Seat are available in the following GSLIS courses! Please forward on to students who may be interested.
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LIS 202 Social Aspects of Information Technology (same as INFO 202 and MACS 202)
Explores the way in which information technologies have and are transforming society and how these affect a range of social, political and economic issues from the individual to societal levels. [This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a UIUC Social Sciences course.]
LIS 351 The Design of Usable Information Interfaces
Examines issues of human-computer interaction and the design of better computer interfaces. Students review interfaces to a number of different information systems to gain an understanding of the challenges and trade-offs in good design. The course involves practical interdisciplinary team work in designing, testing, and improving interfaces.
LIS 390CC Computers and Culture
Explores cultural ideas about computers, including hopes and fears about the effects of computers on our lives. Will analyze images of computers in fiction and movies. The course will also examine hackers, online subcultures, and other computer-related subcultures, and the integration of computers into various cultural practices.
LIS390 RGI Race, Gender and Information Technology
This course critically examines the ways in which information technologies are both the source and consequence of race and gender relations. Will explore theories of race, gender and technology and apply these to case studies of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Particular attention will be given to globalization, privacy and surveillance, labor, and “digital enclosures”.
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