Transcript MIM Orientation

MASTER OF
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
Brian Butler
(MIM Director)
[email protected]
Tetyana Bezbabna
(MIM Coordinator)
[email protected]
Susan Winter
(Asst MIM Director)
[email protected]
Vedat Diker
(iSchool at Shady Grove)
[email protected]
MAKING THE
MOST OF THE MIM
HOW TO WASTE TWO YEARS
(AND LOTS OF MONEY)…
• Find out the MIM degree requirements
• Pick courses to fulfill the MIM requirements
• Take courses to fulfill the MIM requirements
• Pick electives based on what day they are offered
• Complete the paperwork to graduate
• Get your degree
BASIS OF PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS
IN THE 21ST CENTURY
• Specific organizations
• Job titles
• Technical skills
• Degrees and credentials
• Being an Expert
BEING AN EXPERT
• Knowledge – Do you understand it?
• Practice – Can you do it?
• Learning – Can you figure it out?
• Dialogue – Can you talk about it?
• Networking – Do you know other experts?
• Reputation – Are you known as an expert?
It takes 10 years to become an
expert!
BECOMING AN EXPERT
What are you becoming an expert in?
What specific activities will you do over the next
two years to develop yourself as an expert?
• Knowledge
• Practice
• Learning
• Dialogue
• Networking
• Reputation
MIM COURSES &
CURRICULUM
 GOALS
 PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
 CORE COURSES
 MIM SPECIALIZATIONS
MIM CURRICULUM GOALS
The goal of the MIM program is to develop your ability to
recognize and capitalize on opportunities to use information
and technology to improve organizations.
The MIM curriculum contributes to this goal by providing:
• Broad knowledge of technologies, design approaches, and
management techniques for addressing information
management problems
• In depth study of one or more aspects of information
management
• Project and practice-based learning experiences where you
integrate theory and practice to take a thought leadership role
in information management
MIM CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
• Core Classes (12 credits)
• Practice Courses
• Information Management Experience(3 credits)
• Information Management Capstone Experience (3 credits)
• Specializations and electives (18 credits)
MIM CORE COURSES
• OBJECTIVE: Coverage of core information management
theories, technologies, and techniques
• INFM 600: Information Environments
• INFM 603: Information Technology and Organizational Context
• INFM 605: Users and Use Context
• INFM 612: Management of Information Programs and Services
• Core course waivers
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http://mim.umd.edu/courses/core-courses-waiver-criteria-and-process/
MIM INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
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OBJECTIVE: Practice applying information management theories,
technologies, and techniques in context
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INFM 736: Information Management Experience
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INFM 736 Course waiver
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Taken in Summer semester
External vs. “In-Place” internships
http://ischool.umd.edu/sites/default/files/page_content_files/infm_736_wai
ver_criteria_2.pdf
Start your planning now!
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Identify your internship goals
Learn about career services http://mim.umd.edu/career-services/
Prepare your resume
Identify Fall internship recruiting events
MIM CAPSTONE PROJECT
• OBJECTIVE: Practice adapting and extending information
management theories, technologies, and techniques
• INFM 737 Information Management Capstone Experience
• Taken during last year in the program
• Project definition and thought-leadership
MIM THESIS (OPTIONAL)
Objective: Practice conducting research that advances the
state-of-the-art/state-of-the-practice in information
technology and management.
• Identify a faculty advisor
• Inform MIM Coordinator of your thesis plan
• Take INST 701 Introduction to Research Methods
• Develop a proposal, thesis committee, and complete a
research project (INFM 799 x 2)
• Thesis Option Replaces
• MIM Internship (INFM 736)
• MIM Capstone Experience (INFM 737)
MIM SPECIALIZATIONS
• OBJECTIVE: Develop depth of knowledge in a particular
aspect of information management
• Curriculum guides
• Labels and descriptions of expertise
Defined &
Specified
Flexible &
Open
MIM SPECIALIZATIONS
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Data Analytics (DA)
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Focuses on manipulation and mobilization of data for high-impact
applications and decisions.
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Data scientist, data analyst, or information analyst
User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX)
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Focuses on designing and implementing user interfaces.
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UI/UX designer, usability analyst, and front-end website developer
Organizational and Process Analysis (OPA)
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Focused on diagnosing and solving problems with critical
organizational activities
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Business analyst, systems analyst, and process consultant.
Project Management (PM)
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Focuses on planning, leading, and executing projects
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Project manager, program manager, and consulting lead
MIM SPECIALIZATIONS (CONT.)
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Curation and Management of Digital Assets (CMDA)
• Focuses on creating, managing, and preserving digital assets in a
variety of sectors of the economy.
• Digital asset manager, digital content specialist, or director of digital
curation services
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Information Management Research (IMR)
• Focuses on conducting research that advances the state-of-theart/state-of-the-practice in information technology and management.
• Advanced study in information science doctoral programs and
careers in cutting-edge corporate or entrepreneurial environments
MIM SPECIALIZATIONS (CONT.)
