Fall 2013

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

SCHOOL OF INFORMATION STUDIES MLIS Orientation Chad Zahrt Assistant Dean

ischool.uwm.edu

pantherlink.uwm.edu

PantherLink

Always

check your PantherLink email All official communication between SOIS/UWM and you will come through PantherLink – your UWM email account We do not use your personal email for School-related communication

SOIS-GR email list

Automatically a member Email important news and information specifically related to SOIS:  New courses, announcements   Registration news Events, etc.

Email** Phone Drop-In Chat Skype

Stay Connected!

Attend events!

Not on campus? Check out the SOISistream www4.uwm.edu/sois/resources/it/iStream/ **Always include your student ID 99X-XX-XXXX in emails

Your Information

If you change your name, address, telephone number, or personal email address: Make changes in PAWS AND Provide SOIS with changes

Academic Advisors

Sharon Lake:

[email protected]

Jessica Hutchings

[email protected]

Here to help!

Academic Advisors

Transfer of Credits Course Exemption Requests Exception Requests Registration problems and questions

Academic Advisors

Contact prior to graduation Ensure you’ve completed all your core courses

B or better

Audit your program to insure degree completion

total credits, GPA

Faculty Mentor / Advisor

You should contact

your faculty mentor Assists you in setting up an academic plan, selecting appropriate electives, offering career advice

Who is my Mentor?

1.

On your SOIS admission letter 2. In PAWS as your “advisor ”

Faculty Mentor

Graduate School

Sets Policies & Procedures for all Graduate programs at UWM www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/students/policies/

Graduate School

If you do not enroll in a spring or fall semester you will need to contact the Graduate School Graduate School contact Molly Wierzbicki: [email protected]

If you do not enroll in both spring & fall semesters you may have to submit a re-entry application to the MLIS program and the Graduate School If you plan to drop out of the MLIS program, please let us know

MLIS Degree

Core Courses Electives Exam or Thesis Graduation

Core Courses

Should take core courses at the beginning of your program Minimum of B required (

not B-

) If you do not earn a B or better, must retake the course – pay tuition twice!

Core Courses

501 Foundations of Library and Information Science 511 Organization of Information 571 Information Access and Retrieval 591 Research in Library and Information Science www4.uwm.edu/sois/programs/graduate/mlis/degreereq.cfm

Electives –

Lots to choose from INFOST 714 Metadata INFOST 685 E-Publishing and Web Design INFOST 861 Seminar in Intellectual Freedom INFOST 745 Library Services for Children and Young Adults

MLIS Degree Options

Transcript-Designated Concentrations Coordinated Degrees Be a Generalist!!

Do Fieldwork

Schedule of Courses

www4.uwm.edu/schedule/ Course Day/Time/Location Course Dates Online/Onsite 0XX= onsite 2XX= online

PAWS

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Sign in using: ePanther ID ePanther Password Same ID and Password for your PantherLink account.

Desire 2 Learn – D2L

Online course platform d2l.uwm.edu/ All courses have D2L site

Registration

Date/time registration appointment in PAWS Sent a reminder/notice PantherLink Snail Mail SOIS – Registration Starts Soon Register at appointment time

Semesters/Terms

Fall/Spring Terms 15 or 16 Weeks Summer Terms are Variable 6, 8, 10 or 12 Weeks

Important Dates

Important Dates Add/Drop/Withdraw Tuition www4.uwm.edu/current_students/register_course_info/important_dates.cfm

Also at: www4.uwm.edu/schedule/

Important Dates

Deadlines and dates for registering, dropping, and withdrawing from semester are

your

responsibility

Full Courses

If you cannot register for a course, use the

Wait List

function in PAWS.

If wait list is full, email [email protected]

Wait List Email

Subject Header:

Closed Course

Body of Email:

Course number and section

And/Or

Class ID #

Permission Numbers

Enrollment in a closed course is by permission number only You will be sent a permission number to your PantherLink email

Degree Completion

Maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in all coursework taken toward degree program Pass all Core Courses (B or better)

Degree Completion

Must successfully pass OR Proficiency Exam Thesis

Degree Completion

Can elect either option at any time, however should choose early to accommodate any additional requirements (thesis)

Proficiency Exam

Register for exam after fulfilling following criteria: Completed all FOUR core courses If admitted with deficiency, the deficiency has been cleared www4.uwm.edu/sois/programs/graduate/mlis/profreq.cfm

Thesis

Assemble thesis committee as early as possible Additional required course INFOST 890 Research Methods Must take at least three credits of thesis coursework INFOST 898 Master’s Thesis

Graduation

To apply for graduation, you must be registered for

at least one credit hour

INFOST 888 Candidate for Degree

This course is NOT required for graduation!

SOIS Online

SOIS Website ischool.uwm.edu

Graduate Frequently Asked Questions www4.uwm.edu/sois/programs/graduate/mlis/faq.cfm

Resources www4.uwm.edu/sois/resources/

www4.uwm.edu/sois/resources/it/virtuallab/

Virtual Lab

Student Support

Conference Participation Work the SOIS booth!

Conference Presentation

South Africa Taiwan Austria

Study Abroad

Korea China

Mail Lists

soisjobs Jobs, Internships, Fieldwork Opportunities soisnews News and Events www4.uwm.edu/sois/resources/it/maillists.cfm

SOIStech

Support for the Virtual Lab Support for SOIS computer labs [email protected]

414.229.5275

Pantherfile

Secure online file storage pantherfile.uwm.edu/xythoswfs/webview/xythoslogin.action

UITS

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I

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T

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S

ervices For general technical issues/help (PantherLink, D2L, etc.): Call: Extension 4040 on campus (414) 229-4040 off campus Email [email protected]

www4.uwm.edu/uits/help/index.cfm

Virtual Lounge

SOIS D2L Student Virtual Lounge d2l.uwm.edu/ For use by all SOIS students Participate in discussions Connect with other students Important information and announcements

PAWS Tutorials

Adding, Dropping, Swapping, Editing, Wait List, Grades, Finances www4.uwm.edu/paws/training/?action1=webbasedtrain ing#student

ePantherid

If you don’t have one… Go to www.epantherid.uwm.edu

Activate new ePanther account & password Change existing ePanther password Reset forgotten ePanther password