Online, Spring 2012
"Management is nothing more than motivating other people."
Lee Iacocca
Professor
Teresa S. Welsh, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Southern Miss School of Library & Information Science
Cook Library, Room 206-H
Phone: 601.296.0528
teresa.welsh@usm.edu or drtwelsh@yahoo.com
http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w146169/Description
This 8-week, three-hour course is an analysis of administrative theory and principles of management in libraries.
- Course content will be presented primarily in online lecture notes and coordinated readings, which will be supplemented by discussions in Wimba Classroom and Discussion Board postings.
- Virtual Classroom session is scheduled on Monday 8:00 - 9:30pm, Central
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Library and Information Center Management, 7th ed. by Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran. Greenwood Village, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 2007 |
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the philosophy and principles of contemporary management theories, specifically their relevance to the management of libraries and information centers
- Demonstrate understanding of practical implementation of management theory related to program planning, goal-setting, implementation, and evaluation; budgeting and fiscal management.
- Demonstrate an understanding of issues of personnel management including staffing processes, membership in professional organizations, continuing education and professional development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of technology on communication and organizational structures.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of effective and ethical leadership and of the political ramifications of management decisions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to effectively negotiate management issues such as funding and how to effectively market library services.
Weekly Schedule (Subject to Revision)
- Week 1: Evolution of Management Thought
Change: The Innovative Process
- Week 2: Planning
Strategic Planning
- Week 3: Organizational Culture
Organizational Structure, Types
- Week 4: Grant-Writing
Human Resources
- Week 5: Leadership
Ethics, Communication
- Week 6: Coordinating, Reporting
Marketing
- Week 7: Financial Control
- Week 8: Managing in the 21st Century
Course Requirements
- Two article evaluations (10%)
- Development of a position description (10%)
- Development of performance evaluation instrument (10%)
- Midterm grant application, Resume (25%)
- Development and justification of an operating budget (25%)
- Class Participation (20%)
- Students are expected to read the required materials in order to participate in class exercises and online discussions.
- Students are expected to turn in assignments and exercises on time and to post responses to questions on the Discussion Board each week.
Grading
A 95-100 A- 93-94 B+ 91-92 B 86-90 B- 84-85 C+ 82-83 C 75-81 C- 73-74 D+ 71-72 D 66-70 D- 64-65 F 0-63
Course Policies
- Students are responsible for reading syllabus content and becoming familiar with course policies and procedures.
- Students may request, under extraordinary circumstances, an Incomplete if the majority of assignments have been successfully completed.
- If a student stops attending class and does not complete the appropriate withdrawal papers or procedures with the registrar, that student will be assigned an F. If this is the only class a student is taking then the student must call the USM graduate school to properly withdraw.
- If a student commits plagiarism, that student will receive an F in the course.
- A student may not self-plagiarize or submit work done in another course unless receiving prior permission from the instructor. Any assignment that is self-plagiarized without prior permission from the instructor will receive zero points.
- Virtual classroom attendance and participation is expected. Participation is a large part of the grade and consists of the virtual classroom participation and discussion board postings.
- Students are required to subscribe to lisnews, the LIS listserv. Subscribe to lisnews by completing the online form at: https://mailman.usm.edu/mailman/listinfo/lisnews
- All assignments should be saved in .doc, docx, or .rtf format and posted to the Digital Drop Box. Work not turned in on time will be assessed a penalty of 10% per week without prior approval from the instructor.
- Failure to follow specific instructions for content and formatting of assignments will result in lower grades.
- Writing skills: All work must be in Standard English; inappropriate grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling will result in lower grades.
Academic Code of Conduct
Students are expected to follow the Academic Code of Conduct, which includes mutual respect and academic honesty."When cheating is discovered, the faculty member may give the student an F on the work involved or in the course. If further disciplinary action is deemed appropriate, the student should be reported to the dean of students. In addition to being a violation of academic honesty, cheating violates the Code of Student Conduct and may be grounds for probation, suspension, and/or expulsion. Students on disciplinary suspension may not enroll in any courses offered by The University of Southern Mississippi." USM Graduate Bulletin, p. 38.
"Plagiarism is scholarly theft, and it is defined as the unacknowledged use of secondary sources. More specifically, any written or oral presentation in which the writer or speaker does not distinguish clearly between original and borrowed material constitutes plagiarism. Because students, as scholars, must make frequent use of the concepts and facts developed by other scholars, plagiarism is not the mere use of another's facts and ideas. However, it is plagiarism when students present the work of other scholars as if it were their own work. Plagiarism is committed in a number of ways:
Plagiarism is a serious offense. An act of plagiarism may lead to a failing grade on the paper and in the course, as well as sanctions that may be imposed by the student judicial system." USM Graduate Bulletin, p. 38.
- Reproducing another author's writing as if it were one's own.
- Paraphrasing another author's work without citing the original.
- Borrowing from another author's ideas, even though those ideas are reworded, without giving credit.
- Copying another author's organization without giving credit.
Disability Statement
If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and requires accommodations, he/she should contact the Office for Disability Accommodations (ODA) for information on appropriate policies and procedures. Disabilities covered by ADA may include learning, psychiatric, physical disabilities, or chronic health disorders. Students can contact ODA if they are not certain whether a medical condition/disability qualifies. Mailing address: 118 College Drive, # 8586; Telephone: 601- 266-5024; TTY: 601-266-6837; FAX: 601-266-6035.
Note: This is an abbreviated version of the course syllabus. The complete syllabus is posted on the Blackboard LIS605 course site.Web Page Design
Teresa S. Welsh
e-mail: drtwelsh@yahoo.com
Updated 1/12/2012