UCD iSchool Undergraduate Programmes
Stage 2 Orientation 2014-2015
Wednesday, September 10th 2014, 12pm
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Introduction
Director of Undergraduate Programmes:
Dr. Claire McGuinness
Email: claire.mcguinness@ucd.ie
Room 108, Ph. 7167077
If you have any issues with specific modules:
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First contact the module coordinator to try to
resolve the issue
Only then should you contact the Programme
Director (Claire McGuinness)
If no solution reached, your final port of call
should be the Head of School (Dr. Lee Komito)
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Who should be here?
This orientation is for Stage 2 Information & Social
Computing/ Information & Library Studies Students
Most of you should be registered to one of the following
programmes, and in Second or Third Year:
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ICJ1: Information & Social Computing 50-Credit Joint Major
SLW1: Information & Library Studies 60-Credit Major
ICI1: Information & Social Computing 40-Credit Minor
INI1: (Info Studies Minor); INJ1 (Info Studies Joint Mjr); INJ2
(Info Studies JM, Comp Sci)
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Quick check
Has every student here taken at least 2 of our core Level
One modules?
IS10010: Introduction to Information and Social
Computing
IS10030: Information Design
IS10040: Information Society: From Papyrus to
Cyberspace
IS10050: Digital Judgement: Truth, Lies, & the Internet
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Programme Structure
Information and Social Computing 50-Credit Joint Major
*Please Note: In Year 1 of Stage 2, you are strongly advised to
take the core modules IS20010, IS20020, IS20110, as well as at
least 1 of IS20030 and IS20050. You may also take Option
IS20100 in year 1 of Stage 2.
Stage 2: Students must take the following level 2 core modules:
◦ IS20010: Advanced Information Skills for Problem-Solving
◦ IS20020: Organisation & Retrieval of Information
◦ IS20110: Social Computing & Media
Level 2 Option Modules: Students must select at least one
module from the following:
◦ IS20030: Information & Collaboration in Organisations
◦ IS20050: Theories of Information Behaviour
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Information and Social Computing 50-Credit Joint Major
Levels 2, 3 & 4 Option Modules: Select a minimum of 6 from the following:
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IS20100: Personal and Professional Development
IS30020: Web Publishing
IS30050: Information Architecture: Designing the Web
IS30070: Cybersociety? Technology, Culture & Communication
IS30240: Creating & Publishing Digital Media Content
IS30320: Current Trends in Social Computing
IS30300: Research Experience in Information & Social Computing
IS40030: People, Information & Communication
IS40400: IS Special Topics F - Digital Curation & Preservation
IS40500: System Analysis & Design
IS40560: Digital Libraries
IS40570: Children & Youth Information Services
IS40610: UXD – User-centred Design
Elective Modules: Students may also choose up to 2 of the following:
COMP10080: Information & Communications Technology
 COMP20070: Databases and Information Systems
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Note
 For 400-level modules, you are
required to get the permission of
the module coordinator before you
can enroll
 However, these
modules are only
suitable for final year students, and
are not appropriate for second
year students.
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Programme Structure
Information and Social Computing 40-Credit Minor (BSocSc students only)
Please Note: In Year 1 of Stage 2, students are strongly
advised to take IS20010, IS20020, IS20110 plus 1 of IS20030,
IS20050 or IS20100.
Stage 2: Students must take the following level 2 core modules:
◦ IS20010: Advanced Information Skills for Problem-Solving
◦ IS20020: Organisation & Retrieval of Information
◦ IS20110: Social Computing & Media
Level 2 Option Modules: Students select at least one module from
the following:
◦ IS20100: Personal & Professional Development
◦ IS20030: Information & Collaboration in Organisations
◦ IS20050: Theories of Information Behaviour
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Information and Social Computing 40-Credit Minor
Levels 3 & 4 Option Modules: Select a minimum of 4 from the following:
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IS30020: Web Publishing
IS30050: Information Architecture: Designing the Web
IS30070: Cybersociety? Technology, Culture & Communication
IS30240: Creating & Publishing Digital Media Content
IS30320: Current Trends in Social Computing
IS30300: Research Experience in Information & Social Computing
IS40030: People, Information & Communication
IS40400: IS Special Topics F - Digital Curation & Preservation
IS40500: System Analysis & Design
IS40560: Digital Libraries
IS40570: Children & Youth Information Services
IS40610: UXD – User-centred Design
Elective Modules: Students may also choose up to 2 of the following:
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COMP10080: Information & Communications Technology
COMP20070: Databases and Information Systems I
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Programme Structure
Information & Library Studies 60-credit Major
*Please Note: In Year 1 of Stage 2, students are strongly advised to take
core modules IS20050, IS40530, plus 3 of IS20010, IS20020, IS20030,
IS20100 and IS20110. In year 2 of stage 2, students are advised to take core
module IS40520 plus options.
