveys; Data manipulation; T-tests; F-tests; Analysis of Variance (ANOVA); Correlation, Regression, & Scatterplots; Data Manipulation; Crosstabs; Hands-on work with SPSS.
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PTC632 - Content Management & Information Architecture
NJIT Fall 2007
Information Architecture methodologies (such as DITA and DocBook) and techniques (such as card-sorting); Usability concepts; Design and implementation of Content Management Systems and single source repositories.
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PTC606 - Advanced Online Design
NJIT Spring 2006
Information architecture, navigation theory, contiguity; Typography & visual design elements for web communication; Usability heuristics & user-centered design practices.
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