Sep 27, 2024  
2016-2017 General Catalog 
    
2016-2017 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

**COURSE SEARCH**


The following is a listing of all courses of instruction offered by departments at LSU. This listing was up-to-date and as correct as possible at the time of publication of this catalog.

Since this catalog was prepared well in advance of its effective date, some courses may have been added, others may have been dropped, and/or changes in content may have been made.

 

Liberal Arts

  
  • LIBA 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)


    Prereq.: consent of department. “S”/”U” grading

Linguistics

  
  
  • LING 2050 Introduction to Language (3)


    See COMD 2050 .
  
  • LING 2710 Descriptive Grammar of English (3)


    See ENGL 2710 .
  
  • LING 3060 Introduction to Anthropological Linguistics (3)


    See ANTH 3060 .
  
  • LING 3080 French Culture and Civilization (3)


    See FREN 3080 .
  
  • LING 3260 Structure of Louisiana French (3)


    See FREN 3260 .
  
  • LING 3280 Cajun French Culture (3)


    See FREN 3280 .
  
  • LING 3310 Historical Perspectives on Language Issues (3)


    See ENGL 3310 .
  
  • LING 3341 African American English (3)


    See AAAS 3341 .
  
  • LING 3716 Dialects of English (3)


    See ENGL 3716 .
  
  • LING 3720 Methods for Teaching English as a Second Language (3)


    See ENGL 3720 .
  
  • LING 4001 History of the French Language (3)


    See FREN 4001 .
  
  • LING 4004 The North American Indians (3)


    See ANTH 4004 .
  
  • LING 4005 Structure of the Spanish Language (3)


    See SPAN 4005 .
  
  • LING 4010 Symbolic Logic II (3)


    See PHIL 4010 .
  
  
  • LING 4014 Introduction to French Linguistics (3)


    See FREN 4014 .
  
  • LING 4015 Advanced French Phonetics (3)


    See FREN 4015 .
  
  • LING 4060 Language and Culture (3)


    See ANTH 4060 .
  
  
  • LING 4153 Acoustics of Speech and Hearing (4)


    See COMD 4153 .
  
  • LING 4310 Studies in Language (3)


    See ENGL 4310 .
  
  • LING 4380 Speech and Language Development (3)


    See COMD 4380 .
  
  • LING 4602 Spanish Phonetics (3)


    See SPAN 4602 .
  
  • LING 4603 Applied Spanish Linguistics (3)


    See SPAN 4603 .
  
  • LING 4710 Introduction to Linguistics (3)


    See ENGL 4710 .
  
  • LING 4711 History of the English Language (3)


    See ENGL 4711 .
  
  
  
  
  
  • LING 4720 Second Language Acquisition (3)


    Same as ENGL 4720 .
  
  • LING 4750 Independent Research in Speech Science or Linguistics (1-3)


    See COMD 4750 .
  
  • LING 4914 Philosophy of Language (3)


    See PHIL 4914 .
  
  • LING 7060 Conversation and Discourse (3)


    See ANTH 7060 .
  
  • LING 7712 Topics in Historical Linguistics (3)


    See ENGL 7712 .
  
  • LING 7713 Topics in Syntax and Semantics (3)


    See ENGL 7713 .
  
  • LING 7714 Topics in Sociolinguistics (3)


    See ENGL 7714 .
     
  
  • LING 7750 Special Topics in Linguistics (3)


    See COMD 7750 .
  
  • LING 7756 Independent Research: Phonetics and Linguistics (1-3)


    See COMD 7756 .
  
  • LING 7909 Selected Topics in Anthropology (3)


    See ANTH 7909 .
  
  
  • LING 7962 Field Methods in Linguistics (3)


    See ANTH 7962 .
  
  • LING 7999 Research in Anthropology (1-6)


    See ANTH 7999 .
  
  • LING 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)


    “S”/”U” grading.
  
  • LING 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)


    “S”/”U” grading.

Library & Information Science

  
  • LIS 1001 Library Research Methods and Materials (1)


    Fundamentals of college-level research; location, evaluation and use of information for research needs; introduction to the library and to the organization, access and retrieval of information; hands-on experience in a variety of printed and electronic resources.
  
  • LIS 2001 Introduction to Information Technologies (3)


    Credit will not be given for this course and CSC 1100 , EXST 2000  and ISDS 1100 . Introduction to hardware, software, networking and telecommunications issues; use of application software, electronic databases and search engines.
  
  • LIS 4001 Advanced Library Research Methods and Materials (3)


    Advanced information literacy for college-level research; location, evaluation and use of information for research needs; the organization, access and retrieval of information; practical experience with resources in multiple formats.
  
  • LIS 7000 Information and Society (3)


    Information as a concept, and its uses and meanings in contemporary global society.
     