Stage 2: Students must take the following core modules:
◦ IS20050: Theories of Information Behaviour
◦ IS40520: Organisation of Information, Cataloguing & Metadata
◦ IS40530: Information and Reference Services
Level 2 Option Modules: Students select a minimum of 3 from the following:
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IS20010: Advanced Information Skills for Problem-Solving
IS20020: Organisation & Retrieval of Information
IS20030: Information & Collaboration in Organisations
IS20110: Social Computing & Media
IS20100: Personal & Professional Development Cont’d
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Information & Library Studies 60-credit Major
Levels 3 & 4 Option Modules: Select a minimum of 4 from the following:
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IS30020: Web Publishing
IS30050: Information Architecture: Designing the Web
IS30070: Cybersociety? Technology, Culture & Communication
IS30240: Creating & Publishing Digital Media Content
IS30320: Current Trends in Social Computing
IS30300: Research Experience in Information & Social Computing
IS40030: People, Information & Communication
IS40400: IS Special Topics F - Digital Curation & Preservation
IS40370: Management for Information Professionals
IS40430: Contemporary Issues in Professional Practice
IS40500: System Analysis & Design
IS40560: Digital Libraries
IS40570: Children & Youth Information Services
IS40610: UXD – User-centred Design
Elective Modules: Students may also choose up to 2 of the following:
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COMP10080: Information & Communications Technology
COMP20070: Databases and Information Systems I
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Other majors
INI1: Information Studies Minor
 INJ1: Information Studies Joint Major
 INJ2: Information Studies JM (CompSc)
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Any questions about programme requirements,
etc, please make appointment or email
claire.mcguinness@ucd.ie
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Key dates
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Online registration for Arts/Social Sc (Stage 2)
Online registration for Arts/Social Sc (Stage 2) Year 2 from
August 19th & Year 3 from August 14th
Online Registration closed to allow for allocation of general
elective places, Sept 5th @ 2pm to Sept 6th (phased basis from
12-4pm)
Online Registration for Undergraduates closes at 5.00pm on
Sept. 19th @ 5pm
Deadline for withdrawing from your programme – Oct.1st
Deadline for dropping modules – Oct. 17th (Fee implications)
There will be a 'Change of Mind' window for Semester 2 online
module registration in January 2015 – check the website
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UG Checklist
Check how many credits/modules you need
for your stage
 Check how many credits you currently have
for your stage
 Check if you need to pay for any credit you
are taking
 Check when you need to complete module
registration
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Rule about Module Credits
Programme Office information on degree compliance:
http://www.ucd.ie/acshs/bafull-time/currentstudents/bastage2/modulelevels/
BA Full-Time students - MODULE LEVELS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE COMPLIANCE
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You must get 180 credits to graduate (240 credits if you are taking an international
degree or BA Computer Science). However, it is not just any combination of 180
credits that will do. There are limits and requirements on the number of credits
that you can use from modules at different levels:
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No more than 80 credits can be taken from Level 1, or below, modules (e.g. ENG
10050, ECON10010), which no more than 10 credits can be taken from Level 0 (e.g.
IR00010).
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At least 100 credits must be taken from modules at Level 2 (e.g. ENG20040) and
higher.
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Within the 100 credits required at Level 2 and higher, at least 40 credits must be at
Level 3 (ENG30070) or above (IS40310)
These totals must be achieved across the entire degree.
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Learning in SILS
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Blend of lectures, seminars, labs, e-learning and
independent work, depending on module
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Balance between theory and its application in practice
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Group-work is an important part of learning in SILS –
you will be working in teams on various projects in
different modules
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Opportunity to learn technical skills in some modules
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Thinking about Pathways
Choice of modules to reflect particular areas
Social Media Pathway:
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IS20110: Social Computing & Media
IS30070: Cybersociety? Technology, Culture &
Communication
 IS30240: Creating & Publishing Digital Media
Content
 IS30320: Current Trends in Social Computing
 IS40610: UXD – User-centred Design
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Thinking about Pathways
Web Publishing Pathway:
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IS30020: Web Publishing
 IS30050: Information Architecture:
Designing the Web
 IS30240: Creating & Publishing Digital
Media Content
 IS40610: UXD – User-centred Design
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Thinking about Pathways
Information Management/Digital Curation
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IS20020: Organisation & Retrieval of
Information
IS20030: Information & Collaboration in
Organisations
IS40030: People, Information &
Communication
IS40400: IS Special Topics F - Digital Curation
& Preservation
IS40560: Digital Libraries
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SILS Stage 2 Module Coordinators
Dr Lee Komito
Dr Crystal Fulton
Dr Judith Wusteman
Dr Amber Cushing
Dr Lai Ma
Dr Benjamin Cowan
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Dr Kalpana Shankar
Mr Niall Flaherty
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Reminder - Contacts
SILS contacts
School Administrator – Claire Nolan
Room 101 Email: Claire.Nolan@ucd.ie
Phone: 7167055 (general queries, and if you’re not
sure who to contact in SILS)
Director of UG Programmes – Claire McGuinness
Room 108 (subsequently 105). Email:
claire.mcguinness@ucd.ie Phone: 7167077
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