Teaching 

Graduate

archives and manuscripts

Description: An introduction to the theory and practice of managing archival documents, such as personal papers, institutional records, photographs, electronic records, and other unpublished material. Topics covered include manuscript and records acquisition and appraisal, arrangement and description, conservation and preservation, reference and access.

An elective course for students in the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at San José State University.

Information Retrieval System Design

Description: This course is about the systems and knowledge structures that information professionals create and use to connect users with information. It covers the design, querying, and evaluation of information retrieval systems, from web hierarchies to controlled vocabularies.

A required course for students in the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at San José State University.

Foundations of Preservation and Archives

Description: In this course, students will get an introduction to the foundational issues and current trends in preservation, archival theory, and conservation. They will learn about the historical and emergent forms and how materials of cultural and scientific knowledge are accessible to present users and future generations, about the methods of assessment for providing access to analog and digital records as trustworthy evidence and memory covering the activities of individuals, families, organizations, groups, and movements. Focus will be on critical thinking around privacy, human rights, social justice, activism, and memorial contestation. Students will be oriented to the principles of archival professional practice of arrangement and description, appraisal theories, and learn about the practices for diverse organizations in the changing perspectives and social contexts.

Part of the Master of Information (MI) program at the School of Communication & Information at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Social Informatics

Description: Technological innovation, computerization, and electronic information are associated with dilemmas, value conflicts, and choices surrounding the scholarly, personal, and professional use of information. This course addresses social relationships, technological utopianism, societal control, vulnerability of information systems, and ethical responsibilities.

Part of the Master of Information (MI) program at the School of Communication & Information at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Knowledge and Society

Description: Introduction to the production, dissemination, and consumption of knowledge in society, related to roles of information professionals and the functions of libraries and other information institutions at present and in history. Focus on marginalized knowledge domains. Differences among disciplines in how knowledge is recorded and transmitted. Global issues and trends in society that affect scholarly communication and the public’s access to information.

Part of the Master of Information (MI) program at the School of Communication & Information at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.​

Undergraduate

Strategic Presentation in Digital Environments

Description: Examines theories and techniques for analyzing, producing, and disseminating messages. Students will learn how to use web-based and multimedia presentation tools to connect with a variety of audiences and convey a desired message. Each student will craft a message to support some social change by developing and shaping the message into compelling digital media presentations in a range of formats.

Part of the Digital Communication, Information, and Media (DCIM) minor at the Rutgers University-New Brunswick School of Communication & Information.

Fulfills Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences degree requirements for Information Technology and Research, as well Discipline-Based Writing and Communication.

Exploring New Media

Description: This course examines the nature and impact of technology on the media of mass communication in society. Particular attention is paid to emerging digital technology, including the Internet and other digital technologies. Students learn four primary ways new technology influences media and society, including 1) how media professionals and members of the public increasingly create content using new media technologies, 2) the nature of mediated content, 3) the relationships between and among media and relevant publics, and 4) the structure, culture and management of media organizations and systems. Students learn five areas of media technology, including 1) acquisition tools, 2) storage technologies, 3) processing devices, 4) distribution technologies and 5) display, access or presentation tools.

Part of the Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) major at the Rutgers University-New Brunswick School of Communication & Information.

As Teaching Assistant

media systems and processes

This is an introductory course designed to present modern mass media and communication theory to students for examination. Television, radio, film, newspapers, magazines and other prominent media have become the foci of society as we know it and, as such, are the concentration of the course. Daily, millions interact with these media for information (news and education) and entertainment. Each year telecommunication and print-related corporations spend billions of dollars keeping current with trends in public opinion and taste in an effort to attract ever-larger audiences. This course will explore the developmental, historical, socio-economic and political contexts, and ramifications of mass media as they relate to the American and global societies.

Part of the Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) major at the Rutgers University-New Brunswick School of Communication & Information.

Musical Cultures and Industries

“Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast” -- William Congreve

“It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing” -- Duke Ellington

“Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebel” -- Madonna

This course looks at the invisible power of music over lives, exploring how music can influence how people feel, what they think and how they think. Exploration of music's social power, delving into its rich history at the center of politics, religion and a multibillion dollar global industry. Consideration of music's relationship to technology and how changes in the media landscape are altering the role music plays in human life.

Part of the Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) major at the Rutgers University-New Brunswick School of Communication & Information.