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Strategic Management of Information (SMI)
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Technology Development and Deployment (TDD)
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Focuses on the managerial, administrative, and organizational
aspects of information management
Focuses you the development, implementation, and maintenance of
technical systems in support of information management.
Individualized Program Plan (IPP)
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Combine technical and managerial coursework to create a program
of study customized to your interests and needs.
NEXT STEPS
Designing a plan of study that explicitly support your
professional development goals and aspirations
• Sequence the MIM core
• Select a specialization (and rationale)
• Construct your ideal course plan
What are two specific questions that you have about the MIM
curriculum/courses/registration process?
How are you going to get them answered?
ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Cheating - Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials,
information, or study aids in any academic exercise.
Fabrication - Intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any
information or citation in an academic exercise.
Facilitating academic dishonesty - Intentionally or knowingly helping or
attempting to help another to violate any provision of this Code.
Plagiarism - Intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of
another as one’s own in any academic exercise.
Improper Use of Previous Published Materials – Using materials from
existing sources for any academic purpose without appropriate
markers and attribution.
Ctrl – C
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO?
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Familiarize yourself with generally accepted practices for quoting,
paraphrasing and summarizing
(https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/)
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Review the general and course-specific requirements found in the
course syllabi and assignments
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If you have any questions, contact your instructor and ask for
clarification BEFORE submitting an assignment or project
deliverable
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
WHAT WE DO?
• Provide you with resources about proper use of external sources
and appropriate attribution will be added to MIM Central
(e.g. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/)
• All instructors have been encouraged to remind you about the
general and course-specific practices that you should you follow
• Keep a record of all incidents within the MIM program
- This list is maintained by the MIM program for the purpose of
documenting the extent of the problem within the MIM and
provide information for high-impact interventions
• Where necessary, we refer cases to the University Student Honor
Counsel for adjudication and sentencing.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: CONSEQUENCES
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Academic Consequences
• Academic probation
• Suspension from the university
• Expulsion from the university
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Immigration Consequences
• Loss of immigration status
• Departure from the USA
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Professional Consequences
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Negative reputation
Legal liability
CAREER PLANNING &
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT SERVICES
CAREER PLANNING AND SUPPORT
• University Career Center
• Hornbake Building 2nd Floor
• MIM Career Events Calendar
• Career Related Workshops
• The MIM Speaker Series
CAREER PLANNING AND SUPPORT, CONT.
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UMD CAREER CENTER
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UMD CAREERS (GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS)
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http://www.lib.umd.edu/hr/employment-opportunities/home
THE UNIVERSITIES AT SHADY GROVE (GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS)
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https://ejobs.umd.edu/
University Human Recourses - 1100 Chesapeake Bldg
UMD LIBRARIES (GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS)
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http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/section.cfm?section_id=1
3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing 3rd Floor
http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/jobs
MIM CENTRAL (GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, JOB
OPPORTUNITIES)
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http://mim.umd.edu/
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
• 3109 Susquehanna Hall,
University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742
• TEL 301.314.7740
• http://globalmaryland.umd.edu/offices/internationalstudents-scholar-services
JOINING THE
MIM COMMUNITY
THE MIM COMMUNITY
• Incoming students (MIM, MLS, HCIM, Doctoral)
• Continuing students (2nd year and beyond)
• iSchool faculty & staff
• MIM Alumni
MIM SPECIFIC CONTACTS
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Brian Butler (MIM Director)
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Susan Winter (MIM Assistant Director)
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Tetyana Bezbabna (MIM Program Coordinator)
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Vedat Diker (Program Director, Shady Grove Programs)
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Hussain Abbas (Shady Grove Coordinator)
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MIM Committee
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Michael Kurtz (MIM Committee member. Faculty)
Vikas Sahasrabudhe (MIM Committee member. Faculty)
Niklas Elmqvist (MIM Committee member. Faculty)
Vanessa Frias Martinez (MIM Committee member. Faculty)
Katy Lawley (MIM Committee member. Faculty)
Jessica Vitak (MIM Committee member. Faculty)
Andrea Wiggins (MIM Committee member. Faculty)
Yla Tausczik (MIM Committee member. Faculty)
Richard Marciano (MIM Committee member. Faculty)
PARTICIPATING IN
THE MIM COMMUNITY
• MIM
• MIM Central - http://mim.umd.edu/
• iSchool
• iSchoolDiscuss and iSchoolAnnouce
• Centers (HCIL, iPac, CASCI)
• University of Maryland
• DC & Baltimore
• Meetup (general) - http://www.meetup.com/find/
• Data Science DC - http://www.meetup.com/Data-Science-DC/
CONTRIBUTING TO
THE MIM COMMUNITY
• What can you do?
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Propose course and curriculum ideas
Organize a group trip
Be a MIM student representative on the MIM committee
Participate in the MIM student organization
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Ask questions…
Have ideas…
Take initiative…
Make things better!