TEACHING:

• LIS602(sec401): Information Storage and Retrieval      Link to Syllabus
  A study of the basic principles and practices of information documentation, organization, storage, retrieval and dissemination. The structure of document surrogates, indexing languages, thesauri, natural language systems, catalogs and files, information storage media, retrieval systems, networks and information delivery systems are examined. Upon satisfactory completion of this course, students will be able to understand core concepts of information organization including information surrogates, subject analysis, indexing and abstracting, vocabulary control, metadata, and categorization & understand and be able to explain core concepts and terms of information storage, retrieval, and dissemination including document representation, query forms and structures, matching process, and user profiles and inputs, outputs, and retrieval effectiveness of information system.

• LIS640: Health Information Resources and Services      Link to Syllabus
  A survey of health sciences libraries and information agencies, including coverage of topics related to: the healthcare community and their information needs, information resources in the health sciences, controlled medical terminologies and classification systems, search and retrieval of various information resources, issues in the management of collections and access in health libraries, and current trends and issues

• LIS639: Introduction to Medical Informatics      Link to Syllabus
  This course is designed to introduce the interdisciplinary field of medical informatics to health information professionals. Medical Informatics is a developing field that essentially seeks to apply information and computing technologies to improve all aspects of healthcare, including patient care, research, and education. During the semester we will explore a number of topics central to understanding the field, including: the nature of biomedical information, the electronic medical record, the role of information and computing technologies to support clinical decision making, healthcare and informatics standards, information retrieval, system analysis and technology assessment, and essential issues of information technology in medical education and medical ethics. By the end of this Web-based course, students are expected to be able to understand broad aspects of the field and can use this as a foundation for further education, training, and work in health information professions

• LIS624: Information in Science and Technology      Link to Syllabus
  This course is intended to teach the students about the content and structure of bibliographic and other information resources and services in science and technology. A consideration of formal and informal communication in science and technology with emphasis on sources and services in agriculture, astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, health sciences, and other closely related subjects