  
  • LIS 7002 Information Services (3)


    Preparation for reference and bibliographic services; selection and use of general, scholarly and specialized reference resources in various subject fields.
  
  • LIS 7004 Management of Information Organizations (3)


    Basic functions of management and their application to the operation of information organizations.
  
  • LIS 7008 Information Technologies and Systems (3)


    Introduction to hardware, software, telecommunications and networks, and system issues relating to information technologies.
  
  • LIS 7010 Organization of Information (3)


    Concepts and principles of information organization; methods and tools used for organizing information, including bibliographic control and metadata creation.
  
  • LIS 7011 Information Needs and Information Seeking (3)


    User-centered approaches to meeting information needs of individuals and communities; community analysis, user studies and user-centered design of services and resources.
  
  • LIS 7013 Evaluation of Information Systems (3)


    Prereq.: major or permission of department. Evaluation of information system performance; systems analysis techniques; development and use of performance measures; strategies for improving system performance.
  
  • LIS 7101 Media and Services for Children (3)


    Developmentally appropriate library and information services for children, ages birth to eleven; emphasis on literature and uses of literature in schools and libraries.
  
  • LIS 7102 Media and Services for Young Adults (3)


    Developmentally appropriate library and information services for young adults, ages 12 to 18; emphasis on literature and uses of literature in schools and libraries.
  
  • LIS 7104 Non-Fiction for Children and Teens (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7101 , LIS 7102 , or permission of instructor. Designing, planning, and providing developmentally appropriate library and information services for children and adolescents, aged birth to eighteen, with an emphasis on informational literature and the uses of such literature in public and school libraries.
  
  • LIS 7105 Graphic Novels in Libraries (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7101 , LIS 7102 , or permission of instructor. Explores the history of the graphic novel; collection, acquisition and management issues related to literature; and it uses in public and school libraries, with an emphasis on working with children and young adults.
  
  • LIS 7202 Resources for Science and Technology (3)


    Information resources in major areas of pure and applied sciences.
  
  • LIS 7203 Sources of Government Information (3)


    Government publications as products of government activity and as sources of information.
  
  • LIS 7205 Business Information Resources (3)


    Information resources in major areas of business and economics.
  
  • LIS 7400 School Media Centers (3)


    Philosophy and objectives of library media centers and information services in schools; emphasis on the roles and responsibilities of the library media specialist.
  
  • LIS 7401 Academic Libraries (3)


    Study of libraries in higher education; their development, organization, financing and administration; human resources; collections; services; and futures.
  
  • LIS 7402 Cooperatives, Consortia and Networks (3)


    Major types of local, state, regional and national cooperation among all types of libraries, including organization, governance, services and uses of technology.
  
  • LIS 7403 Special Libraries and Information Centers (3)


    Major types of special libraries; their purpose and function in business, government and other organizations; principles of administration; technical processing; reference services; special methods, routines and records.
  
  • LIS 7404 Health Sciences Information Centers (3)


    Administration, organization, function and services of health sciences libraries; collection development and reference emphasis on major print and electronic information resources.
  
  • LIS 7405 Public Libraries (3)


    Role of the public library in past and present American society; its relationship to the social and political communities.
  
  • LIS 7406 Resources and Methods for Integrated Advisory Services (3)


    Value and role of leisure reading and other media in libraries; recognition of the connections between formats and genres; interview techniques, support processes, and resources for providing integrated advisory services to library users.
  
  • LIS 7408 Principles of Archives Management (3)


    Identification, collection, arrangement, description, preservation and use of the full range of historical documents in both institutional and private repositories.
  
  • LIS 7409 Human Computer Interaction (3)


    Study of interactions between humans and information systems, leading to more effective system design and evaluation; human cognition, user modeling, system design approaches, evaluation methods.
  
  • LIS 7410 Digital Libraries (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7008  or consent of instructor. Current activities, models, methods and tools for digital library creation and support; theoretical and practical aspects of digital library creation, using a variety of formats and approaches.
  
  • LIS 7502 Networks for Information Centers (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7008  or permission of instructor. Standards, policy, theory and technical issues related to electronic networks; impact on information transfer and organizations.
  
  • LIS 7503 Information Technology and Public Policy (3)


    Examines the impact of information technology and public policies on economic, social and political systems; focuses on major public policies related to information technologies within the United States and selected countries.
  
  • LIS 7504 Preservation Management of Physical Records (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7408  or consent of instructor. Study of preservation as a management function, highlighting causes of deterioration of print and non-print collections, as well as policies and practices that ensure their maximum usable life.
  
