Below is a listing of the titles and descriptions for the courses I have completed at the University of Washington.

Course #	Title	Description
LIS 500	The Life Cycle of Information	Overview of the major concepts, processes and systems, actors, and operations in the life cycle of information. Introduction to the creation, publishing and distribution, evaluation and selection, organization, access, retrieval, and use of information. Exploration of the social context in which these processes and their stakeholders interact.
LIS 510	Information Behavior	Introduction to the user-centered approach to information behavior. Theoretical foundations of various information behaviors such as information need, utilizing, gathering, seeking, and evaluating. Synthesis of user studies, construction of user profiles, performance of gap analysis, and application of the results of user studies to improve services and system design.
LIS 511	Systems Analysis	Introduction to the systems approach including basic concepts in the approach, dimensions of systems and steps in systems design. Emphasis is on the analysis, evaluation and design of information systems and services.
LIS 519	Ecological Information Systems	Introduction to cognitive work analysis framework. Prepares for active role in design and evaluation of information systems. Familiarization with basic concepts of cognitive systems engineering and practice in field study, data analysis, and transforming field findings into requirements for the design of an information system.
LIS 520	Information Resources, Services, and Collections	Concepts, processes, and skills related to parts of the life cycle of knowledge involving creation, production, distribution, selection, collection, and services to facilitate access. Specific discussion topics include characteristics of recorded knowledge; organizations and services devoted to managing access to recorded knowledge; principles associated with development of recorded knowledge and collections.
LIS 521	Principles of Information Services	Analysis of the information mediation process, including determination and analysis of information needs; searching for, evaluation, and presentation of appropriate results; modalities for delivery of services; and current and future techniques.
LIS 530	Organization of Information and Resources	Introduction to issues in organization of information and documents including: analysis of intellectual and physical characteristics of documents; principles and practice in surrogate creation, including standards and selection of metadata elements; theory of classification, including semantic relationships and facet analysis; creation of controlled vocabularies; and display and arrangement.
LIS 535	Classification Theory	Survey of classificatory principles from bibliographic, philosophical, socio-cognitive, and linguistic perspectives. Overview of history of bibliographic classification and exploration of some existing bibliographic classification systems. Ramification of theoretical approach for classification practice.
LIS 537	Construction of Indexing Languages	Exploration of the design, construction, evaluation, and maintenance of controlled indexing languages, including studies of how users are integrated into the design process. Through completion of thesaurus construction project, prepares students to design index languages, plan and implement a design project, and evaluate indexing languages.
LIS 540	Information Systems, Architectures and Retrieval	Introduction and overview of information systems, system architectures, and retrieval models. Emphasis given to the role of users in the design, development, and evaluation of information retrieval and database management systems.
LIS 542	Conceptual Database Design	Introduction to relational database theory and technology from an information science perspective. Focuses on traditional transactional database theory, architecture and implementation in a user-centered systems context. Introduces set and graph theory, relational algebra, and data warehouses.
LIS 543	Design of Information Systems	Discusses how theories of conceptual data modeling affect design of database and information systems, examines relationships between modeling and implementation, and bridges gaps between theoretical understanding of database design and implementation issues. Implements conceptual schemata development in 542.
LIS 550	Information in Social Context	Concepts, processes, and issues related to the larger social context within which the life cycle of knowledge is played out. Discussion topics include intellectual freedom, information as public/private good, intellectual property, privacy, confidentiality, information liability, information and telecommunications policy, the economics of information, and other professional values. Prerequisite: LIS 500, which may be taken concurrently.
LIS 560	Instructional and Training Strategies for Information Professionals	Develops knowledge and skills in instruction and training functions for library and information settings. Issues and strategies for learning and teaching. Design, development, and evaluation of information and technology literacy programs. Addresses the needs of users when designing and delivering instruction.
LIS 570	Research Methods	Research as a process from problem definition and formulation of questions to design, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Students recognize research opportunities, translate them into researchable frameworks, design research projects, and implement results in libraries and other information agencies.
LIS 580	Management for Information Organizations	Introduction to internal and external management issues and practices in information organizations. Internal issues include organizational behavior, organizational theory, personnel, budgeting, planning. External issues include organizational environments, politics, marketing, strategic planning, funding sources.
LIS 587	Library Technology Systems	Developing criteria for selection and design of information technology systems for libraries and information centers. Applying criteria in evaluation of hardware and software. Examining related management challenges, such as vendor relations, financing options, personnel requirements, and design of auxiliary activities.
LIS 590	Directed Fieldwork	Minimum of 100 hours, maximum of 200 hours of professional, supervised fieldwork in a library or professional information setting. May be taken in one quarter or as many as three consecutive quarters. May be repeated once in a different setting.
LIS 598	Designing XML Metadata Schemas	Equips students with a general understanding of metadata schemas that will be in line with international standards. Covers XML schema, the recommended markup language to describe metadata schema. Also covers basic and advanced concepts of metadata in the context of designing digital libraries. Major metadata schemas will be discussed in detail inclduing Dublic Core (DC), Open Archives Initiative (OAI), Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standards (METS), Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), and Visual Resource Association (VRA). The DC-based application profiles will also be discussed. The topic of metadata interoperability will be dealt with using RDF, RDF Schema, and SemanticWeb.
LIS 600	Independent Study: Information Architecture	Explore the theory, skills, and practice of information architecture, including systems analysis, knowledge organization, content management, usability, graphic design, and project management. Conduct needs analysis and create design documentation for information architecture of an actual information system.
LIS 600	Independent Study: Content Management System Evaluation Criteria	Explore the issues involved in the design, implementation and use of content management systems. By surveying the extant literature and resources on CMS evaluation, generate a standard set of criteria for evaluating CMSs. Identify common issues and challenges in the design, implementation and use of CMSs.
CSE 142	Computer Programming I	Basic programming-in-the-small abilities and concepts. Highlights include procedural and functional abstraction with simple built-in data type manipulation. Basic abilities of writing, executing, and debugging programs.
CSE 143	Computer Programming II	Continuation of 142. Concepts of modularity and encapsulation, focusing on modules and abstract data types. Covers some basic data structures.
MATH 126	Calculus with Analytic Geometry III	Third quarter in calculus sequence. Sequences, series, Taylor expansions, and an introduction to multivariable differential calculus.