  • LIS 7505 Introduction to Digital Curation (3)


    Introduction to archiving digital materials and the technological, ethical, and legal issues they routinely present to the archivist; includes characteristics of “good” digital materials and the role of metadata in creating and maintaining them, as well as the configuration of a trustworthy digital archival repository, and the tools and policies needed to create and maintain one.
  
  • LIS 7508 Management of Knowledge-Based Assets in Organizations (3)


    Analysis of the nature and uses of knowledge-based assets in organizations; systems for managing knowledge-based assets will be considered in the context of institutions’ overall information ecology; examination of the role of librarians and information professionals in organizing and providing knowledge-based assets.
  
  • LIS 7510 Website Design and Management (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7008  or permission of instructor. Design, produce, and manage effective websites; understanding of the World Wide Web environment and related technologies.
  
  • LIS 7603 Electronic Description of Archival Materials (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7408  or consent of instructor. Applying archival descriptive standards to create contextual and content records expressed as EAC, EAD, and MARC records.
  
  • LIS 7604 Principles of Records Management (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7408  or consent of instructor. Application of systematic and scientific controls to recorded information; life-cycle concept, legal requirements and implications of technology, as well as records inventory, appraisal, classification, retention and protection.
  
  • LIS 7605 Information Science (3)


    All students pursuing the Information Management Specialization should take prior to the tenth hour of course work to be counted for the MLIS degree. History and philosophy of information science and information retrieval; survey of current research.
  
  • LIS 7606 Abstracting and Indexing (3)


    Principles of abstracting and indexing for print and electronic environments; controlled vocabulary and thesaurus development; manual and computerized abstracting and indexing techniques; effectiveness of abstracting and indexing methods.
  
  • LIS 7607 Electronic Information Resources (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7002  or permission of instructor. Use of electronic information resources and systems; analysis and comparison of various search mechanisms.
  
  • LIS 7608 Introduction to Cataloging and Classification (3)


    Principles underlying description, subject analysis, classification of library resources and authority control; current national standard cataloging rules, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Dewey Decimal Classification, Library of Congress Classification, and MARC (machine readable cataloging) formats are emphasized.
  
  • LIS 7609 Advanced Cataloging and Classification (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7608  or consent of instructor. Detailed analysis of cataloging and classification of special resources, including serials, electronic and cartographic resources, kits, music, manuscripts, realia, including formatting of bibliographic representations; intensive survey of conceptual foundations of descriptive and subject metadata.
  
  • LIS 7610 Information Retrieval Systems (3)


    See CSC 7481 .
  
  • LIS 7611 Management of Electronic Records (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7408  or consent of instructor. Study and evaluation of the impact of automation on archival theory and practice. Analysis of models and strategies developed by archivists to manage electronic records.
  
  • LIS 7700 History of Books and Libraries (3)


    History and cultural relationships of the book and libraries; rise of the library as a formal institution within society.
  
  • LIS 7701 Seminar in History of Archives and Record Keeping (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7408  or consent of instructor. Origins, organization and development of records, record keeping systems and archival institutions, from the ancient world through the 21st century.
  
  • LIS 7702 Seminar in Advanced Archival Appraisal (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7408  or consent of instructor. Appraisal and selection of archival materials from both a theoretical and a practical perspective. Extensive reading in the archival literature to form familiarity with the evolution of appraisal theory and current practices in the field.
  
  • LIS 7703 Seminar in Advanced Archival Access (3)


    Prereq.: LIS 7408  or consent of instructor. In-depth investigation of the issues arising around access to archival materials in the digital age.
  
  • LIS 7800 The Art and Practice of Library Storytelling (3)


    Role of storytelling as a form of communication; preparation and presentation of stories for all age groups; planning story programs.
  
  • LIS 7801 The Illustrator as Storyteller (3)


    Elements of illustrations and book design; recognition and evaluation of illustrated media for youth; the use of illustrated media in libraries; and the work of noted illustrators.

     

  
  • LIS 7807 Information Literacy Instruction (3)


    Theories, techniques, strategies and current practice for teaching the effective and efficient use of academic, school, public and special library resources.
  
  • LIS 7809 Understanding Research (3)


    Research methodologies applicable to library and information phenomena; definition of research problems, selection of inquiry tools and data collection; emphasis on evaluation of research.
  
  • LIS 7810 Sources of Music Study & Research (3)


    See MUS 7600 .
  
  • LIS 7811 Publishing for Librarians and Information Professionals (3)


    Explores pre-publications market research, writing, peer-review and editorial processes of library and information science literature.
  
  • LIS 7900 Field Experience in Library and Information Services (3)


    Prereq.: completion of 24 hrs. of LIS courses and permission of instructor. Preparation for course begins semester prior to registration. 120 hrs. per semester at field site. Experience in management of library and information services, such as cataloging, reference, technical services or automation.
 

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